Final Program 

Monday
11 December 2000		 Tuesday 
12 December 2000		 Wednesday 
13 Decemebr 2000

 

   
   
      

(Day 1) Monday, 11 December 2000
   
8:00 am

Registration
 

SCOPE Lecture Theatre (SLT)
8:40 am

Opening Address
by Professor H K Chang, President & University Professor, City University of Hong Kong
9:00 am

Keynote Speech I
 "On-line Algorithms for Management of Heterogeneous Resource in Scalable Computing Clusters"
 by Professor Amnon Barak, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
10:00 am

Coffee Break
  SET 2 Seminar Room 2 (SRM 2) Seminar Room 3 (SRM 3)
Parallel Sessions Session 1 : Cluster Computing Session 2 : Interconnection Networks & Routing Session 3 : Parallel Architecture & Parallel I/O Systems
Chairs

Jiannong Cao

Xiaohua Jia

Edwin Sha
10:15 am

Efficient Deployment of Shared Memory Models on Clusters of PCs Using the SmiLEing HAMSTER Approach
M Schulz

 Tripwire: A Synchronization Primitive for Virtual Memory Mapped Communication
D Riddoch, S Pope, D Roberts, G Mapp, D Clark, D Ingram, K Mansley & A Hopper		 Cache Performance of Scheduled Dataflow Architecture
J Arul, K M Kavi  & S Hanief
10:40 am Parallel Programming with Distributed Object Groups - The TACO Approach
J Nolte, M Sato & Y Ishikawa		 Simulation of Self-similar Traffic and a TCP Traffic Simulator
M Li, W Jia & W Zhao		 An Integration of Pipelined System and Distributed System for Real-Time Classification of Remotely Sensed Images
J You, D Zhang & J Cao
11:05 am A Study of I/O Performance for Cluster Systems*
W Li, Z Liu & X Qiao		 On the Rearrangeability of Shuffle-Exchange Networks
N Ngo & D Z Du		 Parallel Algorithm for Computing Shape's Moments on Arrays with Reconfigurable Optical Buses
C H Wu, S J Horng & Y R Wang
11:25 am A Reduced Communication Protocol for Network of Workstations*
W Zheng, X Qu & J Shen
11:30 am   Predictability of Message Transfer in CSMA-Networks*
J Kaiser, M A Livani & W Jia		 A Parallel Prefetching Architecture*
S Manoharan & S M Kim
11:50 am   Optimal Core Selection for Multicast Tree Routing in Hypercube Networks*
Y He, W Jia & P O Au		 Effectively Exploiting a Parallel Algorithm for Virtual Reality Sense Generation*
R Pose
12:30 pm

Lunch Break
City Chinese Restaurant, 8/F Amenities Building, City University of Hong Kong (Lifts 19 & 20)
  SET 2 Seminar Room 2 (SRM 2) Seminar Room 3 (SRM 3)
Parallel Sessions Session 4 : Parallel and Distributed Databases Session 5 : Parallel Algorithms I Session 6 : Tools and Enviornments for Parallel and Distributed Software Development
Chairs Ding Zhu Du Jianer Chen David Abramson
2:00 pm Three Dimensional Grid Structure for Efficient Access of Replicated Data
M M Deris, A Mamat, P C Seng & H Ibrahim		 Parallel Processing to Accelerate Convergence of Relaxation Solutions of Integral-Differential-Algebraic Equations
Z L Huang, R M M Chen & Y L Jiang 		A Fully Decentralized and Oblivious Multi-Node Broadcast Algorithm in Hypercubes
S Fujita & M Yamashita
2:25 pm The Design of a Mobile Decision Support System
Y Wu, Y Tian & W Zhou		 Parallel Algorithms for Vector Median Filtering
C H Wu, S J Horng, Y R Wang & L G Jeng		 Compiler Driven Initialization & Execution of Parallel Applications on Clusters
C McAvaney & A Goscinski
2:50 pm Efficient Parallel Processing Methods for Road Map Queries 
S June		 Parallelizing Synchronous Data-Flow Graphs via Retiming
T  O'Neil, E H M Sha & S Tongsima		 Request Assignment Using Prediction for Distributed Web Servers
W Zhu & S Balasubramaniam
3:15 pm Coffee Break
3:30 pm  Concurrency Control  for Systems with Data Broadcast
M W Au, E Chan & K Y Lam		 Time-Minimal  Processor-Time-Minimal Loop Tiling
J L Xue
 Modelling and Simulation of Reactive Systems*
C Chen & W Zhou
3:50 pm A Software Development Methodology to Support Distributed Computing Clusters*
K Bhoopathy
3:55 pm Clustering Data for Large Transaction Database*
N Chen, A Chen, L X Zhou & L Liu		 Mesh Simplification in Parallel*
F Dehne, C Langis & G Roth		  
6:00 pm Reception
City Top, 9/F Amenities Building, City University of Hong Kong (Lifts 19 & 20)

