FTCS-29
The 29th International Symposium on Fault-Tolerant Computing
Madison, Wisconsin, USA, June 15-18, 1999

Call for Papers

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract deadline:	November 6, 1998
Submission deadline:	December 4, 1998
Tutorial Submission deadline:	February 12, 1999
Notification date:	March 23, 1999

The Fault-Tolerant Computing Symposium is the major international forum in computing system dependability. The symposium scope spans system, software, and hardware issues. This year, we introduce a new category of papers, called On-going Student Research. We invite students working in the areas of fault-tolerant and dependable computing to submit preliminary results and future directions of on-going research that will continue into the next century. Selected papers will be presented at the conference, and published in a separate proceedings.

We invite you to submit papers on the traditional areas of FTCS, as well as explore new dimensions. Major topics include, but are not limited to, Fault-Tolerant Architectures, Fault Tolerance in Transaction Processing, Fault Tolerance in Distributed and Real-Time Systems, Safety-Critical Systems, Fault Tolerance in High-Speed Networking, Fault Tolerance in Multimedia Systems, Fault Tolerance in Mobile Computing, Software Fault Tolerance, Testing, Validation, Verification, Dependability Modeling and Prediction, and Dependability in VLSI.

REFEREED SUBMISSIONS

All submitted material should be written in English and typed at least 1-1/2 spaced in a font no smaller than 11-point. All accepted material will appear in the proceedings. On-going Student Research will appear in a special proceedings. Manuscripts should be submitted in the following five categories:

REGULAR PAPERS (maximum 20 pages, including figures).
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE REPORTS (5 to 10 pages). These should describe an experience or a case study, such as design and deployment of a system, field data, analysis of requirements, or customer satisfaction.
SOFTWARE and SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS (5 to 10 pages). These should describe the software or the system, its context and objective, and the planned demonstration. Optionally, authors may send an NTSC or PAL video recording of their proposed demonstration in addition to their manuscripts.
PANELS. These should include the topic(s), a description of the panel objectives (maximum 2 pages), and the names and addresses of the probable panelists. The proposed panel chair should include a 1-page biographical sketch.
ON-GOING STUDENT RESEARCH (maximum 5 pages). These should be single-authored by students, and describe preliminary results and/or future directions of on-going research that is expected to continue over the next one or two years. These papers will be reviewed by a committee led by the Student Participation Chair.
Papers published, accepted for publication, or submitted elsewhere are not eligible.

AWARDS

Since 1997, the IEEE TC on FTC together with IFIP WG 10.4 has sponsored the WILLIAM C. CARTER AWARD for an outstanding paper based on a graduate dissertation submitted to FTCS in the "Regular Paper" category. The dissertation must be in the area of dependable computing, and the paper must be either singly-authored by a student or co-authored by a student with his or her dissertation advisor or committee member(s). Both current graduate students and former graduate students no more than 2 years past completion of their dissertations are eligible. The submission must certify on the title page that these requirements have been met.

Also, TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS will be awarded by the IEEE TC on FTC to students enrolled in a degree program at the time of the Symposium. Follow the link for information on how to apply.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

ABSTRACTS: Due November 6, 1998. A one-page abstract and a list of 5 keywords, which will be used for referee assignments, should be submitted. The abstract should specify the submission category, i.e., either regular paper, practical experience report, software or system demonstration, or panel. Web submission of abstracts is strongly encouraged, but e-mail and fax submissions are acceptable. Abstracts should not be submitted for On-going Student Research papers.
FULL SUBMISSIONS: Due December 4, 1998. Eight copies must be provided. The title page must include the title of the paper, author name(s), affiliations, mailing address, phone number, fax number and e-mail, a maximum 150-word abstract, five keywords, the submission category (see above), an approximate word count, and a declaration that the material has been cleared through author affiliations. For multi-authored submissions, the contact author should be indicated. Mark the envelope "FTCS-29 submission."
ON-GOING STUDENT RESEARCH: Due ~~December 4, 1998~~. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 8, 1999. Six copies must be provided. The title page must include the title, author name, affiliation, mailing address, phone number, fax number and e-mail, and the submission category. Mark the envelope "FTCS-29 submission."

Submit all materials to:

Prof. William H. Sanders
CRHC - Coordinated Science Laboratory and
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
University of Illinois
1308 W. Main St.
Urbana, IL, 61801-2307, USA

Tel: +1 (217) 333-0345
Fax: +1 (217) 244-3359
E-mail: ftcs-29@crhc.uiuc.edu

ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES

Opportunities are available also for informal short presentations (ranging from 5 to 10 minutes) in three special categories. Submissions will not be thoroughly refereed; however, they will appear in a special proceedings if received by a deadline to be published later.

FAST ABSTRACTS AND WORK IN PROGRESS: Late breaking research. ~~Submit an abstract of up to 4 pages.~~ FOLLOW THE LINK TO THE FASTABSTRACTS PAGE FOR SUBMISSION DETAILS.
OUTRAGEOUS OPINIONS: An extempore on provocative FTC technical issues.
TOOLS: Demonstration of research tools that can be made available.

Due dates for Fast Abstracts, Work in Progress, Outrageous Opinions, and Tools will be after March 1999. Submission details will be announced on the web.

TUTORIALS: Several opportunities for Tutorials will be offered. Proposals for Tutorials should be submitted to the Tutorial Chair, Arun Somani (arun@iastate.edu), by February 12, 1999.

Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Fault-Tolerant Computing
in cooperation with IFIP WG 10.4 on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance,
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of UW-Madison,
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Iowa,
the University of Illinois, AlliedSignal Inc., the Madison Section of the IEEE,
Tandem (Compaq Computer Corp.), and International Business Machines

Send your comments and questions to ftcs-29@crhc.uiuc.edu.