Note that in response to popular request, 
the submission deadline for MASCOTS 2001 
has been extended to March 8, 2001.

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                       CALL FOR PAPERS

                     M A S C O T S   2001

  Ninth International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and 
    Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems

         August 15-18, 2001, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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              http://www.ececs.uc.edu/mascots/
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Papers are solicited which contain significant novel ideas and
research results relevant to the modeling, analysis, simulation,
measurement, benchmarking, and capacity planning of computer and
communication systems and networks. The scope of MASCOTS 2001 
includes the following areas:

* Computer Architecture Modeling and Simulation 
* Parallel and Distributed Systems 
* Real-Time and Multimedia Systems
* Internetworking Protocols and Performance 
* Wireless and Mobile Networking and Computing 
* Broadband and Telecommunication Networks and Software 
* Network Traffic Studies 
* World Wide Web Infrastructure 
* Application areas such as databases 
* Analysis Techniques and Formal Methods 
* Benchmarking and Measurement Techniques 
* Capacity Planning 
* Performance Analysis and Validation Techniques 
* Workload Characterization and Generation 
* Discrete Event Simulation Methodology and Tools
  (Object Oriented, Parallel and Distributed Simulation etc.) 

TOOLS TRACK

Authors are encouraged to submit papers describing tools suitable for
on-line demonstration. The tools papers will undergo a regular review
process and will be published in the conference proceedings in a
dedicated tools section. Separate sessions are planned where these
tools will be demonstrated on-line.  Projection systems capable for
projecting from laptop screens and videotapes will be available. The
authors are required to bring any additional equipment necessary for
demonstration. Questions regarding tools track should be directed to
the tools chair, Azzedine Boukerche (email: boukerch@cs.unt.edu).

PAPER SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Papers must not exceed 20 double-spaced pages with a minimum of
10-point font and must include an abstract, keywords, authors' contact
information, including postal and email addresses. Papers must be
unpublished original work and must not be submitted for publication
elsewhere. Authors of both regular and tool papers are strongly
encouraged to submit their papers in electronic form (PDF or
PostScript). Exact submission instructions will be available from the
conference web page: http://www.ececs.uc.edu/mascots/ in due time.

TUTORIALS

Proposals for half-day or full-day tutorials are solicited on
timely topics related to above areas. The tutorial proposal
must include description and length of the tutorial, breakdown
of topics, and biographies of the presenters. Send tutorial
proposals directly to the tutorials chair, Philip Wilsey
(email: philip.wilsey@uc.edu).

IMPORTANT DATES

  - Paper/tutorial proposal submission deadline:   March 8, 2001 (extended)
  - Notification of Acceptance:                     May 10, 2001
  - Camera-ready Version Due:                       June 7, 2001