Call for Papers

Conference Objectives
The purpose of PACT is to bring together researchers from architecture, compilers, applications and languages to present and discuss innovative research of common interest. PACT solicits novel papers on a broad range of topics that include, but are not limited to:

Parallel architectures and computational models

Compilers and tools for parallel computer systems

Multicore, multithreaded, superscalar, and VLIW architectures

Compiler/hardware support for hiding memory latencies

Support for correctness in hardware and software (esp. with concurrency)

Reconfigurable computing

Dynamic translation and optimization

I/O issues in parallel computing and their relation to applications

Parallel programming languages, algorithms and applications

Middleware and run time system support for parallel computing
 

High performance application specific systems
 

Applications and experimental systems studies
 

Non-traditional computing systems topics

Information for Authors
Abstract submissions are due March 18, 2011 and paper submissions are due March 25, 2011. No extensions will be granted. Detailed instructions for electronic submission and other important dates will be posted on the PACT conference web site (http://www.pactconf.org). For additional information regarding paper submissions, please contact the Program Chair, Vivek Sarkar.

Tutorials / Workshops
Proposals are solicited for tutorials and workshops to be held immediately before the conference. Proposals for Tutorials and Workshops are due April 8, 2011. Interested individuals are invited to contact the Workshops Chair and the Tutorials Chair.

Location Information
PACT '11 will take place on Galveston Island, Texas.

General Chair
Lawrence Rauchwerger Texas A&M U.
Program Chair
Vivek Sarkar Rice U.
Local Arrangements Chair
Zoran Budimlic Rice U.
Publicity Chairs
Americas: John Cavazos U. Delaware
Pacific: Kei Hiraki U Tokyo
China: Chenggang Wu ICT Beijing
India: Pradeep Varma IBM India
Europe: TBA
Publication Chair
Zoran Budimlic Rice U.
Registration Chair
E. J. Kim Texas A&M U.
Jaakko Jarvi Texas A&M U.
Tutorials Chair
Barbara Chapman U. Houston
Workshop Chair
Jose Moreira IBM USA
Finance Chair
Martin Burtscher U. Texas
Web Chair
Nancy M. Amato Texas A&M U.
Steering Committee
Jean Luc Gaudiot (Chair) UC Irvine
Michel Cosnard INRIA
Bronis de Supinski LLNL
Kemal Ebcioglu Global Supercomputing
Michael Gschwind IBM USA
Jens Knoop Vienna U. Technology
Sally McKee Chalmers U. Technology
Frank Mueller NC State U.
Valentina Salapura IBM USA
Gabby Silberman CA, Inc.
Program Committee
TO BE ANNOUNCED