<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Call for 8th IEEE International Scalable Computing Challenge</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Co-located with IEEE/ACM CCGrid, 2015</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span> (<a href="http://cloud.siat.ac.cn/ccgrid2015/call-scale.html" target="_blank">http://cloud.siat.ac.cn/ccgrid2015/call-scale.html</a>)</div><div><br></div><div>OBJECTIVE AND FOCUS</div><div>======================</div><div>The Eighth IEEE International Scalable Computing Challenge (SCALE 2015) is</div><div>sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Scalable Computing</div><div>(TCSC). The objective of the SCALE Challenge is to highlight and showcase</div><div>real-world problem solving using computing that scales.</div><div><br></div><div>Effective solutions to many scientific and engineering problems require</div><div>applications that can scale. There are different dimensions to application</div><div>scaling: for example, applications can scale-up to a large number of cores on a</div><div>compute unit, scale-out to utilize multiple distinct compute units, or exhibit</div><div>elastic scaling to acquire and release resources on-demand, based on current</div><div>need. In order to scale, applications to be supported by tools, middleware,</div><div>software cyber-infrastructure, programming frameworks, computing infrastructure,</div><div>and so on. The SCALE Challenge is concerned with advances in application</div><div>development and their supporting infrastructure that enable scaling.</div><div><br></div><div>All papers presented at the SCALE challenge of IEEE/ACM CCGrid 2015 will be</div><div>submitted to IEEE Xplore for publication and EI indexing.</div><div><br></div><div>FORMAT</div><div>======================</div><div>Competitors submit proposals as white papers in advance that outline the nature</div><div>of the problem being solved, the solution technique, and document the</div><div>scalability achieved. From these proposals, a technical committee will select</div><div>finalists to present their work and demonstrate their system or software in</div><div>action at the CCGrid conference. The judges will award a first prize winner at</div><div>the conference. The white paper of the finalists will also appear in the</div><div>proceedings of the CCGrid Conference.</div><div><br></div><div>CALL FOR PROPOSALS</div><div>======================</div><div>The Eighth IEEE International Scalable Computing Challenge (SCALE 2015) contest</div><div>will focus on end-to-end problem solving using concepts, technologies and</div><div>architectures (including Clusters, Grids and Clouds) that facilitate scaling.</div><div>Participants in the challenge will be expected to identify significant current</div><div>real-world problems where scalable computing techniques can be effectively used,</div><div>and design, implement, evaluate and demonstrate solutions. SCALE 2015 will be</div><div>held in conjunction with the 15th CCGrid Conference in Shenzhen, China on May</div><div>5-7, 2015.</div><div><br></div><div>We invite teams to submit white papers outlining the problem addressed and the</div><div>technologies employed to enable applications to scale. Proposals may be up to 6</div><div>pages long in the standard IEEE paper format. In addition to listing team</div><div>members and contact information, the proposals should clearly outline:</div><div><br></div><div>Overview of problem being solved and the techniques employed</div><div>The application scenario and its requirements</div><div>Performance metrics (number of cores, computational throughput, I/O bandwidth,</div><div>metadata operations, etc.), supporting data and a qualitative description of how</div><div>the application scales - scale-up, scale-out or any other type of scaling</div><div>The solution - architecture, underlying concepts and technologies used -</div><div>highlighting the innovative aspects of the solution</div><div>Impact of the solution, including extensibility and uniqueness of results, and</div><div>the extent to which the presented solution pushes the envelope in scalable</div><div>computing</div><div>Analysis of solution and technology employed compared to related approaches</div><div>Papers will be shortlisted by a technical committee using the above merit</div><div>criteria. Up to 5 papers will be invited to compete in a final round at CCGrid</div><div>2015. At least one member from each selected team must register, present and</div><div>demonstrate their project at CCGrid 2015. Participation from students and</div><div>early-career researchers, especially in leadership roles, is strongly</div><div>encouraged.</div><div><br></div><div>The finalists will be judged on the quality of their presentation and</div><div>demonstration, as well as their responses to questions by a technical committee,</div><div>and a first prize awarded.</div><div><br></div><div>Papers of the finalists will appear in the CCGrid conference proceedings.</div><div><br></div><div>SCALE 2015 proposals can be submitted at the conference submission site under</div><div>the SCALE Challenge Track: <a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ccgrid2015" target="_blank">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ccgrid2015</a></div><div><br></div><div>IMPORTANT DATES</div><div>======================</div><div>Proposal submission: 8 Feb 2015</div><div>Decisions: 1 Mar 2015</div><div>Camera ready: 20 Mar 2015</div><div>Final presentation/demo: Between 4-7 May 2015</div><div><br></div><div>CO-CHAIRS</div><div>======================</div><div> Yogesh Simmhan, Indian Institute of Science, India, <a href="mailto:simmhan@serc.iisc.in" target="_blank">simmhan@serc.iisc.in</a></div><div> James Lin, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University, China, <a href="mailto:lin-xh@sjtu.edu.cn" target="_blank">lin-xh@sjtu.edu.cn</a></div><div><br></div><div>TECHNICAL COMMITTEE</div><div>======================</div><div> Joseph Antony, Australian National University, Australia</div><div> Toshio Endo, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan</div><div> Alexandru Iosup, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands</div><div> Lavanya Ramakrishnan, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, USA</div><div> Simon See, NVIDIA, Singapore</div><div> BingQiang Wang, National Guangzhou Supercomputer Center, China</div>
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