Workshop on High Performance Interconnects 
   for Distributed Computing (HPI-DC'09)

   in conjunction with Cluster 2009
 August 31, 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana

    www.cercs.gatech.edu/hpidc2009

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           Call for Papers
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The emergence of 10.0 GigE and above, InfiniBand and other high-performance 
interconnection technologies, programmable NICs and networking platforms, 
and protocols like DDP and RDMA over IP, make it possible to create tightly 
linked systems across physical distances that exceed those of traditional 
single cluster or server systems. These technologies can deliver communication 
capabilities that achieve the performance levels needed by high end applications 
in enterprise systems and like those produced by the high performance computing 
community. Furthermore, the manycore nature of next generation platforms and the 
creation of distributed cloud computing infrastructure will greatly increase the 
demand for high performance communication capabilities over wide area distances. 

The purpose of this workshop is to explore the confluence of distributed computing 
and communications technologies with high performance interconnects, as applicable or 
applied to realistic high end applications. The intent is to create a venue that will 
act as a bridge between researchers developing tools and platforms for high-performance 
distributed computing, end user applications seeking high performance solutions, and 
technology providers aiming to improve interconnect and networking technologies for 
future systems. The hope is to foster knowledge creation and intellectual interchanges 
between HPC and Cloud computing end users and technology developers, in the specific 
domain of high performance distributed interconnects.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

- Hardware/software architectures for communication infrastructures for HPC and Cloud 
  Computing
- Data and control protocols for interactive and large data volume applications 
- Novel devices and technologies to enhance interconnect properties 
- Interconnect-level issues when extending high performance beyond single machines, 
  including  architecture, protocols, services, QoS, and security 
- Remote storage (like iSCSI), remote databases, and datacenters, etc.
- Development tools, programming environments and models (like PGAS, OpenShmem, Hadoop, etc.), 
  ranging from programming language support to simulation environments.  

PAPER SUBMISSIONS:
HPI-DC invites authors to submit original and unpublished work. Please submit extended abstracts 
or full papers, not exceeding 8 double-column pages in 10 point font or larger, in IEEE format. 
Electronic submission is strongly encouraged. Hard copies will be accepted only if electronic 
submission is not possible.  Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to 
register and present the paper. Any questions concerning hardcopy submissions or any other issues 
may be directed to the Program Co-Chairs.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Paper submission: July 10th, 2009
Notification of acceptance: July 22nd, 2009
Final manuscript due: July 29th, 2009
Workshop date: Aug. 31st, 2009

ORGANIZATION:

General Chair
Steve Poole, Oak Ridge National Lab

Program Co-Chairs
Pavan Balaji, Argonne National Lab
Ada Gavrilovska, Georgia Institute of Technology