friedman@rd1632.Dayton.NCR.COM (Lee G. Friedman) (12/21/87)
Architecture Minitrack on Transputer Research
This is to announce an architecture minitrack for the HICSS-22 conference
in Hawaii on Transputer based research. The minitrack will contain sever
sessions (a session is three papers on a given topic) on architectures
using Transputers, algorithms, application areas, Operating Systems, ASIC
and other areas to be determined (or suggested!!!). I plan on having a
forum for interested parties to discuss transputer architecture issues.
I am looking for papers in these areas and session coordinators. This is
an early call for papers but will permit me to create a better minitrack
for all of us. Please post this and inform all interested parties to
contact me. Thanks, ALOHA
What follows is the conference overview..................
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES
HICSS-22 SOFTWARE TRACK INTENT TO PARTICIPATE FORM
Twenty-Second Annual HICSS Conference
Jan. 3-6, 1989, Hawaii
GENERAL INFORMATION
HICSS provides a forum for the interchange of ideas, research
results, development activities, and applications among academicians
and practitioners in the information, computing, and system sciences.
HICSS is sponsored by the University of Hawaii in cooperation with the
ACM, the IEEE Computer Society, and the Pacific Research Institute for
Information Systems and Management (PRIISM). HICSS-22 will consist of
tutorials, open forums, task forces, a distinguished lecturer series,
and the presentation of accepted manuscripts which emphasize research
and development activities in software technology, architecture, decision
support and knowledge-based systems, emerging technologies and advanced
applications. The best papers, selected by the program committee in eac
of these areas, are given an award at the meeting. There is a high degre
of interaction and discussion among the conference participants as the
meeting is conducted in a workshop-like setting.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PAPERS
Manuscripts should be 22-26 typewritten, double-spaced pages in length.
Please do not send submissions that are significantly shorter or longer
than this. Papers must not have been previously presented or published
nor currently submitted for journal publication. Each manuscript will b
put through a rigorous refereeing process. Manuscripts should have a
title page that includes the title of the paper, full name of its
author(s), affiliation(s), complete physical and electronic address(es),
telephone number(s) and a 300-word abstract of the paper.
DEADLINES FOR AUTHORS
o A 300-word abstract is due by March 1, 1988
o Feedback to author concerning abstract by March 31, 1988
o Six copies of the manuscript are due by June 6, 1988.
o Notification of accepted papers by September 1, 1988.
o Accepted manuscripts, camera-ready, are due by October 3, 1988.
DEADLINES FOR MINI-TRACK, SESSION, AND TASK-FORCE COORDINATORS
If you would like to coordinate a mini-track, session, or task force,
you must submit for consideration a 3 page abstract in which you
describe the topic you are proposing, its timeliness and importance, a
its treatment in recent conferences and workshops before December 15,
1987.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING FORM AND RETURN IT TO:
Lee G. Friedman
HICSS-22 Conference Architecture MiniTrack Coordinator
NCR Corporate Research & Development
8181 Byers Road
Miamisburg, OH 45342
(513) 866-7471 ext. 352
CSnet: lee.friedman@dayton.ncr.com
Name: ______________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________
City: ______________________________________________________
Phone No. ______________________________________________________
Electronic Mail Address:________________________________________
I will submit a paper in:
I will referee papers in:
___ ___ Algorithms, Their Analysis and Pragmatics
___ ___ Applying Transputers to AI Technology
___ ___ Communication & Protocol Issues
___ ___ Database Systems
___ ___ Designing & Prototyping Complex Systems
___ ___ Distributed Systems
___ ___ Languages and Programming Paradigms
___ ___ Models of Execution and System Behavior
___ ___ Operating Systems and Environments
___ ___ Other ______________________________
___ ___ Fault Tolerant Design & Implementation
___ ___ Software Design Tools/Techniques/Environments
___ ___ Supercomputers & Massively Parallel Systems
___ ___ Testing, Verification, & Validation of Software
___ ___ User Interfaceskropf@iam.unibe.ch (Peter Kropf) (01/07/88)
CALL FOR PAPERS
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ECONMICAL PARALLEL PROCESSING
May 31 (Tutorial) and June 1, 1988
Berne, Switzerland
The conventional approach of using a sequential formulation and sequential
languages for sequential computers to solve practical problems
leads often to artificially complicated and inefficient algorithms
and implementations.
