Welcome

Welcome to the Web Site for the 18th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems to be held at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA from 12-14 September 2005.

Papers are solicited in all areas of Parallel and Distributed Sytems, including, but not limited to the following areas:

1. Parallel Architectures and Systems

- Multithreaded Architectures
- Interconnection Networks
- Application-Specific Parallel Architectures
- Architectural Support for Fine-Grain Parallelism
- Architectures for Distributed and Enterprise Systems
- Reconfigurable Computing
- Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing
- Network Processors and Sensor Networks
- Peer-to-Peer Networks
- Cluster and Grid Computing

2. Parallel and Distributed Algorithms

- Partitioning, Mapping, and Scheduling
- Routing, Communication, and Synchronization Techniques
- Load Balancing and Load Sharing
- Fault Tolerance and Replication Designs
- Security, Naming, and Authentication
- Resource Allocation and Management
- Distributed Query Processing and Information Retrieval
- Reliable Distributed Computing
- Network Management Algorithms & Computer Networks Protocols
- Real-Time & Embedded Distributed Algorithms & Systems

3. Parallel and Distributed Systems Software

- Languages, Compilers, and Operating Systems
- Libraries and Programming Environments
- Message Passing and Distributed Shared Memory Paradigms
- Software Development, Services, Support, Tools
- Middleware for Parallel and Distributed Computing
- Benchmarking and Measurements
- Embedded Systems
- Component- and Agent-Based Systems
- Data Warehousing and Mining
- Cooperative Information Systems

4. Parallel and Distributed Applications

- Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
- Scientific Computing
- Distributed Multimedia Systems and Internet Applications
- Grid and Internet Appliances
- Personal Communication Networks and Systems
- Broadband ISDN and ATM Systems
- P & D Systems Integration
- P & D Industrial and Manufacturing Application
- Heterogeneity and Interoperability
- Neural and Fuzzy Computing and Applications
- Collaboration Enterprises and Environments