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   The International Conference on
   Dependable Systems and Networks
   DSN-2004
   The International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks
   Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence, Italy, June 28 - July 1, 2004
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Performance and Dependability Symposium

   Program Co-Chairs
   Andrea Bobbio
   <bobbio@mfn.unipmn.it>
   University of Piemonte Orientale
   Dipartimento di Informatica
   Corso Borsalino, 54
   15100 Alessandria,Italy
   Tel.: (+39) 0131-287-444
   Fax: (+39) 0131-287-440

   Henrique Madeira
   <henrique@dei.uc.pt>
   University of Coimbra
   Departamento de Engenharia Informática
   Polo II - Pinhal de Marrocos
   P-3030-290 Coimbra, Portugal
   Tel.: (+351) 239-790-003
   fax: (+351) 239-701-266

   The ascendance of networked information in our economy and daily lives
   has shown that performance and dependability are intimately related in
   practically all types of computer systems and networks. Analysts,
   designers, and system administrators must consider the relationships
   between the occurrence of errors/failures and their impact on
   performance and on degraded service modes, both in the computer
   systems themselves and in the interconnections between the system's
   components.

   The Performance and Dependability Symposium aims to bring together
   academic and industrial researchers in these two areas, with emphasis
   on integrating theory and practice. Relating analytical techniques to
   simulations, actual measurements, and experiments will be the broad
   theme of the symposium. Research and practice relating to hardware and
   software issues in parallel and distributed systems and networks will
   be emphasized.

   We invite original papers and other contributions reporting research
   and practical results covering all aspects of assessment of
   performance, dependability and security applied, but not limited,  to:
   - Software/Hardware Systems
   - Real-Time Systems
   - Wireless and Wire-line Communication Systems
   - Distributed Systems and Networks
   - Parallel and Clustered Systems
   - Multiprocessing Systems
   - Transactional Systems
   - Systems for Fault-tolerance
   - Security and Dependability

   Regular     papers,     practical     experience     reports,     tool
   descriptions/demonstrations,   and  panel  proposals  related  to  the
   assessment  of  performance, dependability and security are especially
   welcome in the following topics:
     * Analytical and simulation techniques
     * Measurement techniques
     * Benchmarking
     * Design and use of assessment tools
     * Operational data analysis
     * Performance,   dependability    and   security   issues   in   the
       administration of large computer systems
     * Case   studies   and   issues   in  the  design  of  computer  and
       communication systems
     * Transaction performance and recovery
     * Fault injection and robustness testing
     * Experimental studies of the impact of tools and processes
     * Security measurement and modelling

Information for Authors

   Manuscripts   in   the  following  categories  will  be  refereed  and
   considered   for   publication   in   the   Proceedings  of  the  2004
   International   Conference   on   Dependable   Systems  and  Networks.
   Excessively  long  submissions,  unoriginal  work,  or  work  that  is
   submitted  to multiple venues will be disregarded. Please submit inany
   of the following categories by November 14, 2003:
     * Regular Papers describing original research.
     * Practical  Experience  Reports  describing  an  experience or case
       study.
     * Tool Descriptions/Demonstrations.
     * Panels,  including  the  proposed  topic(s),  a description of the
       panel   objectives,  and  the  names  and  addresses  of  probable
       panelists.

   The  title page should include the title of the paper, author name(s),
   affiliations,  mailing  address,  phone  number, fax number, and email
   address,  a  maximum  150-word  abstract,  five keywords (to help with
   referee   assignment),   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.
   The  format  of  submissions for review should be single-column, Times
   11-point size, double-spaced:
     * 20  pages  for  Regular  Papers  (equivalent to 10 IEEE conference
       pages),
     * 12 pages for Practical Experience Reports and Tools (equivalent to
       6 IEEE conference pages),
     * 4  pages (equivalent to 2 IEEE conference page), plus biographical
       sketch, for Panels.

   The format for final, camera-ready submissions that have been accepted
   for  publication should be in accordance with IEEE standard conference
   paper format.
   Submit   all   materials  in  electronic  form  through  the  web  to:
   http://www.dsn.org
   Format: Portable Document Format (.pdf) files
   Please  preview  the  manuscript in a viewer such as Acrobat to ensure
   its  integrity  before  submitting  it.  Make  sure you visually check
   uncommon  fonts,  symbols,  equations,  etc.  A  defective  print  can
   undermine your chances of success.  For those who are unable to submit
   materials  electronically,  please  contact  the program co-chairs for
   special instructions.

IMPORTANT DATES

   Submission: November 14, 2003
   Notification: February   23, 2004