International Workshop on

ALGORITHMS AND TOOLS FOR PARALLEL COMPUTING ON HETEROGENEOUS CLUSTERS (HeteroPar’02)

Call for Papers

WORKSHOP THEME:

Local networks of computers are the most common and available parallel architecture now. Unlike dedicated parallel computer systems, local networks are inherently heterogeneous. They consist of diverse computers of different performances interconnected via mixed network equipment providing communication links of different speeds and bandwidths. Traditional parallel algorithms and tools are aimed at homogeneous multiprocessors and cannot be efficiently used for parallel computing on heterogeneous clusters. New ideas, dedicated algorithms, and tools are needed to efficiently use this new type of parallel architecture. The workshop is intended to be a forum for people working on algorithms, programming languages, tools, and theoretical models aimed at efficient solution problems on heterogeneous clusters.

WORKSHOP SCOPE:

The topics to be covered include but are not limited to:

·        Heterogeneous parallel programming paradigms and models;

·        Languages, libraries and interfaces for different heterogeneous parallel programming models;

·        Performances models and their integration into the design of efficient parallel algorithms for heterogeneous clusters;

·        Parallel algorithms for efficient solving problems on heterogeneous clusters (numerical linear algebra, nonlinear systems, fast transforms, data mining, etc.);

·        Software engineering for heterogeneous parallel systems;

·        Applications on heterogeneous clusters;

·        Integration of parallel and distributed computing on heterogeneous networks of computers;

·        Experience of porting parallel software from supercomputers to heterogeneous clusters;

·        Fault tolerance of parallel computations on heterogeneous clusters.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

HeteroPar’02 invites authors to submit summaries of original and unpublished research to any of the Program Co-Chairs by May 1^st, 2002.  Submissions should consist of:

• A cover page with the author's full name, address, fax number and e-mail address;
• A 100-word abstract and keywords;
• A summary describing original research in no more than 12 pages;

·        An optional appendix, with more details to be read/consulted at the discretion of the Program Committee.

All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee and outside referees.  All accepted papers will be published in the HeteroPar’02 workshop proceedings.