The 23rd IASTED International Conference on
Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems
PDCS 2011

December 14 – 16, 2011
Dallas, USA

Past Conference Information

The Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems 2011 conference in Dallas, USA has ended.

Conference Proceedings

The Conference Proceedings are available for purchase on the ACTA Press website:

Conference Chair

Dr. Teofilo Gonzalez
UC Santa Barbara, USA
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Keynote Speakers

"A Reconfigurable Communication Topology"

Prof. Hamid R. Arabnia
University of Georgia, USA
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"Optimal and Near-Optimal Nonblocking Multicast Switching Networks"

Prof. Si Qing Zheng
The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
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Tutorial Session

"Grid Database Management: the GRelC Middleware and Its Applications in the Environmental Context"

Dr. Sandro Fiore
Euro Mediterranean Center for Climate Change (CMCC), Italy
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Special Session

"Cloud Computing"

Dr. Drissa Houatra
Orange Labs, France
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Scope

The topics of interest covered by PDCS 2011 included, but were not limited to:

DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

  • Applications
  • Compilers and Run Time Support
  • Data Mining
  • Data Warehousing
  • Distributed Agents
  • Distributed Computing
  • Distributed Databases
  • Distributed e-Commerce
  • Distributed Image Processing
  • Distributed Shared Memory
  • Distributed Workflow Management
  • Embedded Systems
  • Fault-Tolerant Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Internet Tools
  • Knowledge-based Systems
  • Multimedia Systems
  • Object-Oriented Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Parallel and Distributed Compilers
  • Parallel Data Structures
  • Parallel I/O Systems
  • Parallel Programming
  • Power Aware Systems
  • Real-Time Systems
  • Software Development
  • Software Reuse
  • Software Tools
  • Web-based Systems

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING

  • Broadband Networks
  • Cloud Computing
  • Cluster Computing
  • Computer and Communications Networks
  • Grid Computing
  • Heterogeneous Computing
  • Home Networks
  • Interconnection Networks
  • Mobile Computing
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Network Interfaces
  • Network Management
  • Network Optimization
  • Network Performance
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Security
  • Optical Networks
  • Parallel Computing
  • Peer-to-peer Computing
  • Sensor Networks
  • Supercomputing
  • TCP/IP Networks
  • Web Computing
  • Wireless Networks

PARALLEL ALGORITHMS AND ARCHITECTURES

  • Algorithm Design
  • Algorithms for Heterogeneous Systems
  • Algorithms for Quality of Service
  • Applications
  • Communication Algorithms
  • Computational Models
  • Embedded Algorithms
  • Genetic Algorithms
  • Load Balancing
  • Message Routing
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Multicast Protocols
  • Multicasting Algorithms
  • Multicore Computing
  • Neural Networks
  • Optimization Algorithms
  • Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
  • Parallel Computer Architectures
  • Parallel VLSI Design
  • Power Aware Routing
  • Protocol Design
  • Randomized Algorithms
  • Real-Time Scheduling
  • Re-Configurable Architecture
  • Resource Allocation
  • Security and Reliability
  • Task Scheduling
  • Visualization Tools