The First IEEE International Workshop on

Next Generation Autonomous Storage and High Performance Computing

(NGASHPC 2008)

in conjunction with ICCCN 2008

Call for Papers

The main theme of this workshop is next generation storage and high performance computing. This proposed workshop is the premier forum for presenting innovative and advances in high-performance computing and storage from both recent academic researches and industry leading practices. The requirements for paper submission focus on theory, practice, modeling, experimentation, infrastructure, and application of innovative storage, high performance computing parallelism, and grid technologies. Topics are not limited to the items listed as:

• Formal Security Methods or Protocols for Next Generation Storage and High Performance Computing
• Semantics and Proof of Security Management for Next Generation Storage
• Formal Method of Data Management for Next Generation Storage
• Novel Storage Virtualization for Next Generation Internet and Wireless Networks
• Next Generation File System for Storage and High Performance Computing
• Novel Applications of Next Generation Storage and High Performance Computing
• Novel Experimentation and Test-bed for Next Generation Storage and High Performance Computing
• Performance Modeling and Proof for Next Generation Storage and High Performance Computing
• Kernel Aspects of Next Generation Storage and High Performance Computing
• Bio-Inspired Storage and High Performance Computing
• Novel High Throughput Information Extraction for Next Generation Storage

Important Date (Please specify papers for Autonomous Storage and High Performance Computing)

• Paper submission due: 15 Apirl 2008
• Acceptance notification: 12 May 2008
• Camera-ready due: 22 May 2008
• Author registration due: 20 May 2008
• Non-Author registration due: 30 June 2008
• Conference dates: 7 August 2008

Program Co-Chairs

• Lei Liu, Sun Microsystems,Inc.
• Stephen F. Bush, GE, Global Research

Program Committee (to be updated)

• Stephen F. Bush, GE, Global Research
• XiaoQing Zhu, Stanford University
• Yingshu Li, Georgia State University
• Yang Xiao, Univ. of Alabama
• Xiao Qin, Auburn University
• Tao Xie, San Diego State University
• Robert Hsies, Deutsche Telekom AG, Laboratories
• Kevin Xu, The University of Texas at San Antonio
• Pengjun Pan, The University of Texas at San Antonio
• Lianyi Han National Institute of Health
• Yong Yong Xu, Netmite Inc. in California