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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE-CH link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Call for Papers: SSS 2012 -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>14th International Symposium on Stabilization, Safety, and Security<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>of Distributed Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>October 1-4, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Toronto, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/sss2012/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The SSS symposium is a prestigious international forum for researchers and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>practitioners in the design and development of fault-tolerant distributed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>systems with self-* properties, such as self-stabilizing, self-configuring,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>self-organizing, self-managing, self-repairing, self-healing, self-optimizing,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>self-adaptive, and self-protecting systems. Research in distributed systems is now<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>at a crucial point in its evolution, marked by the importance of dynamic<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>systems such as cloud networks, social networks, peer-to-peer networks, large-scale<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>wireless sensor networks, mobile ad hoc networks, etc., and many new applications such<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>as grid and web services, banking and e-commerce, e-health and robotics,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>aerospace and avionics, automotive, industrial process control, etc. have<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>joined the traditional applications of distributed systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The conference provides a wide spectrum of topics, covered in the following<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>tracks:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>* Self-Stabilization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>* Ad-Hoc and Sensor Networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>* Fault-Tolerance and Dependable Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>* Safety and Security<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>* Cloud Computing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>* Formal Methods<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>* Social Networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>* Peer-to-Peer, Self-Organizing and Autonomic Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>===============<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>IMPORTANT DATES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>===============<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>* Abstract Submission: April 16, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>* Paper Submission: April 23, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>* Notification: June 6, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>PAPER SUBMISSION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Papers must be submitted in PDF format and be prepared using the LNCS style.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Detailed instructions for submitting papers will be available later.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Two types of papers can be submitted: Regular Papers and Brief Announcements.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Submissions for regular papers should be no longer than 15 pages<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>(including the title, authors, abstract, figures, and references) in LNCS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>style; a submission may have an appendix of at most two pages beyond the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>15 page limit. Brief announcements are restricted to two pages using the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>LNCS style, with no appendix. Submissions deviating from these guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>will be rejected without consideration of their merits.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>If requested by the authors on the submission system, a regular submission<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>that is not selected for a regular presentation will also be considered for<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>a brief announcement. Such a request will not affect consideration of the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>paper for a regular paper.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>A paper submitted at this forum is expected to be original research not<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>previously published. A contribution can be submitted to one track only and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>may not be concurrently submitted to another conference, workshop, or journal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>===========<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>PUBLICATION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>===========<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The proceedings of the conference will be published in the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Springer Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>A special journal issue for selected SSS 2012 papers is under negotiation;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>please see the website for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>==================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>BEST PAPER AND BEST STUDENT AWARDS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>==================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The program committee will select two papers for best paper and best<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>student paper awards. A paper is eligible for the best student paper<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>award if at least one of its authors is a full-time student at the time of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>submission, and if the student made a major contribution to the paper.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>This must be indicated by marking an appropriate box in<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the submission system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>============<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>ORGANIZATION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>============<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>General Chair:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Sukumar Ghosh, The University of Iowa, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Program Co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Andrea Richa, Arizona State University, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Christian Scheideler, University of Paderborn, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Program Vice Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Self-Stabilization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Sylvie Delaet, LRI, University of Paris-Sud 11, France<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Maria Gradinariu Potop-Butucaru, University of Paris 6, France<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Ad-Hoc and Sensor Networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Murat Demirbas, SUNY Buffalo, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Fault-Tolerant and Dependable Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Rida Bazzi, Arizona State University, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Safety and Security<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Felix Freiling, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Cloud Computing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Mohamed Gouda, University of Texas at Austin, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Formal Methods<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Borzoo Bonakdarpour, University of Waterloo, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Social Networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Sonja Buchegger, KTH, Sweden<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thorsten Strufe, TU Darmstadt, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Peer-to-Peer, Self-Organizing and Autonomic Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Fabian Kuhn, University of Lugano, Switzerland / University of Freiburg, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Christian Schindelhauer, University of Freiburg, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Local Arrangements:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Borzoo Bonakdarpour, University of Waterloo, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Bernard Wong, University of Waterloo, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Publicity Chair:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stefan Schmid, TU Berlin / Telekom Innovation Laboratories, Germany<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>