PRDC 2014

The 20th IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing

PRDC 2014 is the twentieth in this series of symposia started in 1989 that are devoted to dependable and fault-tolerant computing. PRDC is recognized as the main event in the Pacific area that covers the many dimensions of dependability and fault tolerance, encompassing fundamental theoretical approaches, practical experimental projects, and commercial components and systems. As applications of computing systems have permeated into all aspects of daily life, the dependability of computing systems has become increasingly critical. This symposium provides a forum for countries around the Pacific Rim and other areas of the world to exchange ideas for improving the dependability of computing systems.
Topics of interest include (but not limited to):

Software and hardware reliability, testing, verification, and validation
Dependability measurement, modeling, evaluation, and tools
Self-healing, self-protecting, and fault-tolerant systems
Software aging and rejuvenation
Safety-critical systems and software
Architecture and system design for dependability
Fault-tolerant algorithms and protocols
Reliability in cloud computing, Internet, and web systems and applications
Cloud and Internet Information security
Dependability issues in computer networks and communications
Dependability issues in distributed and parallel systems
Dependability issues in real-time systems, database, and transaction processing systems
Dependability issues in autonomic computing
Dependability issues in aerospace and embedded systems