Call for Papers in ASCII.
Simulating practical problems in engineering disciplines has become a key field for the use of parallel programming environments. Remarkable progress in both CPU power and network technology has been paralleled by developments in numerical simulation and integration of the software used to support a large variety of engineering applications. Besides these traditional approaches for parallel simulation and their constant improvement, the appearance of new paradigms like Computational Grids or E-Services has introduced new opportunities and challenges for parallel computation in the field of engineering.
This special session is intended to provide a discussion forum for scientists from both the engineering disciplines and computer science in order to foster a closer cooperation between them. In contrast to traditional conferences, emphasis is put on the presentation of up-to-date results with a short turn-around time, which can also include the presentation of work-in-progress with only partial results available at the time of submission. Authors are also encouraged to present new projects and/or ideas in the abovementioned field.
After its successful introduction in 2002, the session is embedded into the EuroPVM/MPI for the third time. The host conference, with its long tradition as one of the European prime events in parallel computation, serves as an ideal surrounding for this special session and will enable the participants to present and discuss their work within the scope of both the session and the EuroPVM/MPI. Topics for this special session include, but are not limited to, real-world problems from electrical, mechanical, civil, or medical engineering requiring parallel simulation techniques, problem solving environments for parallel simulation problems, software techniques to optimize parallel simulations, as well as mathematical aspects for parallel simulation approaches. Papers describing practical and/or industry experience are especially encouraged.
Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts or short papers with at most 4 pages (Postscript or PDF format in LNCS style as described on the conference web site). Submissions should illustrate new and innovative directions in the area of parallel simulation techniques in engineering environments. All submissions should be sent directly to parsim04@mailbode.informatik.tu-muenchen.de. All submissions are due by June 10th, and because of the strict time schedule, there will be no room for extensions. Notification of acceptance is scheduled for June 20th. The review period will be short ensuring a quick turn-around time and giving all accepted authors the chance to revise their contributions until July 5th (EuroPVM/MPI camera ready deadline).
Accepted papers will be published in the EuroPVM/MPI proceedings as part of Springer's LNCS series. Accepted contributions are expected to be presented by one of the authors at EuroPVM/MPI 2004 during the ParSim session.
Carsten Trinitis, trinitic@in.tum.de, and Martin Schulz, schulz@csl.cornell.edu, 25 February 2004.