PART'96 -- CALL FOR PAPERS and EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Third Australasian Conference on Parallel and Real-Time Systems
(PART'96) will be held in Brisbane, Queensland from 30th September to
1st October 1996.

THEME:

The primary aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers from
the Australasian region who are actively involved in research on
parallel or real-time systems, and provide opportunity for creative
discussions amongst researchers.

SCOPE:

The conference will include, but will not be limited to, the following
topics:

   * Parallel architectures and algorithms
   * Parallel programming
   * Performance analysis and modelling
   * Parallel applications 
   * Parallel databases
   * Distributed operating systems
   * Fault-tolerant computing
   * Parallel I/O Systems
   * VLSI systems
   * Network-based concurrent computing
   * Real-time languages and tools
   * Real-time aspects of distributed systems
   * Real-time scheduling
   * AI and neural networks in real-time control
   * Message Passing Systems 

PAPER SUBMISSIONS:

Authors should submit an extended abstract not exceeding four pages to
the Program Chair. The authors' names, affiliation, email address and
telephone and fax numbers should be on the front page. Authors are
encouraged to submit the abstracts electronically in Postscript form
only.  Abstracts will be reviewed and authors will be advised as per
the dates given below.  Accepted papers must be presented at the
conference with the presenting author registering as a delegate in
order for the papers to be included in the proceedings.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: May 10, 1996

Author Notification: June 21, 1996

Camera-ready copies: August 9, 1996 

SPECIAL SESSIONS:

Proposals for special sessions are solicited, and should be submitted
to the Program Chair.

STUDENT SESSION:

A special Student Session will be held. Students should submit a
four-page extended abstract to the Program Chair. All authors should be
full-time students and the studentship must by certified by the
university. There will be a "Best Student Paper" award.

Program Chair:

   Professor Paul Pritchard
   School of Computing and Information Technology
   Griffith University
   Queensland, 4111
   AUSTRALIA
   Phone: +61 7 3875 5010
   Fax: +61 7 3875 5051
   Email: part96@cit.gu.edu.au

For more information about the Conference send email to
part96-info@cit.gu.edu.au. Information about the Conference and venue
is available at the WWW server http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/part96

ORGANISED BY

	Griffith University

General Chair

	David Abramson, Griffith University

Program Committee

	David Abramson, Griffith University
	Mohammed Atiquzzaman, Monash University
	Hossam ElGindy, University of Newcastle
	Kevin Forward, University of Melbourne
	Andrzej Goscinski, Deakin University
	Chris Johnson, Australian National University
	J. Mohan Kumar, Curtin University of Technology
	Swamy Kutti, Deakin University
	Clement Leung, Victoria University of Technology
	Piyush Maheshwari, University of New South Wales
	George Mohay, Queensland Institute of Technology
	Lakshmi.Narasimhan, Defence Science and Technology Organisation
	Lalit M. Patnaik, Indian Institute of Science
	Paul Pritchard, Griffith University (Chair)
	Tobias Ruighaver, University of Melbourne
	Nalin Sharda, Victoria University of Technology
	Hong Shen, Griffith University
	Francis Suraweera, Griffith University
	Antonios Symvonis, University of Sydney
	Clemens Szyperski, Queensland University of Technology
	Jay Yantchev, University of Adelaide
	Kang Zhang, Macquarie University
	Sotirios Ziavras, New Jersey Institute of Technology
	Albert Zomaya, University of Western Australia

Steering Committee

	David Abramson, Griffith University
	Les Berry, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
	Clement Leung,Victoria University of Technology
	Mohan Kumar, Curtin University of Technology
	Swamy Kutti, Deakin University
	George Mohay, Queensland University of Technology
	Lalit Patnaik, Indian Institute of Science
	Hema Sharda, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
	Nalin Sharda, Victoria University of Technology (Chair)

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Please send mail to part96-interest@cit.gu.edu.au. registering
interest in the conference.