Call for Papers for the 21st IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing (PRDC 2015)

Hosted by:
Trusted Computing Institute, Central South University, China
http://trust.csu.edu.cn/

Sponsored by:
IEEE Computer Society, TC on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance (TCFT)

In Cooperation with:
IFIP WG 10.4 on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance
National Natural Science Foundation of China

Venue & Dates:
Zhangjiajie, China, November 18-20, 2015

Conference Website:
http://prdc.dependability.org/PRDC2015/

Co-Located Conference:
The 15th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing (ICA3PP 2015)
http://trust.csu.edu.cn/conference/ICA3PP2015/

Introduction

IEEE PRDC 2015 is the twenty-first event in the series of symposia started in 1989 that are devoted to dependable and fault-tolerant computing. PRDC is recognized as the main event in the Pacific area that covers many dimensions of dependability and fault tolerance, encompassing fundamental theoretical approaches, practical experimental projects, and commercial components and systems. As applications of computing systems have permeated into all aspects of daily life, the dependability of computing systems has become increasingly critical. This symposium provides a forum for countries around the Pacific Rim and other areas of the world to exchange ideas for improving the dependability of computing systems.

Topics of interest include (but not limited to):

(1) Software and hardware reliability, testing, verification, and validation
(2) Dependability measurement, modeling, evaluation, and tools
(3) Self-healing, self-protecting, and fault-tolerant systems
(4) Software aging and rejuvenation
(5) Safety-critical systems and software
(6) Architecture and system design for dependability
(7) Fault-tolerant algorithms and protocols
(8) Reliability in cloud computing, Internet, and web systems and applications
(9) Cloud and Internet Information security
(10) Dependability issues in computer networks and communications
(11) Dependability issues in distributed and parallel systems
(12) Dependability issues in real-time systems, database, and transaction processing systems
(13) Dependability issues in autonomic computing
(14) Dependability issues in aerospace and embedded systems
(15) Dependability issues in cyber-physical systems
(16) Dependability issues in socio-technical systems

Submission and Publication Information

Manuscripts should be submitted in the following categories: Regular Papers and Practical Experience Reports. Regular Papers should describe original research (not submitted or published elsewhere) and be not more than 10 pages using IEEE format guidelines or 20 pages double-spaced (http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html). Practical Experience Reports (max 6 pages using IEEE format guidelines or 12 pages double-spaced) should describe an experience or a case study, such as the design and deployment of a system or actual failure and recovery field data. The title page should include a 150-word abstract, five keywords, authors' names and affiliations, and a line specifying whether the submission is a Regular Paper or a Practical Experience Report. The full mailing address, phone, fax, and email address of the corresponding author should be specified.

All submissions must be made electronically (in PDF format) on the submission web site (https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=prdc2015). Papers will be reviewed internationally and selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. All accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press. One outstanding paper will be selected to receive the Best Paper Award. Distinguished papers, after further revisions, will be published in several SCI & EI indexed special issues (Pending).

Important Dates
(1) Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2015 (11:59 PM Beijing Time)
(2) Author Notification: July 15, 2015
(3) Camera-ready Papers Due: September 15, 2015
(4) Conference Dates: November 18-20, 2015

General Co-Chairs
Guojun Wang, Central South University, China
Sy-Yen Kuo, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Program Co-Chairs
Dong Xiang, Tsinghua University, China
Tatsuhiro Tsuchiya, Osaka University, Japan

Fast Abstract Chair
Masayuki Arai, Nihon University, Japan

Industrial Track Chair
Peter Mueller, IBM Zurich Research, Switzerland

Poster Chair
Xiangjian (Sean) He, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Program Committee
Please check the conference website for detail.

Steering Committee
Takashi Nanya, Canon, Japan (Chair)
Bella Bose, Oregon State University, USA
Gernot Heiser, University of New South Wales, Australia
Kazuhiko Iwasaki, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Sy-Yen Kuo, National Taiwan Univ., Taiwan
Michael R. Lyu, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Subhasish Mitra, Stanford University, USA
Alex Orailoglu, UCSD, USA
Min Xie, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Shiyi Xu, Shanghai University, China
Hee-Yong Youn, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

Publicity Co-Chairs
Scott Fowler, Linkoping University, Sweden
Md. Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan, Central South University, China
Hiroshi Yamada, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan

Publication Co-Chairs:
Jin Zheng, Central South University, China
Wenjun Jiang, Hunan University, China

Finance Co-Chairs:
Pin Liu, Central South University, China
Wang Yang, Central South University, China

Local Arrangement Co-Chairs:
Fang Qi, Central South University, China
Qin Liu, Hunan University, China

Secretariats:
Zhe Tang, Central South University, China
Yinglong Dai, Central South University, China

Webmaster:
Yuxin Ye, Central South University, China

Contact
Please email inquiries concerning IEEE PRDC 2015 to:
Prof. Guojun Wang (csgjwang AT gmail DOT com) and the conference organizers (PRDC2015 AT gmail DOT com).
Homepage: http://trust.csu.edu.cn/faculty/~csgjwang/

Copyright @ Trusted Computing Institute, CSU

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P.S.
At the rear of this Call for Papers, we are also soliciting Call for Fast Abstracts,
Call for Industry Track Submissions, and Call for Posters:
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Call for Fast Abstracts
Fast Abstracts are lightly-reviewed 2-page manuscripts in IEEE format describing unpublished,
in-progress, novel work, opinions or ideas.
Fast Abstract Deadline: July 22, 2015
Notification of Acceptance for Fast Abstracts: August 15, 2015
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Call for Industry Track Submissions
The Industry Track provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to present and debate
R&D challenges, practical solutions, case studies, and share field reliability data. Industry
Track submissions should be a maximum of 6 pages using IEEE format guidelines.
Submission Deadline: July 22, 2015
Notification of Acceptance for Industry Track: August 15, 2015
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Call for Posters
The Poster Session provides a forum to present and discuss works-in-progress with topics
related to dependable systems. A poster paper should use the same format as a regular paper
but with a maximum of 2 pages.
Submission Deadline: August 20, 2015
Notification of Acceptance for Posters: September 7, 2015
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