 

(Day 2) Tuesday, 12 December 2000
 

SCOPE Lecture Theatre (SLT)
9:00 am Keynote Speech II
 "Parallel Processing and Stochastic Search: An Application in Nonlinear Constrained Optimization" by Professor Benjamin Wah, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
10:00 am

Coffee Break
  SET 2 Seminar Room 2 (SRM 2) Seminar Room 3 (SRM 3)
Parallel Sessions Session 7 : Parallel Algorithms II Session 8 : Parallel Processing on Web-Based Systems and Applications Session 9 : Poster Session
Chairs Neil Dunstan Weiping Zhu  
10:15 am Amaterous: A Parallel Wire Router without Detailed/Global Feedback
K Tanaka, K Ohno & H Nakashima		 Gucha: Internet-based Parallel Computing Using Java 
L F Lau, A L Ananda, G Tan & W F Wong

Evaluating Effect of Optimization Level on Value Predictability
K Sugitani, A Hamano, T Sato & I Arita

A New Parallel Algorithm of Image Mosaic
X An, X Wang, Z Du & S Song

Feedback Driven Online Scheduling of Processes with Imprecise Computation
Y Wang & Y Zhang

The Optimal Maximal Prefix Encoding Schemes
D Long & W Jia

ChaRM: A Checkpoint-based Rollback Recovery and Process Migration System for Cluster of Workstations
D Wang, X Deng & W Zheng

The Design and Implementation of a Distributed Knowledge Based System: DKBS-1
H Zhang & M Lan

Efficient Intelligent Search System for Web Information Mining (EIS)
S Luo

A Polynomial Algorithm for Cyclic Edge Connectivity of Cubic Graphs
D Lou, L Teng & X Wu

The Parallel Genetic Algorithm Embedded with Downhill
M Ding, Z Du, S Li & Q Ma
10:40 am 2D Processor Array Structures for Convolution
N Dunstan & S Hodgson		 JDM: Building Distributed Synchronization Support into JAVA
J Cao, N K C Cheung & A Chan
11:05 am QoS Routing Algorithms for Anycast Services 
J  Wang, J Chen, S Chen, W  Wang & W Jia		 SuperBoundary Exchange: A Technique for Reducing Communication in Distributed Implementations of Interactive Computations
H Kuang, L Bic & M B Dillencourt
11:30 am Parallel Implementation of Dynamic Equations for Solving Eigenvalue Problem of Complex Matrices*
Z L Huang, Y L Jiang, R M M Chen & X L Lin		 Concurrent Fair Queuing: Fair Service for Virtual Web Sites*
J F Barnes
11:50 am Parallel Biometrics Computing in A Distributed Environment with Applications to Personal Identification for Network Security*
J You, J Cao & D Zhang		 The Design and Implementation of a Model for Database Publishing on the WWW*
W Zhou & H Zhang
     
     
     
     
12:30 pm Lunch Break
City Top, 9/F Amenities Building, City University of Hong Kong (Lifts 19 & 20)
  SET 2 Seminar Room 2 (SRM 2)
Parallel Sessions

