Call for Papers and Other Useful Academic Information

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MASCOTS 2008

16th International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of =
Computer and Telecommunication Systems
September 8-10, 2008
Baltimore, Maryland USA
http://www.mascots-conference.org/index-2008.html

The 16th annual MASCOTS conference is a well-established forum for =
state-of-the-art research=20
on the measurement, modeling, and performance analysis of computer =
networks, distributed/parallel systems,=20
wireless/cellular telecommunication networks, and Web-based systems, and =
is cosponsored by the IEEE and ACM.

The 16th edition of this conference will take place September 8-10, 2008 =
at the Tremont Hotel=20
in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The conference will bring together =
academics and industry practitioners =20
to present and discuss their latest research results. The technical =
program for the 3-day conference =20
will include tutorials, keynote talks, refereed papers, and posters. The =
conference organizers encourage =20
researchers worldwide to submit their latest work in computer system =
performance analysis and evaluation, =20
with results of theoretical and/or practical significance.

IMPORTANT DATES

March 21, 2008 - Abstract Submission=20
April 1, 2008 - Paper Submission (firm, no extensions)=20
May 1, 2008 - Poster Submission=20
May 15, 2008 - Acceptance Notification=20
June 9, 2008 - Camera Ready Submission=20

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Dr. Patrick Dowd
Deputy Director, Mission Capabilities
United States National Security Agency

Dr. Mor Harchol-Balter
Associate Department Head for Graduate Education
Computer Science Department
Carnegie Mellon University

PAPERS

MASCOTS 2008 seeks original technical papers describing research in the =
areas=20
of computer networks and computer systems performance evaluation.=20
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

Computer Architecture
Computer Networks
Distributed/Parallel Systems
Industrial Practice and Experience
Internetworking Protocols
Multimedia Systems
Performance Evaluation Methodologies
Pervasive Web and Mobility
Sensor Networks
Storage Systems
Web-based Systems
Wireless Networks

Submissions may be up to 10 pages in length (including figures and =
references),=20
formatted in two-column IEEE conference style with font size no less =
than 10 point.=20
All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least three members of the =
program committee.=20
We will not accept any paper which, at the time of submission, is under =
review for=20
or has already been published or accepted for publication in any other =
conference=20
or journal. Accepted papers for MASCOTS 2008 will appear in the =
conference=20
proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society. Authors will be =
required=20
to sign a copyright transfer form. Detailed formatting and submission =
requirements=20
will be provided on the conference Web site. Authors of highly-ranked =
papers=20
may be invited to submit extended versions of their work to appropriate =
IEEE=20
or ACM journals.

POSTERS

Posters provide a forum for late-breaking or preliminary research =
results,=20
giving an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to present and=20
demonstrate their recent research, and to obtain feedback from their =
peers=20
in an informal setting. Material submitted as a full paper may also=20
be submitted as a poster paper; if the full paper is accepted, the =
poster=20
submission will not be considered. Poster paper submissions may be up=20
to 2 pages in length, excluding references, formatted as described =
above. =20
Accepted poster papers will be allocated up to 3 pages in the conference =

proceedings.

TUTORIALS

A program of tutorials will cover topics of current interest to Web =
design,=20
development, services, operation, use, and evaluation. These half and =
full-day=20
sessions will be led by internationally recognized experts and =
experienced=20
instructors using prepared content.

GENERAL CHAIRS
Jackie Akinpelu (JHU-APL, USA)
Douglas Schmidt (JHU-APL, USA)

PROGRAM CHAIRS:
Ethan Miller (UC Santa Cruz, USA)
Carey Williamson (U. of Calgary, Canada)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Ismail Ari (Hewlett Packard Labs)
Tim Brecht (University of Waterloo)
Fabian Bustamante (Northwestern University)
Ken Christensen (University of South Florida)
Dror Feitelson (Hebrew University)
Tony Field (Imperial College, UK)
Majid Ghaderi (University of Calgary)
Garth Goodson (Network Appliance)
Kanchi Gopinath (Indian Institute of Science)
Peter Harrison (Imperial College, UK)
Windsor Hsu (Data Domain)
Jane Hillston (University of Edinburgh)
Anupam Joshi (Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County)
Nikolai Joukov (IBM)
Helen Karatza (Aristotle U. of Thessaloniki)
Zongpeng Li (University of Calgary)
Ellen Liu (University of Manitoba)
Darrell Long (University of California at Santa Cruz)
Anirban Mahanti (Indian Inst. of Technology Delhi)
James Martin (Clemson University)
Daniel Menasce (George Mason University)
Yannis Nikolaidis (University of Alberta)
Michael O’Sullivan (University of Auckland)
Jianping Pan (University of Victoria)
George Riley (Georgia Tech)
Bianca Schroeder (University of Toronto)
Thomas Schwarz (Santa Clara University)
Kai Shen (University of Rochester)
Robert Simon (George Mason University)
Adam Wierman (Cal Tech)
Rob van der Mei (CWI Amsterdam)

STEERING COMMITTEE
Dharma Agrawal (U. of Cincinnati, USA)
Kallol Bagchi (U. of Texas at El Paso, USA)
Thomas Braunl (U. of Western Australia, Australia)
Giovanni Chiola (Universitat di Genova, Italy)
Doug DeGroot (U. of Leiden, Netherlands)
Patrick Dowd (U. of Maryland, USA)
Jozo Dujmovic (San Francisco State U., USA)
David Finkel (Worcester Polytechnic Inst., USA)
Richard Fujimoto (Georgia Inst. of Technology, USA)
Erol Gelenbe (Imperial College, UK)
Darrell Long (U. of California, Santa Cruz, USA)
Marco Marsan (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
George Riley (Georgia Inst. of Technology, USA)
Herb Schwetman (Mesquite Inc., USA)
Kishor Trivedi (Duke U., USA)
Jean Walrand (U. of California at Berkeley, USA)

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