With rapid advances in large-scale networked computing systems and Internet services, better analytical (e.g., queueing system, stochastic and other mathematical models) or data-driven models (e.g., data mining or machine learning models) for analyzing and evaluating the performance (not only in terms of speed and resource utilization but also availability and resilience) of such systems and services -- both at the individual component levels and the system as a whole – are needed. Advanced optimization and control strategies are also called for to improve the overall system performance and tame the scale and complexity of networked systems and Internet applications. Game-theoretical models for understanding the interactions of many co-existing and inter-dependent systems in a competitive and yet cooperative environment are also crucial. We solicit submissions including theoretical models and analysis as well as (empirical) data-driven analysis providing insights into the performance evaluation, optimization and control issues of real-world networked systems and Internet services.
List of Topics
- Computer and communication networks, protocols and algorithms
- Wireless, mobile, ad-hoc and sensor networks, IoT applications
- Virtualization, data centers, distributed and cloud computing
- Mobile and personal computing systems
- Energy-efficient computing systems
- Real-time and fault-tolerant systems
- Social networks, multimedia systems, service-oriented architectures and Web services
- Smart power grids and other cyber-physical systems
- Emerging technologies
- Analytical modeling techniques and model validation
- Workload characterization and benchmarking
- Performance, scalability, power and reliability analysis
- Sustainability analysis and power management
- System measurement, performance monitoring and forecasting
- Anomaly detection, problem diagnosis and trouble-shooting
- Capacity planning, resource allocation, run time management and scheduling
- Quality of service, total cost of ownership and pricing
Area Chairs
Nicolas Gast (INRIA, France)
Zhi-Li Zhang (U. Minnesota, USA)
TPC Members
Sara Alouf, INRIA, France
Urtzi Ayesta, LAAS-CNRS, France
Sem Borst, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Peter Buchholz, University of Dortmund, Germany
Carla Chiasserini, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Hans Daduna, University of Hamburg, Germany
György Dán, KTH, Sweden
Markus Fidler, University of Hannover, Germany
Christine Fricker, INRIA, France
Ayalvadi Ganesh, University of Bristol, UK
Richard Gibbens, University of Cambridge, UK
Nidhi Hegde, Nokia Bell-Labs, France
Benny Van Houdt, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Bo Jiang, UMASS Amherst, USA
Yuming Jiang, NTNU, Norway
William Knottenbelt, Imperial College, UK
Emilio Leonardi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Yanhua Li, WPI, USA
Yong Li, Tsinghua University, China
Wenzhong Li, Nanjing University, China
Xianggyang Li, Chinese University of Science and Technology, UK
Jorg Liebeherr, University of Toronto, Canada
Yong Liu, NYU-Poly, USA
Richard Ma, Singapore National University, Singapore
Eytan Modiano, MIT, USA
Jens Schmitt, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Seva Shneer, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Florian Simatos, ISAE, France
Mark Squillante, IBM Research, USA
My Thai, University of Florida, USA
Miklos Telek, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary
Hanghang Tong, Arizona State University, USA
Peter van de Ven, CWI, The Netherlands
Sabine Wittevrongel, Ghent University, Belgium
Katinka Wolter, FU Berlin, Germany
Weijie Wu, Huawei Network Theory Lab, Hong Kong
Li Zhang, IBM Research, USA