There are many practical problems where the consideration of
problem-inherent parallel structures may lead to much better
solutions. Fairly obvious examples can be found in
- Image processing
- Behavioral simulation of physical lattice models
- Treatment of finite element models
- Circuit layout for VLSI chips
- Optimization of access methods in distributed data bases
- Optimization of stock control systems
- Control of manufacturing systems
The goals of the seminar are
- to show common aspects and concepts for dealing with
practical problems in the areas above
- to discuss the usefulness of parallel approaches in general,
and especially
- to demonstrate that already today, parallel processor systems,
like networks of INMOS Transputers programmed in OCCAM, can
solve real practical problems with reasonable effort and costs.
Schedules :
February 15 1988:
Deadline for submission of abstracts (500 words) of proposed
presentations in English.
March 1 1988:
Notification of acceptance to authors.
April 8 1988:
Copies of full papers due.
May 31 1988:
Full-day tutorial.
June 1 1988:
Seminar.
Copies of submitted manuscripts will be handed out to all
participants of the seminar. After the seminar we will consider
publication of formal proceedings.
Submit abstracts to: Dr. Karsten Decker
Institut fuer Informatik
und Angewandte Mathematik
Universitaet Bern
Laenggassstr. 51, CH-3012 Bern
Telephone: +41 31 65'4498
electronic mail: decker@iam.unibe.ch
(subject: seminar)
The seminar will be organized by the Schweizer Informatiker Gesellschaft
in cooperation with the Chapter on Digital Communications of the
IEEE Section Switzerland and the English and the French Chapter of the
OCCAM User Group (OUG).
Program Committee:
E.H. Rothauser K. Decker P.Kropf
(Chairman) (Local Organ.) (Local Organ.)
IBM Research Ruschlikon Universitaet Bern Universitaet Bern
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland
U. Baitinger A. Kuendig T. Muntean
Universitaet Karlsruhe ETHZ Lab. de Genie Informatique
Karlsruhe Zuerich Grenoble
FRG Switzerland France
For detailed information please contact the local organisers.kropf@iam.unibe.ch (Peter Kropf) (01/11/88)
[ This was on comp.sys.transputer. Steve ]
CALL FOR PAPERS
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ECONMICAL PARALLEL PROCESSING
May 31 (Tutorial) and June 1, 1988
Berne, Switzerland
The conventional approach of using a sequential formulation and sequential
languages for sequential computers to solve practical problems
leads often to artificially complicated and inefficient algorithms
and implementations.
There are many practical problems where the consideration of
problem-inherent parallel structures may lead to much better
solutions. Fairly obvious examples can be found in
- Image processing
- Behavioral simulation of physical lattice models
- Treatment of finite element models
- Circuit layout for VLSI chips
- Optimization of access methods in distributed data bases
- Optimization of stock control systems
- Control of manufacturing systems
The goals of the seminar are
- to show common aspects and concepts for dealing with
practical problems in the areas above
- to discuss the usefulness of parallel approaches in general,
and especially
- to demonstrate that already today, parallel processor systems,
like networks of INMOS Transputers programmed in OCCAM, can
solve real practical problems with reasonable effort and costs.
Schedules :
February 15 1988:
Deadline for submission of abstracts (500 words) of proposed
presentations in English.
March 1 1988:
Notification of acceptance to authors.
April 8 1988:
Copies of full papers due.
May 31 1988:
Full-day tutorial.
