From: Yves Denneulin <Yves.Denneulin@imag.fr>
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Subject: [CFP] Workshop on Parallel Computing for Irregular Applications
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Date: 22 Oct 1998 17:43:05 +0200
Organization: IMAG, Grenoble, France
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	CALL FOR PAPERS 
                             First Workshop on
                Parallel Computing for Irregular Applications

                                      10 January 1999

                 To be held in conjunction with HPCA-5
<http://trantor.cse.psu.edu/hpca5/>


                 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE

                 Several types of irregularity need to be mastered in
                 order to execute efficiently large scale applications:

                    * Irregularity of the algorithms, which stems from
                      the complexity of data dependencies, leading to
                      unpredictable computation schemes (precedence task
                      graph, data transfers).
                    * Irregularity of the target hardware systems,
                      because of the variety of the available parallel
                      computers and of the emergence of heterogeneous
                      parallel systems such as networks of workstations
                      connected by high speed networks and used for
                      intensive computations.

                 The aim of this workshop is to give an opportunity to
                 researchers to present work in progress in the area of
                 runtime systems and compiling techniques to execute
                 efficiently parallel irregular applications. Topics of
                 interest include, but are not limited to:

                    * Parallel programming languages for irregular
                      applications.
                    * Runtime systems to cope with irregularity.
                    * Multithreaded environments and high-speed networks.
                    * Online scheduling.
                    * Shared data structures.
                    * Compilation techniques for irregular data
                      structures.

                 INTENDED AUDIENCE

                    * Researchers interested in one of the areas related
                      to efficient execution of parallel irregular
                      applications.
                    * Developers of time demanding applications.
                    * Designers of high performance computer
                      architectures.

                 DURATION

                 One day: sunday, Jan 10, 1999.



                 PAPER SUBMISSION

                 We sollicit extended abstracts, not to exceed 4
                 single-spaced pages. Return completed submission by
                 email to hpcia@imag.fr.

                 DEADLINES

                    * Extended abstract submission: november 1st.
                    * PC reviews due: november 23rd.
                    * Notification of acceptance: november 30th
                    * Final version of extended abstract due: december
                      15th

                 ACCEPTED FORMAT

                 Printable postscript.



                 INVITED SPEAKERS 

                 P. Hatcher (University New Hampshire).
                 C.E. Leiserson (MIT).



                 PROGRAM COMMITTEE

                    * F. W. Burton (Simon Fraser University, Canada).
                    * M. Hermenegildo (University of Madrid, Spain).
                    * J.F. Méhaut (École Normale Supérieure, Lyon,
                      France).
                    * R.S. Nikhil (Compaq Cambridge Research Laboratory).
                    * S. Pande (University of Cincinnati USA).
                    * L. Rauchwerger (Texas A&M University).
                    * E.L. Zapata (University of Malaga, Spain).



                 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

                 Jacques Chassin de Kergommeaux, Yves Denneulin, Thierry
                 Gautier, APACHE Group, IMAG, Grenoble, France.
                 {Jacques.Chassin-de-Kergommeaux, Thierry.Gautier,
                 Yves.Denneulin}@imag.fr



                 PROCEEDINGS

                 In order to favor the presentation of ongoing work, only
                 extended abstracts will be made available to the
                 participants on the WEB page of the workshop. In
                 addition, participants to the workshop will be invited
                 to write full papers describing their work for a special
                 issue of a scientific journal.



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