DCCA-6 Call for Papers
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Sixth IFIP International Working Conference on
Dependable Computing for Critical Applications
Can We Rely on Computers?
March 5-7, 1997
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
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Organized by
IFIP Working Group 10.4 on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance
In cooperation with
IFIP Technical Committee 11 on Security and Protection in Information
Processing Systems
IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Fault-Tolerant Computing
EWICS Technical Committee 7 on Systems Reliability, Safety and Security
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Computer systems are used to perform many critical tasks, including guiding
aircraft, scheduling railroads, assisting in surgery, controlling nuclear
reactors, performing financial transactions, military command and control,
and a host of other applications. Properties that such a system must have can
include availability, reliability, safety, and security. Although the study
of these properties evolved as separate disciplines, they have in common the
fact that a user must have a high degree of confidence in the service that the
system delivers. The notion of dependability captures these concerns within
a single conceptual framework, making it possible to approach the different
requirements of a critical system in a unified way.
The sixth IFIP Working Conference on Dependable Computing for Critical
Applications aims at bringing together researchers and developers from
academia, industry, and government who are advancing the state-of-the-art
in dependable computing. Papers are sought in all areas of dependable
computing, including but not limited to models, methods, algorithms, tools
and practical experience with specifying, designing, implementing, assessing,
validating, operating, and maintaining dependable computing systems. Papers
that deal with man-machine interface issues (as they relate to dependability)
are specifically encouraged. Of particular but not exclusive interest will be
presentations that address combinations of dependability attributes, e.g.,
safety and security, through studies of either a theoretical or an
applied nature.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen lies at the foot of Germany's highest mountain, the
Zugspitze. The Olympic town is a winter sports capital and favored destination
for excursions and trips in Upper Bavaria.
Submitting a Paper: Six copies (in English) of original work, neither
submitted nor accepted for publication elsewhere, should be submitted by
September 3, 1996, to the Program co-Chair:
Prof. William H. Sanders
University of Illinois Tel: 217 333 0345
CRHC - Coordinated Science Lab Fax: 217 244 3359
1308 West Main Street E-mail: whs@crhc.uiuc.edu
Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
Papers should be limited to 6000 words, full-page figures being counted as
300 words. Each paper should include a short abstract and a list of
keywords indicating subject classification. Papers will be refereed, and
the final choice will be made by the Program Committee. Notification of
acceptance will be sent by December 1, 1996, and camera-ready copy will be
due on January 3, 1997.
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* Important Dates: *
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* Submission deadline: 3 September 1996 *
* Acceptance notification: 1 December 1996 *
* Camera-ready copy due: 3 January 1997 *
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General Chair
Mario Dal Cin
University of Erlangen, Germany
Program co-Chairs
Cathy Meadows
Naval Research Laboratory, USA
William H. Sanders
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Organization Chair
W. Hohl
University of Erlangen, Germany
Program Committee
Jacob A. Abraham, U. of Texas at Austin, USA
Algirdas A. Avizienis, UCLA, USA
Pietro Carlo Cacciabue, EU Joint Research Ctr., Italy
Alain Costes, LAAS-CNRS, France
Flaviu Cristian, UCSD, USA
Joanne Bechta Dugan, U. of Virgnia, USA
Klaus Echtle, U. of Essen, Germany
Bernhard Eschermann, ABB, Switzerland
W. Kent Fuchs, U. of Illinois, USA
Virgil D. Gligor, U. of Maryland, USA
Li Gong, SRI International, USA
Dick Hamlet, Portland State U., USA
Erik Hollnagel, OECD Halden Reactor Proj., Norway
Ravi Iyer, U. of Illinois, USA
Karama Kanoun, LAAS-CNRS, France
Carl E. Landwehr, Naval Res. Lab., USA
Jean-Claude Laprie, LAAS-CNRS, France
Bev Littlewood, City U. London, Great Britain
Teresa Lunt, DARPA, USA
Henrique Madeira, U. of Coimbra, Portugal
John McLean, Naval Res. Lab., USA
John F. Meyer, U. of Michigan, USA
Michele Morganti, ITALTEL, Italy
Brian Randell, U. of Newcastle, Great Britain
John Rushby, SRI International, USA
Rick Schlichting, U. of Arizona, USA
Ernst Schmitter, Siemens AG, Germany
Yoshi Tohma, Tokyo Denki U., Japan
Kishor S. Trivedi, Duke U. USA
Y.C. Bob Yeh, Boeing, USA
Ex Officio
Hermann Kopetz, TU Vienna, Austria
IFIP WG 10.4 Chair