June 1 1988:
Seminar.
Copies of submitted manuscripts will be handed out to all
participants of the seminar. After the seminar we will consider
publication of formal proceedings.
Submit abstracts to: Dr. Karsten Decker
Institut fuer Informatik
und Angewandte Mathematik
Universitaet Bern
Laenggassstr. 51, CH-3012 Bern
Telephone: +41 31 65'4498
electronic mail: decker@iam.unibe.ch
(subject: seminar)
The seminar will be organized by the Schweizer Informatiker Gesellschaft
in cooperation with the Chapter on Digital Communications of the
IEEE Section Switzerland and the English and the French Chapter of the
OCCAM User Group (OUG).
Program Committee:
E.H. Rothauser K. Decker P.Kropf
(Chairman) (Local Organ.) (Local Organ.)
IBM Research Ruschlikon Universitaet Bern Universitaet Bern
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland
U. Baitinger A. Kuendig T. Muntean
Universitaet Karlsruhe ETHZ Lab. de Genie Informatique
Karlsruhe Zuerich Grenoble
FRG Switzerland France
For detailed information please contact the local organisers.mitchell@COMMUNITY-CHEST.MITRE.ORG (12/13/88)
***** CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION *****
28th Annual Technical Symposium of the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the ACM
INTERFACES: Systems and People Working Together
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, Maryland - August 24, 1989
No computer is an island. Increasingly, systems are being tied together
to improve their value to the organizations they serve. This symposium will
explore the theoretical and practical issues in interfacing systems and in
enabling people to use them effectively.
*** SOME TOPICS OF INTEREST FOR SUBMITTED PAPERS ***
* HUMAN FACTORS *
User interfaces Meeting the needs of handicapped users
Conquering complexity Designing systems for people
Intelligent assistants The human dimension of information interchange
* SYSTEMS INTEGRATION *
Communications networks Distributed databases
Data standardization System fault tolerance
Communications standards (e.g. GOSIP)
* STRATEGIC SYSTEMS *
Decision support systems Embedding expert systems in information systems
Strategic info systems Computer Aided Logistics Support (CALS)
* SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION *
Quality control and testing Designing a system of systems
System management Conversion and implementation strategies
Software tools and CASE Identifying requirements thru prototyping
* ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR APPLICATIONS PORTABILITY *
Ada Database management
Open software Open protocol technology
Operating systems (e.g., POSIX)
==> DON'T BE LIMITED BY OUR SUGGESTIONS - MAKE YOUR OWN!
Both experienced and first-time authors are encouraged to present their
work. Papers will be refereed. A length of 10 to 20 double-spaced pages is
suggested.
Those presenting a paper are entitled to register for the symposium at
the early advance registration rate.
To propose special sessions or noncommercial demonstrations, please send
three copies of an extended abstract to the Program Chairman at the address
below.
Note: A paper must include the name, mailing address, and telephone
number of each author or other presenter. Authors of accepted papers must
transfer copyright to ACM for material published in the Proceedings (excepting
papers that cannot be copyrighted under Government regulations).
The ACM policy on prior publication was revised in 1987. A complete
statement of the policy appears in the November 1987 issue of Communications
of the ACM. In part it states that "republication of a paper, possibly
revised, that has been disseminated via a proceedings or newsletter is
permitted if the editor of the journal to which it has been submitted judges
that there is significant additional benefit to be gained from republication."
*** SCHEDULE ***
March 2, 1989 Please send five copies of your paper to the Program Chairman:
Dr. Milton S. Hess
American Management Systems, Inc.
1525 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22209
April 13, 1989 Acceptance notification
June 22, 1989 Final camera ready papers are due
August 24, 1989 Presentation at the symposium
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact:
Symposium General Chairman: Charles E. Youman, The MITRE Corporation,
(703) 883-6349 (voice), (703) 883-6308 (FAX), or youman@mitre.org (internet).
