The conference provides a forum for engineers and scientists in academia, industry and government to present their latest research findings in any aspects of distributed and parallel computing.

Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

• Algorithms and Theory
• Data Management and Data Centers
• Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems
• Distributed Operating Systems and Middleware
• Fault Tolerance and Dependability
• Network/Internet Protocols and Applications
• Privacy and Security
• Sensor Networks and Ubiquitous Computing
• Wireless and Mobile Computing

WORKSHOPS

Workshops will be held in conjunction with the conference.  Workshop proposals should be submitted to Workshops Co-Chair David Du ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by September 15, 2009.  Notification of acceptance will be made by October 15, 2009. Please see the conference web page for details.

PAPER SUBMISSION

Form of Manuscript: All paper submissions should follow the IEEE 8.5” x 11” Two-Column Format. Each submission can have 10 pages plus up to 2 over-length pages. If the paper is accepted for publication, an over-length fee will be charged to each of the over-length pages, at $200 per page in the final camera-ready version.
 
Electronic Submission: Submissions will be handled via the conference web page.

The proceedings of the conference and the workshops will be published in CDs by the IEEE Computer Society Press.

Final manuscript submission instructions are not yet available. They will be posted shortly. The submissions deadline will be extended.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

For further information, please contact the program co-chairs, Prof. Franco Davoli at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Prof. Tarek Abdelzaher at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Sponsored by IEEE and IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing