************************** CALL FOR PAPERS ************************** ---------------------------------------------------------- Workshop on the Use of P2P, GRID and Agents for the Development of Content Distribution Networks (UPGRADE-CDN) ----------------------------------------------------------
to take place during 15th IEEE HPDC (High Performance Distributed Computing) June 28-31, 2006, Paris, France http://www.hpdc.org HPDC'06 ------- High-Performance Distributed Computing (HPDC) combines the advances in research and technologies in high speed networks, software, distributed computing and parallel processing to deliver high-performance, large-scale and cost-effective computational, storage and communication capabilities to a wide range of applications. The intent of this meeting is to provide a forum in which researchers report on new ideas and technical insights, application teams express the challenges of constructing wide area or scalable high performance applications, and technology creators report on future developments. UPGRADE-CDN'06 ------------------------------------------------- Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) have recently emerged to improve efficiency of static, time-dependent and/or rich media content delivery atop large-scale IP-based networks. Apart from network technology advances, design and implementation of robust and efficient CDNs in large-scale computing environments demand for emerging paradigms and software technology able to support the core functionalities of CDNs, namely distribution, management, discovery and delivery of content. Agent, P2P and GRID computing paradigm and technology have already demonstrated their suitability in supporting the development of high-performance systems over large-scale, dynamic and heterogeneous environments. Therefore we believe that their integrated use, which accounts for dynamism (P2P), robustness (GRID), and intelligence (Agents), can augment effectiveness and boost efficiency of the future content distribution infrastructures. Researchers involved in emerging distributed technologies such as P2P, Grids, intelligent and mobile agents may be interested in showing how such technologies can be adopted to support effective design and efficient implementation of high-performance CDNs. Also researchers from the CDN research area could be interested in the investigation of such innovative technologies that can be exploited to meet the more and more dynamic nature of CDNs. The workshop can be a place in which researchers can present and exchange their ideas and research results to facilitate the convergence of such technologies in CDNs. The outcome of the workshop should be twofold: - to investigate how P2P, Grid and Agent technologies can be usefully exploited in CDNs - to favour the convergence of such paradigms through experience in the well suited domain of CDNs In this workshop we are therefore interested in the combined issues of using P2P, GRID and Agent technology to support effective design and efficient implementation of high-performance content distribution networks. Areas of interest ----------------- We are interested in the following topic areas (although this list should not be treated as exclusive) which should be approached through the combined use of P2P, GRID and Agent technologies: * architectures for general-purpose content distribution networks * architectures for streaming content distribution networks * protocols and mechanisms for content and resource management * protocols and mechanisms for content and resource discovery * protocols and mechanisms for content delivery * protocols and mechanisms for content distribution * mechanisms for content-based request redirection * mechanisms for cooperative caching * frameworks and toolkits for the development of CDNs * novel applications based on CDNs Program Chairs -------------------- Giancarlo Fortino - Università della Calabria, Italy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carlo Mastroianni - ICAR/CNR (Italian National Research Council), Italy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carlo E. Palau - Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain [EMAIL PROTECTED] Workshop Program Committee -------------------------- Manuel Esteve Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain Michael J. Freedman University of New York, USA Adriana Iamnitchi University of South Florida, USA Jiming Liu Hong Kong Baptist University, Honk Kong Michela Meo Politecnico di Torino, Italy Guillaume Pierre Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands Omer Rana University of Cardiff, UK Wilma Russo Università della Calabria, Italy Giandomenico Spezzano ICAR/CNR (Italian National Research Council), Italy Cormac J. Sreenam University College Cork, Ireland Domenico Talia Università della Calabria, Italy Ian Taylor University of Cardiff, UK Rainer Unland University of Essen, Germany Eugenio Zimeo Università del Sannio, Italy Web Site -------- Most recent information about this track may be found at the UPGRADE-CDN'06 web site at http://lisdip.deis.unical.it/workshops/upgrade-cdn06/index.htm. Submission Guidelines --------------------- Original papers from the above-mentioned or other related areas will be considered. Please submit full papers: 6 pages maximum in IEEE Compute Science format. Please follow this link to submit your paper: https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/hpdc2006/ Please remember you need to register before submitting your paper. Each submission will be reviewed by at least three members of the International Program Committee. A ll accepted papers will be published in the Workshop Proceedings. Publication ----------- The workshop proceedings will be published by the IEEE CS and distributed at the conference. Journal Special Issue --------------------- We have also planned to have a SPECIAL ISSUE on an International Journal with the best papers presented and discussed to the workshop. Important Dates --------------- February 28, 2006: Submission of Papers March 31, 2006 : Notification of Acceptance/ Rejection April 10, 2006 : Submission of Camera-Ready Copies of Accepted Papers June 20, 2006 : Workshop Takes Place. _________________________________________________________________________________ mozart-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users
