C A L L    F O R     P A P E R S


     International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing
               Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'95)

                      November 3-4, 1995
                        Georgia, USA


SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

        o   Parallel/Distributed architectures:
            MIMD, SPMD, SIMD, Systolic, vector/pipeline (supercomputers),
            shared memory, distributed memory, general- and
            special-purpose architectures, ...

        o   Building block processors:
            Applications of processors that can be used as basic building
            blocks for multicomputer systems (such as transputers).

        o   Interconnection networks:
            Scalable networks, Reconfigurable networks, ...

        o   Reliability and fault-tolerance:
            Software and hardware fault-tolerance (system- and
            application-level), fault diagnosis, fault-tolerance
            measurement.
        
        o   Parallel/Distributed algorithms:
            Algorithms exploiting MIMD, SPMD, SIMD, Systolic,
            vector/pipeline, shared memory, distributed memory, ...

        o   Parallel/Distributed applications:
            Numerical computations/methods, neural networks and fuzzy
            logic, medical, remote sensing, GIS, computer vision,
            computer graphics and virtual reality, parallel/distributed
            databases, ...

        o   Mobile computation and communication.

        o   Heterogeneous and multimedia systems.

        o   Software tools and environments for parallel computers:
            Operating systems, compilers, languages, debuggers, ...

        o   High-performance computing in Computational Science:
            Intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research programs
            and applications.

        o   Other aspects and applications relating to high-performance
            computations.



SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:

        Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of their
        draft paper (maximum 5 pages) to the conference chair by the due
        date.  Email and fax submissions are also acceptable.  The length
        of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to
        12 pages.  Papers must not have been previously published or
        currently submitted for publication elsewhere.

        The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the
        paper, name, affiliation, postal address, email address,
        telephone number, and fax number for each author.  The first
        page should also include the name of the author who will be
        presenting the paper (if accepted) and a maximum of 5 keywords.


EVALUATION PROCESS:

        Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance,
        clarity, and soundness.  Each paper will be refereed by two or
        more researchers in the topical area.  The Camera-Ready papers
        will be reviewed by one person.


PUBLICATION:

        The conference proceedings will be published by I.O.S. Press
        (with distributors in Netherlands, UK, Ireland, USA, Canada,
        and Japan.) Papers that report significant results will be
        considered for publication in relevant journals and/or a book
        (pending).


ORGANIZER/SPONSORS:

        Georgia Center for Continuing Education (The University of
        Georgia) will be organizing the conference.  The conference
        is sponsored by Computer Science Research, Education, and
        Applications Technology (CSREA).  It is anticipated that the
        conference will be co-sponsored by developers of
        high-performance machines and systems (pending).


IMPORTANT DATES:

        June 12, 1995:      Draft papers (5-page max.) due
        July 07, 1995:      Notification of acceptance
        August 08, 1995:    Camera-Ready papers due

        (50% of the Registration Fee must accompany the Camera-Ready
        paper to cover the publication and conference costs.  This
        will be deducted from the registration fee when the
        presenting author registers.  Reduced registration fees will
        be available to full time students.)


LOCATION OF CONFERENCE:

        On the campus of The University of Georgia in Athens,
        Georgia.  The University is the state's oldest, most
        comprehensive and most diversified educational institution.
        The campus covers more than 43,000 square acres.  Athens is
        located about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta.  Shuttle
        services are available from Hartsfield International
        Airport.  In addition, commuter flights are available to
        Athens from some cities.  Athens will host the 1996
        Olympic soccer games.  The town is close to a number of
        vacational attractions.


CONFERENCE CHAIR:

        Hamid R. Arabnia
        (PDPTA'95 Chair)
        415 Graduate Studies Research Center
        Department of Computer Science
        The University of Georgia
        Athens, Georgia 30602, U.S.A.

        Tel: (706) 542-3480
        Fax: (706) 542-2966
        email: hra@cs.uga.edu