The symposium invites papers on all aspects of parallel and distributed computing and networking, and their applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Track1: Algorithms and Applications

• Randomized Algorithms and Probabilistic Methods

• Scientific Computing and Numeric Algorithms

• Approximation and Optimization Algorithms

• Image Processing and Computer Graphics

• Dependable Computing and Reliability

• Data Mining and Information Retrieval

• Real-time Systems and Applications

• Parallel and Distributed Algorithms

• Intelligent Systems and Computing

• Green Computing and Networking

• Stochastic Modeling and Analysis

• Software and System Verification

• Wired and Wireless Networking

• Performance Evaluation

• Multicore and Multithreaded Computing

• Scheduling and Load Balancing

• Theoretical Foundations for Big Data

Track 2:Architecture and Computer System

• Processor Architectures

• Instruction, Thread, and Data-level Parallelism

• Multi/Many-core Architectures

• Power Efficient Architectures

• Accelerators

• Reconfigurable Architectures

• CUDA/GPGPU

• Network-on-chip

• Emerging Devices and Their Effect

• Embedded Systems

• Dependable Systems

• Parallel/High-performance Systems

• Application Specific Systems

• Storage Systems

• Architectures/Systems for Emerging Applications

• Edge Computing

• Near Data Processing

• Machine Learning Acceleration

• Software/Hardware Co-Design

Track 3: Networking and Grid

• Interconnection networks

• Ubiquitous computing systems

• Grid computing systems

• Resource allocation and management

• Cloud computing

• P2P networks

• Content delivery networks

• Wireless networks and mobile computing

• Ad-hoc and sensor networks

• Optical networks

• Access control and authorization

• Security protocols

• Cognitive Computing and Networking

• Opportunist Spectrum Allocation and Sensing

• QoS and Multimedia Computing

• Green Communications and Networking

• Vehicle Communications

• Network Architecture

• Network Algorithms and Performance Evaluation

• Network Software

• Future Internet and Internet of Things

• Self-Organizing Networks

Track 4: Software and Middleware

• Software System Architecture

• Web Services and SOA

• REST

• Internet/Distributed Computing

• Information Fusion

• Middleware Architecture

• Internet Middleware

• Access Control Technologies

• Information Filtering and Recommendation

• Component based Technologies

• Agent Technologies

• BYOD Technologies

• System Software

• Programming Language Processors

• Runtime Environment

• Operating Systems

• VM Technologies

• Software Tools

• Distributed Data and Knowledge based Systems

• Geographic Information Systems

• Simulation and Visualization

• Machine Learning

Track 5: Information and Communication Security

• Authentication

• Block and Stream Ciphers

• Biometrics

• Cryptanalysis

• Cryptographic Protocols

• Digital Signatures

• Efficient Implementations

• Hash Functions

• Network Security

• Privacy Enhancement

• Public Key Cryptosystems

• System Security