================================================================== ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers 2020 (CF'20) May 11 - 13th, 2020, Catania, Sicily, Italy CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline: January 28th, 2020 http://www.computingfrontiers.org/ ================================================================== The next ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers will be held May 11th - 13th in Sicily, Italy, in the town of Catania. Computing Frontiers is an eclectic, interdisciplinary, collaborative community of researchers who investigate emerging technologies in the broad field of computing: our common goal is to drive the scientific breakthroughs that transform society. CF's broad scope is driven by recent technological advances in wide-ranging fields impacting computing, such as memory hardware and systems, network and systems architecture, cloud computing, novel device physics and materials, power efficiency, new application domains of machine and deep learning and big data analytics, and systems portability and wearability. The boundaries between the state-of-the-art and revolutionary innovation constitute the advancing frontiers of science, engineering, and information technology — and are the CF community focus. CF provides a venue to share, discuss, and advance broad, forward-thinking, early research on the future of computing and welcomes work on a wide spectrum of computer systems, from embedded and hand-held/wearable devices to supercomputers and datacenters. IMPORTANT DATES =============== Paper Submission deadline: January 28th, 2020 Notification: March 15th, 2020 Final Papers Due: April 5th, 2020 Conference Dates: May 11-13th, 2020 TOPICS OF INTEREST ================== We seek original research contributions at the frontiers of a wide range of topics, including novel computational models and algorithms, new application paradigms, computer architecture (from embedded to HPC systems), computing hardware, memory technologies, networks, storage solutions, compilers, and environments. * Innovative Computing Approaches, Architectures, Accelerators, Algorithms, and Models - Approximate, analog, inexact, probabilistic computing - Quantum computing - Neuromorphic, biologically-inspired computing, and optical computing - Dataflow architectures, near-data, and in-memory processing * Technological Scaling Limits and Beyond - Limits: Defect- and variability-tolerant designs, graphene and other novel materials, nanoscale design, dark silicon - Extending past Moore’s law: 3D-stacking, many-core architectures and accelerators, distributed computing on mobile devices and their challenges * Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Big Data Analytics - Novel architecture and systems across computing systems (IoT to datacenter) - High performance data analytics - Exascale data management * Embedded, IoT, and Cyber-Physical Systems - Ultra-low power designs, energy scavenging - Physical security, attack detection and prevention - Reactive, real-time, scalable, reconfigurable, and self-aware systems - Sensor networks, IoT, and architectural innovation for wearable computing * Large-Scale System Design and Networking - Large-scale homogeneous/heterogeneous architectures and networking - System-balance and CPU-offloading - Power- and energy-management for clouds, datacenters, and exascale systems * System Software, Compiler Technologies, and Programming Languages - Technologies that push the limits of operating systems, virtualization, and container technologies - Large scale frameworks for distributed computing and communication - Resource and job management, scheduling and workflow systems for managing large-scale heterogeneous systems - Compiler technologies: hardware/software integrated solutions, high-level synthesis - Tools for analyzing and managing performance at large scale - Novel programming approaches * Fault Tolerance and Resilience - Solutions for ultra-large and safety-critical systems (e.g., infrastructure, airlines) - Hardware and software approaches in adverse environments such as space * Security - Methods, system support, and hardware for protecting against malicious code - Real-time implementations of security algorithms and protocols - Quantum and post-quantum cryptography * Computers and Society - Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethics and AI environmental impact - Education, health, cost/energy-efficient design, smart cities, emerging markets, and interdisciplinary applications We strongly encourage submissions in emerging fields that may not fit into traditional categories -- if in doubt, contact the PC co-chairs by email. CONFERENCE WEBSITE ================== http://www.computingfrontiers.org/ SUBMISSION ========== We encourage the submission of both full and short papers containing high-quality research describing original and unpublished work. Papers must be submitted through https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cf2020 Short papers may be position papers or may describe preliminary or highly speculative work. Full papers are a maximum of eight (8) (excluding references) and short papers a maximum of four (4) (including references) double-column pages in ACM conference format (http://www.acm.org/publications/article-templates/proceedings-template.html). Authors may buy up to two (2) extra pages for accepted full papers. Page limits include figures, tables and appendices, but exclude references for full papers. As the review process is double-blind, removal of all identifying information from paper submissions is required (i.e. cite own work in third person). Papers not conforming to the above submission policies on formatting, page limits and the removal of identifying information will be automatically rejected. No-show policy: Any accepted papers are expected to be presented at the conference and at least one full registration is required from a submission author for each accepted paper. A no-show of papers will result in exclusion from the ACM digital library proceedings. If circumstances arise such that authors are unable to present their papers at the conference, they must contact the PC co-chairs. ORGANIZATION ============ Computing Frontiers 2020 Chairs General Co-Chairs: Maurizio Palesi, University of Catania, IT Gianluca Palermo, Politecnico di Milano, IT Program Co-Chairs: Cat Graves, Hewlett Packard Labs, US Eishi Arima, ITC University of Tokyo, JP Poster/Short Paper Co-Chairs: Kun-Chih Chen, National Sun Yat-set University, Taiwan Nader Bagherzadeh, University of California, Irvine, US Artifact Evaluation Co-Chairs: Flavio Vella, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, IT Carlo Sau, University of Cagliari, IT Workshops Chairs: Francesca Palumbo, University of Sassari, IT Registration Chair: Giuseppe Ascia, University of Catania, IT Publications Co-Chairs: Josef Weidendorfer, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, DE Kristian Rietveld, Leiden University, NL Finance Chair: Siddhartha Jana, Intel, US Local Arrangements Co-Chairs: Giuseppe Mangioni, University of Catania, IT Davide Patti, University of Catania, IT Salvatore Monteleone, IEA & ETIS Lab, U-Cergy, FR Industry/Special Session Co-Chairs: Antonino Tumeo, PNNL, US Marco Aldinucci, University of Turin, IT Industrial Sponsorship Chair Amlan Ganguly, Rochester Institute of Technology, US Publicity Chairs: Salvatore Monteleone, IEA & ETIS Lab, U-Cergy, FR Anastasiia Butko, LBNL, US Kento Sato, RIKEN R-CCS, JP Web Chair: Kristian Rietveld, Leiden University, NL Simone Vuotto, University of Sassari, IT Computing Frontiers Steering Committee Michela Becchi, North Carolina State University, US John Feo, PNNL, US Hubertus Franke, New York University / IBM Research, US Paul Kelly, Imperial College London, UK Sally A. McKee, Clemson University, US Claudia Di Napoli, ICAR-CNR, IT Gianluca Palermo, Politecnico di Milano, IT Francesca Palumbo, University of Sassari, IT Kristian Rietveld, Leiden University, NL Kento Sato, RIKEN R-CCS, JP Martin Schulz, Technical University of Munich, DE Carsten Trinitis, Technical University of Munich, DE Antonino Tumeo, PNNL, US Josef Weidendorfer, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, DE FURTHER INFORMATION =================== For further information and updates, check the CF'20 website at http://www.computingfrontiers.org/