[e2e] ANCS CFP

[Ning Weng]

CALL FOR PAPERS

             The 7th ACM/IEEE Symposium on Architectures
              for Networking and Communications Systems

                              ANCS 2011
                       http://www.ancsconf.org

                         October 3-4, 2011
                    Polytechnic Institute of NYU
                      Brooklyn, New York, USA

Sponsored by (pending):
ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Architecture (SIGARCH) ACM Special
Interest Group on Communications (SIGCOMM) IEEE Computer Society Tech.
Committee on Computer Architecture (TCCA)


IMPORTANT DATES:

Paper registration and abstract:        May 9, 2011
Submission deadline:                    May 16, 2011
Author notification:                    July 29, 2011


CONFERENCE OVERVIEW:

ANCS is a systems-oriented research conference, presenting original work
that explores the relationship between the architecture of modern computer
networks and the architecture of the individual hardware and software
elements from which these networks are built. This year's conference will
emphasize in its paper selection research on computer and network systems
that provide the foundations of emerging network technologies and the future
Internet.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

*  System design for future network architectures
*  Network architectures enabled by converged platforms
*  Virtualized infrastructure architectures, rationale, and devices
*  Converged router, server, and storage platforms
*  Content-centric architectures, platforms, and mechanisms
*  Scalable programming and application frameworks
*  High-performance / high-function packet processing platforms
*  Power- and size-optimized computer and communications platforms
*  High-speed networking mechanisms and algorithms
*  Network security architectures and security anchor/enhancement
   devices
*  Single-chip platform integration
*  Network measurement techniques, architectures, and devices
*  Techniques and systems for large-scale data analysis
*  Host-network interface issues
*  Architectures for data centers and cloud computing
*  Router and switch architectures
*  Network on chip
*  Software radios
*  Wireless-networking hardware and related software


SUBMISSION PROCEDURES:

Papers must be registered, with a title and abstract, no later than May 9,
2011 at 11:59PM EST (US). The deadline for submissions of full papers is May
16, 2011 at 11:59PM EST (US). There will be no extensions of this deadline.

Please see the conference web site for detailed submission guidelines
<http://www.ancsconf.org/>

Notification of Acceptance: July 29, 2011

The Program Committee may choose to accept certain papers conditionally,
based on a shepherding process.


SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

ANCS 2011 will use single-blind reviewing, so submitted papers should
include the authors' names.

Submit papers using a 10pt font on 12pt leading formatted for printing on
Letter-sized (8.5" by 11") paper. Paper text blocks must follow ACM
guidelines: double-column, with each column 9.25" by 3.33", 0.33" space
between columns. Each column must contain no more than 55 lines of text.
Latex and Word templates, and additional submission requirements, are
available via <http://www.ancsconf.org/>. ANCS submissions must be no longer
than 12 pages. The PC may choose to reject any paper that violates these
format requirements, and no deadline extensions will be allowed for
re-formatting.

We encourage submissions containing original ideas that are relevant to the
scope of ANCS. Like other conferences, ANCS requires that papers not be
submitted simultaneously to any other conferences or publications; that
submissions not be previously published in peer-reviewed conferences or
journals; Papers describing work that was previously published in a peer-
reviewed workshop are allowed, if the authors clearly describe what
significant new content has been included.

All submissions will be treated as confidential prior to publication on the
ANCS 2011 Web site; rejected submissions will be permanently treated as
confidential.


BEST PAPER AWARD AND FAST-TRACK TO TRANSACTIONS ON NETWORKING

ANCS 2011 will feature a best paper award, which will be announced at the
conference. Some of the accepted papers will be fast-tracked as submissions
to the ACM/IEEE Transactions on Networking.


POSTER SESSION:

ANCS 2011 will include a poster session. Submission deadlines and guidelines
will be announced at a later date on the conference web site
<http://www.ancsconf.org/>.


GENERAL CHAIR:
  H. Jonathan Chao, Polytechnic Institute of NYU

PROGRAM CHAIRS:
  Jose Duato, Polytechnic University of Valencia
  Tilman Wolf, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

FINANCE CHAIR:
  N. Sertac Artan, Polytechnic Institute of NYU

PUBLICITY CHAIR:
  Maria Engracia Gomez, Polytechnic University of Valencia
  Bin Liu, Tsinghua University
  Ning Weng, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

CONTACT INFORMATION:
For questions, please contact the ANCS 2011 program chairs.

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Ning Weng, Assistant Professor
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Office: Engineering E-119
Phone: (618) 453-7645
Fax: (618) 453-7972
Email: nweng at siu.edu
WWW: http://www.engr.siu.edu/~weng
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