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Call for Papers
The International Conference on Dependable
Systems and Networks
02-04 July 2001, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
http://www.dependability.org
http://www.ce.chalmers.se/conf2001
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Our increasing dependance on systems and networks has not only
enhanced our standard of living, but has also left us vulnerable to
threats and risks. These threats and risks can potentially be
introduced in every step in developing and utilizing systems. Errors
can be introduced in defining specifications, development,
procurement, operations, and maintenance. In addition to errors and
accidental faults, systems must now be able to survive intentional /
malicious faults from, for example, attackers. In this environment,
how can we build reliable systems? What design principles are
involved? How should these systems be evaluated? Are there user
interfaces that will prevent the introduction of human error? This
conference is the principal forum dedicated to answering these and
many other questions related to computer-system dependability.
* Topics & Ways to Contribute
DSN-2001 offers researchers a variety of methods for
participation. See this page for information on Topics and Ways to
Contribute or Participate (Regular Papers, Practical Experience
Reports, On-going Student Research, Fast Abstracts, Software and
System Demonstrations, Panels, Tutorials, Workshops, the William
C. Carter Award).
* Instructions for Manuscript Preparation (Available late August)
See this page for general instructions, the copywrite release
form, the review form, guidelines for presentation, formatting
instructions and templates.
* Submitting Manuscripts for Review (Available late August)
See this page for what, when, where, and how to submit electronic
and hardcopy manuscripts for review.
* Registration and Housing (Available late August)
For information about the conference site, see the online map of
Chalmers University of Technology. To reach the conference site,
follow the online directions. For general information on Gteborg,
click here.
* Printable Versions of the Full Call for Papers (Available late
August)
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* Student/Travel Awards (Available late August)
* Call for Volunteers (Available late August)
* Conference Organizers
See this page for the list of Chairs and the Program Commitee.
* Previous DSN Meetings & Related Meetings
DSN-2000 (FTCS-30/DCCA-8) and ISW-2000
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IMPORTANT DUE DATES
06 December 2000: Full Papers
12 January 2001: Tutorials
02 May 2001: Fast Abstracts
EMERGENCY CONTACTS:
For general information, see the appropriate conference organizers
above. For emergencies, however, contact:
Dr. Roy A. Maxion Prof. Paulo Veríssimo
Computer Science Department Department of Informatics
Carnegie Mellon University Univ. of Lisboa, Faculty of Sciences
5000 Forbes Ave. Bloco C5 - Campo Grande
Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA 1749 Lisboa - Portugal
Phone: +1-412-268-7556 Phone: +351-21-750-0087
Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on
Fault-Tolerant Computing & IFIP WG 10.4 on Dependable Computing and
Fault Tolerance.
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DSN-2001
02-04 July 2001, Göteborg, Sweden
Topics & Ways to Contribute
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Original papers and other contributions are invited for the
International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks, the
premier international forum for reporting research and practical
results covering all aspects of computer-system dependability. The
conference welcomes contributions and an open exchange of ideas and
progress regarding system survivability / information-warfare defense,
dependable user interfaces that do not induce human error, and all of
the traditional areas of reliability and fault-tolerance.
DSN-2001 will be held in Göteborg, Sweden, co-located with the
International Symposium on Computer Architecture. An exciting new
event, an Information Survivability Workshop, will be among the
several DSN-2001 workshops. It will be championed and endorsed by the
IEEE series of Information Survivability workshops (see ISW Series for
supplementary information). This coalition between the dependability
and security/survivability communities anticipates extending our
knowledge of traditional dependability and security, to provide for
the creation of systems that fulfill their missions even in the
presence of malicious/intentional faults as well as the more typical
non-malicious hardware and software faults. Details about the workshop
can be found in the workshop section of this call for papers, below.
Topics
This conference scope spans all aspects of computing system
dependability. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Architectures for Dependable Computer Systems - Fault Tolerance in
Transaction Processing - Safety-Critical Systems - Dependability
Modeling and Prediction - Fault Tolerance in Mobile Systems - Software
Reliability - Fault Tolerance in Distributed & Real-Time Systems -
Dependability of High-Speed Networks and Protocols - Software Testing,
Validation, and Verification - Fault Tolerance in Multimedia Systems -
Dependability in VLSI - Quality of Service
Ways to Contribute or Participate
Two volumes will be published to record contributions to the
conference: (1) A Proceedings, and (2) A Digest of Supplemental
Contributions. The Proceedings will contain contributions accepted to
the main-track conference, including: regular (full) papers;
practical-experience reports; and reports of software or system
demmonstrations. All other contributions will appear in the Digest of
Supplemental Contributions.
Regular Papers
Panels
Practical Experience Reports
Student Forum
Software and System Demonstrations
Fast Abstracts
Workshops
Tutorials
Contributions to the Proceedings
Manuscripts in the following categories will be refereed and
considered for publication in the DSN-2001 Proceedings. Excessively
long submissions, unoriginal work, or work that is submitted to
multiple venues, will be disregarded. For submission instructions,
please refer to the section on Submission Instructions below.
* Regular Papers (Maximum 10 IEEE conference pages, letter size)
Due 06 December 2000. These should be full-length papers
describing recent research results in some area of dependable
systems.
Practical Experience Reports (Maximum 6 pages)
Due 06 December 2000. These should describe an experience or a
case study, such as design and deployment of a system, field data,
analysis of requirements, or customer satisfaction.
Software and System Demonstrations (Maximum 6 pages).
Due 06 December 2000. These should describe the software or the
system, its context and objective, and the planned demonstration.
Optionally, authors may send an NTSC or PAL video recording of
their proposed demonstration in addition to their manuscripts.
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Contributions to the Digest of Supplemental Contributions.
* Fast Abstracts (Maximum 2 pages) are presentations of work in
progress or opinion pieces that can cover any and all facets of
dependable systems and networks. Since they are not rigorously
refereed, Fast Abstracts allow their authors to:
+ Report on work that may or may not be complete.
+ Introduce new ideas to the community.
+ State positions on controversial issues.
Participants in this track will present a short talk (5 minutes
including 1 minute for questions) and publish a concise, two-page
abstract in a printed proceedings. A web version of the abstract
will also be available on the conference web site. To be put on a
special e-mail list regarding Fast Abstracts, please contact:
Fast Abstracts Chair:
Dr. Joanne Dugan
jbd@virginia.edu
* Student Forum (Maximum 3 pages)
Due 30 April 2001. This track will provide the opportunity for
students working in the area of dependable computing to present
their research and to interact in various ways. The track will
include sessions featuring On-Going Student Research papers and a
Poster session. Both papers and posters should be singly authored
by students, and describe preliminary results and/or future
directions of on-going research that is expected to continue over
the next one or two years. These papers will be reviewed by a
committee led by the Student Forum Chair.
On-Going Student-Paper Submissions
All papers should be written in English and typed using the
standard (double column) IEEE format. The maximum length of a
paper should be 3 pages, and it should be submitted in its final
form, ready to be printed. Submissions must be done
electronically.
Student Poster Submissions
A brief description of the poster should be submitted
electronically. Students from the On-Going Student Paper track can
also submit posters. Display supplies (e.g., easel, poster boards,
etc.) will be provided at the conference.
Deadlines:
Submit by 30 April 2001
Notification by 15 May 2001
For more information about submitting a Student-Forum paper or
poster, about electronic submission procedures, or regarding
student travel scholarships, please contact the Student Forum
Chair.
Student Forum Chair:
Dr. Christof Fetzer
christof@research.att.com
Student Forum Program Committee:
Peter Chen, University of Michigan (USA)
Nuno Fuentecilla Neves, University of Lisboa (Portugal)
Shivakant Mishra, University of Colorado, Boulder (USA)
Sampath Rangarajan, Bell Labs (USA)
Ulrich Schmid, Technical University of Vienna (Austria)
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Additional Submission Opportunities
* Panels (Maximum 2 pages, plus biographical sketch)
These should include the topic(s), a description of the panel
objectives, and the names and addresses of the probable panelists.
The biographical sketch should be for the principal panelist. For
submission instructions, please refer to the section on Submission
Instructions below.
* Tutorials (1 page proposal, plus biographical sketch)
Tutorials are solicited on a wide range of topics that may be of
interest to the dependable computing community. Candidate topics
include, but are not limited to, theory and practice of dependable
system design, hardware and software dependability techniques,
analytical methods and results, practical experience, field data
acquisitions and analysis, important emerging technical areas
relevant to dependable computing and interesting applications of
dependable computing.
Tutorial Chair:
Dr. Chandra Kintala
cmk@lucent.com
* Workshops (Maximum 4 pages)
+ Workshop on Dependable InfoCom
+ Information/System Survivability Workshop
+ Workshop on High-Performance, Dependable, Embedded Systems
+ Workshop on Human-Computer Interaction in Dependable Systems
* William C. Carter Award
Since 1997, the IEEE TC on FTC together with IFIP WG 10.4 has
sponsored the William C. Carter Award for an outstanding paper
based on a graduate dissertation submitted to FTCS in the "Regular
Paper" category. The student's dissertation must be in the area of
dependable computing, and the student must be the first author.
Both current graduate students and former graduate students; no
more than two years past the completion of their dissertation are
eligible. A dissertation advisor wishing to nominate a student
should submit the nomination form that can be found through
http://www.dependability.org.
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Submission Instructions
Unless otherwise specified in the submission categories above, submit
PostScript (.ps) or Portable Document Format (.pdf) files via email to
dsn01@cs.cmu.edu. Please preview the .ps or .pdf file in a viewer such
as GhostView to ensure its integrity before submitting it. For those
who are unable to submit materials electronically, please contact one
of the program cochairs for special instructions.
The format of submissions for review should be single-column, with
one-inch margins and double spacing between lines. The format for
final, camera-ready submissions that have been accepted for
publication should be in accordance with IEEE standard conference
pages (Latex and Word templates are available from IEEE, and may be
posted on this website later). Please note that page limits are given
in terms of IEEE standard, letter-size conference pages, but all
submissions for review should follow the single-column format
guidelines stated here.
The title page should include the title of the paper, author name(s),
affiliations, mailing address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail, a
maximum 150-word abstract, five keywords, the submission category (see
above), an approximate word count, and a declaration that the material
has been cleared through author affiliations. For multi-authored
submissions, the contact author should be indicated.
Important Due Dates
06 December 2000 Full Papers and all other materials, unless specified
otherwise above.
12 January 2001 Tutorials
02 May 2001 Fast Abstracts
23 March 2001 Author Notification of Acceptance
Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on
Fault-Tolerant Computing In Cooperation with IFIP WG 10.4 on
Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance and the Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering of Carnegie Mellon University.
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