Program Chairman: Dr. Milton Hess, American Management Systems, Inc.,
(703) 841-5942 (voice) or (703) 841-7045 (FAX).
NIST Liaison: Ms. Elizabeth Lennon, National Institute of Standards and
Technology (formerly the National Bureau of Standards), (301) 975-2832 (voice)
or (301) 948-1784 (FAX).friedman@rd1632.Dayton.NCR.COM (03/22/89)
Please post on transputer news group.......
CALL FOR PAPERS AND REFEREES
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES - 23
Processors and Systems Architecture: The Converging Design Space
KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII - JANUARY 2-5, 1990
The Architecture track of HICSS-23 will contain a special set of
papers focusing on a broad selection of topics in the area of
Processor and Systems Architectures. Given the current and
predicted future state of technology available for computers, there
is an explosion of new architectural features being employed in
processors to serve the needs of the systems architecture community.
Furthermore, systems architects, taking advantage of these features,
look to add other features currently not available in off-the-shelf
silicon, and the cycle continues.
There are several questions which arise:
1. Does the behavior of the built-in features fulfill the
requirement as expected from the systems architects point
of view?
2. How does a processor architect design processors for
systems?
a.How does the processor architect decide on the
features to be included?
b.What system level assumptions, both hardware and
software, does the processor architect make in
developing a processor with a set of features?
c.What
3. How does the systems architect employ the processor?
a.How does the system architect evaluate a processor
for use in a particular system?
b.What tradeoffs are made in using certain processor
technology?
c.What impact does a processor with features have on
the system?
The goal of this day long program (called a minitrack) at the HICSS-
23 conference is to show, through the papers, the convergence and
divergence of processor and systems architecture. That is where
things go right and were there is still a disparity between the
chips, boards, boxes, and software (what we call the semantic gap).
The format for the minitrack is as follows:
The intention is to get three good papers on three
important processor architectures. These papers should
be a detailed description of the architecture of the chip
(or chips), as well as, addressing the questions above.
Each of the three processor architecture papers will be
followed by two systems architecture papers. These
papers should describe the system and how the processor
in question was used to provide the end solution. Again,
this should also address the questions above. Thus, in
total, we will have nine papers. This is followed by an
open discussion of the convergence and divergence of
processor and systems architecture.
Papers are invited that may be practical applications, research
machines, or theoretical. Papers can deal with systems and VLSI
technologies. Those papers selected for presentation will appear in
the Conference Proceedings which are published by the Computer
Society of the IEEE. HICSS-23 is sponsored by the University of
Hawaii in cooperation with the ACM, the Computer Society, and the
Pacific Research Institute for Information Sciences and Management
(PRIISM).
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PAPERS: Manuscripts should be 22-26
typewritten, double-spaced pages in length. Do not send submissions
which are significantly shorter. Papers must not have been
previously presented or published, nor currently submitted for
journal publication. Each manuscript will be put through a rigorous
refereeing process. Manuscript papers should have a title page that
includes the title of the paper, full name of the author(s),
affiliation(s), complete physical and electronic address(es),
telephone number(s) and a 300-word abstract of the paper.
DEADLINES
* A 300-word abstract is due by April 15, 1989
* Feedback to author concerning abstract by May 5, 1989
* Six copies of the manuscript are due by June 1, 1989
* Notification of accepted papers by August 15, 1989
* Accepted manuscripts, camera-ready, due by September 23, 1989
SEND SUBMISSIONS AND QUESTIONS TO
Lee G. Friedman
NCR Corporation
1601 S. Main Street MS PCD-5
Dayton, OH 45479
(513) 445-3594
e-mail: lee.friedman@dayton.ncr.com
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Lee G. Friedman
NCR Research & Development Division
PCD-5
1201 S. Main Street
Dayton, OH 45479
(513) 445-3594
Inet: 622-3594
lee.friedman@Dayton.ncr.com