CFP - CF'17 - ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers 2017 - Deadline Extended

CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline Extended to February 3, 2017

ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers 2017 (CF'17)

May 15 - 17, 2017 | Siena, Italy | www.computingfrontiers.org

Computing Frontiers is an eclectic, collaborative community of researchers who investigate emerging technologies in the broad field of computing: our common goal is to drive the scientific breakthroughs that transform society. Technology is experiencing revolutions in memory devices and systems, networks, electronic device production, machine learning, data analytics, cloud computing, techniques to improve power and energy efficiency, systems portability/wearability, to name but a few areas. New application domains that affect everyday life are emerging, especially in this era of highly interconnected and collaborative cyber-physical systems. Boundaries between the state-of-the-art and revolutionary innovation constitute the frontiers that mark the advances of science, engineering, and information technology.

Early research that envisions future technologies provides the bases that allow novel materials, devices, and systems to become mainstream. Collaborative efforts among researchers with different expertises and backgrounds enables revolutionary scientific breakthroughs that lead to innovative solutions over a wide spectrum of computer systems, from embedded and hand-held/wearable devices to supercomputers and data centers.

IMPORTANT DATES

Submissions deadline: January 20, 2017 Feburary 3, 2017
Notification: March 14, 2017
Camera-Copy Papers Due: April 4, 2017
Conference Dates: May 15 - 17, 2017

TOPICS OF INTEREST

We seek original research contributions at the frontiers of a wide range of topics, including novel computing paradigms, computational models, algorithms, application paradigms, development environments, compilers, operating environments, computer architecture, hardware substrates, memory technologies, and smarter life applications:

• Algorithms and Models of Computing -- Approximate and inexact computing, quantum and probabilistic computing
• Biological Computing Models -- Brain computing, neural computing, computational neuroscience, biologically-inspired architectures Limits on Technology Scaling and Moore's Law -- Defect- and variability-tolerant designs, graphene and other novel materials, nanoscale design, optoelectronics, dark silicon
• Uses of Technology Scaling -- 3D stacked technology, challenges of many-core designs, accelerators, PCM's, novel memory architectures, mobile devices
• Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems -- Design space exploration, modeling and development frameworks for interconnected systems and CPS and CPSoS, ultra-low power designs, energy scavenging, reactive and real-time systems, reconfigurable and self-aware systems, sensor networks and internet of things, and architectural innovation for wearable computing
• Big Data Analytics -- High performance data analytics, data search and representation, architecture, and system design
• Machine and Deep Learning -- innovative algorithms and architectures, neuromorphic approaches
• Large-Scale System Design -- Homogeneous and heterogeneous architectures, runtimes, networking technologies and protocols, power- and energy-management for cloud and grid systems, data centers, exa-scale computing
• Compiler Technologies -- Advanced/novel analyses, hardware/software integrated solutions, domain-specific languages, high-level synthesis
• Security -- Methods, system support, and hardware for protecting against malicious code; real-time implementations of security algorithms and protocols; quantum and post-quantum cryptography; advanced persistent threats, cyber and physical attacks, and countermeasures
• Computers and Society -- Education, health, cost/energy-efficient design, smart cities, and emerging markets
• Interdisciplinary Applications -- Applications bridging multiple disciplines in interesting ways

We also strongly encourage submissions in emerging fields that may not fit into traditional categories -- if in doubt, please contact the PC co-chairs by email.

WORKSHOPS

We are pleased to host several co-located workshops on topics closely related to Computing Frontiers.

Big Data Analytics (BigDAW '17)
Organized by Roberta Piscitelli (EGI)
and Giovanni Mariani (IBM Research).

Design of Low Power Embedded Systems (LP-EMS '17)
Organized by Francesco Conti (ETH Zurich),
Paolo Meloni (University of Cagliari) and Daniel Menard (INSA Rennes).

Malicious Software and Hardware in the Internet of Things (MAL-IoT '17)
Organized by Georg Becker (Ruhr University of Bochum)
and Francesco Regazzoni (Catholic University of Louvain).

SUBMISSION

Authors are invited to submit full papers, position papers, trend papers, and poster abstracts to the main conference.

Papers must be submitted through the conference submission website, which will be announced soon. Authors must declare in advance to which category they are submitting.

Full papers are a maximum of eight (8) double-column pages in ACM conference format. Authors may purchase up to two (2) additional pages at 100 Euro per page. Authors can submit full papers of up to 10 double-column pages, provided that they agree to pay for the additional pages if the paper is accepted. All other types of submissions should be at least two (2) pages and not more than four (4) pages in the same format. These limits include figures, tables, and references. Our review process is double-blind: please remove all identifying information from the paper submission (and cite your own work in the third person). Authors of interesting work not mature enough for an oral presentation may be offered the option of presenting their work as posters.

Position papers, trend papers, poster abstracts and workshop papers will be published in the proceedings and in the ACM Digital Library. As per ACM guidelines, at least one unique author of each accepted paper is required to register for the conference.

Selected papers from the Computing Frontiers 2017 conference will be invited to extend their work for publication in a special issue of the Springer Journal of Signal Processing Systems (JSPS).


ORGANIZATION

Computing Frontiers 2017 Chairs

General Chair: Roberto Giorgi, University of Siena, IT
Program Co-Chairs: Michela Becchi, University of Missouri, US
Francesca Palumbo, University of Sassari, IT
Workshops Co-Chair: John Feo, PNNL, US
Industry/Sponsorship Chair: Antonino Tumeo, PNNL, US
Poster Chair: Miquel Moreto, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, ES
Finance Chair: Peter Zinterhof, University of Salzburg, AT
Registration Chair: Gianluca Palermo, Politecnico di Milano, IT
Local Arrangements Chair: Monica Bianchini, University of Siena, IT
Publicity Chairs: Maurizio Palesi, KORE University, IT
Yuhui Deng, Jinan University, CN
Submission Chair: Magnus Sjalander, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO
Publications Chair: Carlo Galuzzi, Maastricht University, NL
Web Chair: Kristian Rietveld, Leiden University, NL

Computing Frontiers Steering Committee

Monica Alderighi, INAF, IT
John Feo, PNNL, US
Hubertus Franke, New York University / IBM Research, US
Georgi Gaydadjiev, Maxeler, GB
Alexander Heinecke, Intel Parallel Computing Lab, US
Paul Kelly, Imperial College London, GB
Sally A. McKee, Chalmers University of Technology, SE
Claudia Di Napoli, ICAR-CNR, IT
Gianluca Palermo, Politechnico di Milano, IT
Francesca Palumbo, University of Sassari, IT
Kristian Rietveld, Leiden University, NL
Valentina Salapura, IBM, US
Pedro Trancoso, University of Cyprus, CY
Carsten Trinitis, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, DE
Antonino Tumeo, PNNL, US
Josef Weidendorfer, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, DE