Session 10 : Distributed & Parallel Operating Systems and Middleware

Session 11 : High-performance Scientific Computing

Chairs

 Joerg Kaiser Brian d'Auriol
2:00 pm UMM: Unified Meta-Object Model for Open Distributed Systems
R R Raje		 Nimrod/O: A Tool for Automatic Design Optimization Using Parallel and Distributed Systems
D Abramson, A Lewis & T Peachey
2:25 pm A Framework for Distributed Virtual Sculpting
F W B Li, R W H Lau & F Ng		 A New Computation Efficient Adaptive Algorithm for Parallel-Cascade Truncated Volterra System
S K Phooi, Z Man, C W Yip & H R Wu
2:50 pm An Intelligent Flight Data Recorder and Real-Time Monitoring System
M Aborizka & K M Kavi 		Efficient and Scalable Parallelization of Time-Dependent Maxwell Equations Solver Using High Performance Fortran
Y Pan & J J S Shang 
3:15 pm Coffee Break
3:30 pm Prefetching and Caching Metadata in a Distributed NFS Server*
W Liu, X Ou, W Zheng, M Wu & M Shen		 A  Concurrent Algorithm for Adaptive Filtering in Parallel Signal Processing*
S K Phooi, Z Man, C W Yip & H R Wu
3:50 pm   A Parallel Image Matching Algorithm Based on Entropy Feature Vector*
K Dong, M Hu & B Fang
4:30 pm Harbour Tour
Pick Up Point : University Circle, City University of Hong Kong
Boarding Point : Kowloon Public Pier, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon (at about 5:00 pm)
7:30 pm Conference Banquet
Jade Garden Chinese Restaurant, 4/F Star House, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon

 

(Day 3) Wednesday, 13 December 2000
 

SCOPE Lecture Theatre (SLT)
9:00 am Keynote Speech III
 "Making Internet, A Parallel Processing Machine, Faster, Cheaper, and Better" by Professor Wei Zhao, Texas A&M University, USA
10:00 am

Coffee Break
  SET 2 Seminar Room 2 (SRM 2) Seminar Room 3 (SRM 3)
Parallel Sessions Session 12 : Parallel and Distributed Processing Session 13 : Fault-tolerant Computing Session 14 : Special Session
Chairs Jie Wu K O Chow Omer F Rana
10:15 am Optimal Placement of Wavelength Converters in WDM Networks for Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems
X Jia, D Z Du, H D Hu, H J Huang & D Y Li		 Routing in Hypercube Networks with a Constant Fraction of Faulty Nodes
J Chen, G Wang & S Chen		 Parallel and Distributed Knowledge Discovery on the GRID: A Reference Architecture
M Cannataro & D Talia
10:40 am On the Impact of Control Protocols for Optical Networks on Execution Time in a Parallel Architecture*
J A Martini, M A Cavenaghi & A G Neto		 A Reliable Asynchronous RPC Architecture for Wireless Networks*
M K Lee & X Jia

LOIS: The "Lights Out" Integrity Sub-system for Assisting Data Quality Administrators*
N J Caine
11:00 am D & C Method for Solving Large Problems in Fixed Size Processor Array*
X Yin, L Chen & L Xie		 Fault-Tolerant Multicast Wormhole Routing in 2D Meshes*
J Zhou & F C M Lau		 A  Grid Density-Based Clustering Algorithm for Large Databases
N Chen, A Chen & L Zhou
11:20 am

 

 Queuing Models of Parallel Systems with Simultaneous Resource Possession*
H Jonkers & V F Nicola		 Separability of Symmetric Degree-Four Chordal Ring Networks*
R Browne
11:25 am     Preliminary Development of a Genetically Enhanced High Performance KDD System for a Biologically Inspired Application
R L Walker
11:40 am Parallel Performance Research of the Shortest Path Problem Based-on PC Clusters*
C Sui, G Tan & J Niu		 Reliable Unicasting in Faulty Hypercube Multicomputers Using Local Safety Information
D Xiang & J Wu
12:00 pm Communication in the LARPBS (Optical Bus) Model: A Case Study*
B J d'Auriol		  

 
12:20 pm Structuring Distributed Computation and Visualization Using-Facet Trees*
A H Davis, J Lu & C Sun		    
12:45 pm Lunch Break
City Chinese Restaurant, 8/F Amenities Building, City University of Hong Kong (Lifts 19 & 20)

  End of Conference

*Short Paper
Note : The presentation time slot for a long paper is 25 minutes; for a short paper is 20 minutes.
Venue : SCOPE Lecture Theatre, SET 2, Seminar Room 2 & Seminar Room 3
              Academic Exchange Building, City University of Hong Kong, 81 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong       
Updated on 28 November, 2000

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