Call for Paper
The 13th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems(ICPADS'2007)
December 5 - 7, 2007
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
http://www.ccrc.nthu.edu.tw/icpads2007

PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The conference provides an international forum for scientists,engineers, and users to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas,and latest research results on all aspects of parallel and distributed systems. All accepted papers will appear in the Proceedings of ICPADS2007, which is to be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* Parallel and Distributed Applications and Algorithms
* High Performance Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
* Multicore and Multithreaded Architectures
* Power-aware Computing
* Distributed and Parallel Operating Systems
* Resource Management and Scheduling
* Peer-to-Peer Computing
* Cluster and Grid Computing
* Web-based Computing and Service-Oriented Architecture
* Communication and Networking Systems
* Wireless and Mobile Computing
* Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
* Security and Privacy
* Dependable and Trustworthy Computing and Systems
* Real-Time and Multimedia Systems
* Performance Modeling and Evaluation

IMPORTANT DATES
Workshop Proposal Due: March 2, 2007
Paper Submission Due: May 20, 2007
Author Notification: August 3, 2007
Final Manuscript Due: September 2, 2007

PAPER SUBMISSION
Papers presenting original and unpublished work are invited and will be evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition.
Submitted papers should be formatted in a two-column IEEE Computer Society format(http://computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm) and should not exceed eight pages including figures and references.
Submissions will be via the conference web site: http://www.ccrc.nthu.edu.tw/icpads2007

WORKSHOPS
Proposals for the workshops are solicited. Workshop proposals should be no longer than 2 pages, and should include a summary describing the themes of the workshop, scope and motivation, topics of interest, and brief biographies of the organizers. The proposals should be submitted to the Workshop Chair (clwang@cs.hku.hk) by March 2, 2007.

For further information of the conference, please contact Prof. Chung-Ta King at king@cs.nthu.edu.tw

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Honorary Chair
Wen-Tsuen Chen, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
General Chair
Lionel M. Ni, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Program Chair
Chung-Ta King, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Program Vice Chairs
1. Parallel Algorithms and Applications
Wanlei Zhou, Deakin University, Australia
2. Parallel and Distributed Architecture
Wei-Chung Hsu, University of Minnesota, USA
3. Resource Management and Scheduling
Tai-Yi Huang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
4. Cluster and Grid Computing
Mark Baker, University of Reading, UK
Daniel Katz, Louisiana State University, USA
5. Web and Peer-to-peer Systems
Yunhao Liu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
6. Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
Matt Mutka, Michigan State University, USA
7. Dependability and Trustworthy Computing
Bobby Bhattacharjee, University of Maryland, USA
Workshop Chair
Cho-Li Wang, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Award Chair
Makoto Takizawa, Tokyo Denki University, Japan
Publication Chair
Yeh-Ching Chung, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Finance Chair
Chiu-Ting Hsu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Publicity Chair
Hung-Chang Hsiao, National Cheng Kung Univerity, Taiwan
Registration Chair
Shiao-Li Tsao, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Local Arrangements Chair
Ming-Jer Tsai, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Steering Committee Chair
Wen-Tsuen Chen, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan