PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS

                The Second International Conference on
    Parallel and Distributed Computing, Applications, and Techniques
                              (PDCAT 2001)


                   July 9-11, 2001, Taipei, Taiwan

Sponsors: IEEE Taipei Chapter, Institute of Information and Computing Machinery
(Taiwan), and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. More
sponsors may be added.

PURPOSE

The International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing,
Applications, and Techniques (PDCAT) is a major forum for scientists, engineers,
and practitioners throughout the world to present the latest research, results,
ideas, development, applications, and techniques in all areas of parallel and
distributed computing. PDCAT 2001 will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, and will
include keynote addresses, contributed papers, tutorials, and workshops.

SCOPE

The main focus for PDCAT 2001 will be parallel and distributed computing and
networks viewed from the three perspectives of networks and architectures,
software systems, and algorithms and applications. Topics include, but are not
limited to, the following:

Networks and Architectures
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* Interconnection networks
* Computer networks
* Internet computing
* Parallel/distributed architectures
* Communication and telecommunication
* Heterogeneous and multimedia Systems
* Wireless networks and mobile computing
* ATM networks
* Optical networks
* Reliability and fault-tolerance
* Security
* Cluster computing

Software Systems
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* Operating systems
* Programming languages
* Parallel programming paradigms
* Parallelizing compilers
* Distributed data and knowledge based systems
* Object-Oriented technology
* Modelling and simulation
* Performance evaluation and measurements
* Distributed agent systems
* Tools and environments for software development
* Visualization

Algorithms and Applications
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* Parallel/distributed algorithms
* Resource allocation and management
* Load sharing and balancing
* Task mapping and job scheduling
* Network routing and communication algorithms
* Neural networks
* Image processing and computer graphics
* Database applications and data mining
* High-performance scientific computing
* Biological/molecular computing

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

Papers reporting original and unpublished research results and experience are
solicited. The cover page of each paper should include
(1) title of the paper;
(2) full name, affiliation, postal address, e-mail address, phone number, and
fax number of each author;
(3) name of the corresponding author;
(4) an abstract; and
(5) keywords, at least one of them from the list of topics.
Papers must not exceed 20 double-spaced pages, including tables and figures.
Please send your papers in the PostScript or PDF format as an attachment to your
submission e-mail to the program chair at yclin@et.ntust.edu.tw or
yclin@computer.org. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking
that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will attend the
conference to present the work.

EVALUATION PROCESS

Papers will be reviewed by at least two referees and selected based on their
originality, significance, relevance, timeliness, and clarity of presentation.
Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

WORKSHOPS/SPECIAL SESSIONS/TUTORIALS/PANELS

Workshops/special sessions and tutorials are planned for PDCAT 2001. Each
workshop will focus on a particular topic, and consists of several presentations
and open discussion. A one-page abstract of each workshop presentation will be
published in the conference proceedings. The proposal for a workshop/special
session should include the title, topics covered, proposed/invited speakers, and
estimated length (hours) of the workshop. Each tutorial proposal should provide
the title, topics, targeted audiences, and instructor's biography. Anyone
wishing to organize a workshop, special session, panel, or tutorial should
submit a proposal by January 1, 2001 to the general and program chairs, Hong
Shen and Yen-Chun Lin.

GENERAL CHAIR
Hong Shen              School of Computing and Information Technology
                       Griffith University
                       Nathan, QLD 4111
                       Australia
                       E-mail: hong@cit.gu.edu.au

PROGRAM CHAIR
Yen-Chun Lin           Department of Electronic Engineering
                       National Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Tech.
                       P.O. Box 90-100, Taipei 106
                       Taiwan
                       E-mail: yclin@computer.org or yclin@et.ntust.edu.tw
                       Phone: 886-2-2737-6377

PROGRAM VICE-CHAIRS
Susumu Horiguchi       Japan Advanced Inst. of Sci. & Tech. (Japan)
Feipei Lai             National Taiwan University (Taiwan)
Francis Lau            University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)


IMPORTANT DATES
Paper and Proposal Submissions Due:                     January 1, 2001
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection:                   March 1, 2001
Camera-ready Papers Due:                                April 15, 2001

For more information or to be placed on the mailing list, please contact the
program chair.