Euro-Par2014Workshops:AComprehensiveOverviewofParallelandDistributedComputing

### Euro - Par 2014 Workshops: A Comprehensive Overview of Parallel and Distributed Computing #### 1. Introduction Euro - Par is an annual international conference series dedicated to promoting and advancing all aspects of parallel and distributed computing. The 20th edition, Euro - Par 2014, was held in Porto, Portugal. This event hosted a rich set of technical workshops and tutorials, bringing together researchers and practitioners from various fields. #### 2. Conference Organization - **Steering Committee**: - **Chair**: Christian Lengauer, University of Passau, Germany - **Vice - Chair**: Luc Boug´e, ENS Rennes, France - **European Representatives**: A diverse group from institutions across Europe, including University of Pisa, Inria Bordeaux, and Imperial College. - **Honorary Members**: Ron Perrott and Karl Dieter Reinartz - **Observers**: Fernando Silva and Jesper Larsson Tr¨aff - **2014 Conference Organization**: - **Co - chairs**: Fernando Silva, Inˆes Dutra, and V´ıtor Santos Costa from the University of Porto. - **Local Organizing Committee**: Lu´ıs Lopes and Pedro Ribeiro from the University of Porto. - **Workshop Co - chairs**: Luc Boug´e and Lu´ıs Lopes #### 3. Workshops Overview In early 2014, a call for workshop proposals was issued, and 18 workshops were selected for the 2 - day program. The workshops covered a wide range of topics in parallel and distributed computing. | Workshop Name | Description | | --- | --- | | APCI&E | First Workshop on Applications of Parallel Computation in Industry and Engineering. Focused on using parallel computations for complex industrial and engineering problems. | | BigDataCloud | Third Workshop on Big Data Management in Clouds. Addressed challenges of running big data applications on clouds. | | DIHC | Second Workshop on Dependability and Interoperability in Heterogeneous Clouds. Aimed at making cloud computing more trustworthy in multi - cloud environments. | | FedICI | Second Workshop on Federative and Interoperable Cloud Infrastructures. Focused on the management of interoperable, federated IaaS cloud systems. | | HeteroPar | 12th International Workshop on Algorithms, Models and Tools for Parallel Computing on Heterogeneous Platforms. Addressed the need for new algorithms and tools for heterogeneous parallel architectures. | | HiBB | 5th Workshop on High - Performance Bioinformatics and Biomedicine. Focused on using parallel computing in bioinformatics and biomedicine. | | LSDVE | Second Workshop on Large - Scale Distributed Virtual Environments on Clouds and P2P. Concentrated on P2P/cloud collaborative applications. | | MuCoCoS | 7th International Workshop on Multi - /Many - Core Computing Systems. Addressed challenges in software development for multi - and many - core processors. | | OMHI | Third Workshop on On - chip Memory Hierarchies and Interconnects. Focused on research related to on - chip memory and interconnects. | | PADABS | Second Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Agent - Based Simulations. Aimed at improving the performance of agent - based simulations. | | PROPER | 7th Workshop on Productivity and Performance – Tools for HPC Application Development. Served as a forum for presenting scalable methods and tools for HPC. | | Resilience | 7th Workshop on Resiliency in High - Performance Computing with Clouds, Grids, and Clusters. Addressed fault tolerance and resilience in HPC systems. | | REPPAR | First International Workshop on Reproducibility in Parallel Computing. Concerned with experimental practices in parallel computing research. | | ROME | Second Workshop on Runtime and Operating Systems for the Many - Core Era. Focused on software support for many - core architectures. | | SPPEXA | Workshop on Software for Exascale Computing - Project Workshop. Targeted the challenges of programming for exascale performance. | | TASUS | First Workshop on Techniques and Applications for Sustainable Ultrascale Computing Systems. Focused on improving sustainability in ultrascale computing systems. | | UCHPC | 7th Workshop on UnConventional High - Performance Computing. Explored the use of unconventional hardware and programming models for HPC. | | VHPC | 9th Workshop on Virtualization in High - Performance Cloud Computing. Addressed challenges in virtualization for cloud computing. | #### 4. Tutorials Collocated with the workshops, two tutorials were included: - **Heterogeneous Memory Models** by Benedict R. Gaster (Qualcomm, Inc.) - **High - Performance Parallel Graph Analytics** by Keshav Pingali (UT Austin) and Manoj Kumar (IBM) #### 5. Paper Submission and Proceedings Paper submission deadlines, notification dates, and camera - ready submission deadlines were synchronized between all workshops. There were 173 paper submissions, with 100 papers accepted for publication. The proceedings were divided into two volumes: - **LNCS 8805**: APCI&E, BigDataCloud, HeteroPar, HiBB, LSDVE, PADABS, REPPAR, Resilience - **LNCS 8806**: DIHC, FedICI, MuCoCoS, OMHI, PROPER, ROME, TASUS, UCHPC, VHPC, SPPEXA #### 6. Selected Workshop Highlights - **BigDataCloud 2014**: - **Workshop Goal**: To provide a platform for discussing data management in clouds and running data - intensive workloads. - **Keynote**: Dr. Toni Cortes from Barcelona Supercomputing Center introduced the idea of self - contained objects. - **Program Chairs**: Alexandru Costan and Fr´ed´eric Desprez - **Program Committee**: Included experts from Inria, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, and other institutions. - **HeteroPar 2014**: - **Workshop Goal**: To be a forum for researchers working on algorithms and tools for heterogeneous platforms. - **Program Chair**: Emmanuel Jeannot - **Steering Committee**: Comprised of members from universities in Spain, Ireland, and France. - **Program Committee**: A large group of international experts. ```mermaid graph LR classDef process fill:#E5F6FF,stroke:#73A6FF,stroke - width:2px; A(Euro - Par 2014):::process --> B(Workshops):::process A --> C(Tutorials):::process B --> B1(APCI&E):::process B --> B2(BigDataCloud):::process B --> B3(DIHC):::process B --> B4(FedICI):::process B --> B5(HeteroPar):::process B --> B6(HiBB):::process B --> B7(LSDVE):::process B --> B8(MuCoCoS):::process B --> B9(OMHI):::process B --> B10(PADABS):::process B --> B11(PROPER):::process B --> B12(Resilience):::process B --> B13(REPPAR):::process B --> B14(ROME):::process B --> B15(SPPEXA):::process B --> B16(TASUS):::process B --> B17(UCHPC):::process B --> B18(VHPC):::process C --> C1(Heterogeneous Memory Models):::process C --> C2(High - Performance Parallel Graph Analytics):::process ``` This flowchart shows the overall structure of Euro - Par 2014, with the main conference leading to workshops and tutorials, and then listing the individual workshops and tutorials. ### Euro - Par 2014 Workshops: A Comprehensive Overview of Parallel and Distributed Computing #### 7. More Workshop Insights - **DIHC 2014**: - **Workshop Goal**: To bring together academia, industry, and PhD students to work on dependable cloud - computing services in a multi - cloud environment. - **Sessions**: It consisted of three sessions focused on heterogeneous cloud platforms, addressing security, privacy, and high - availability issues. - **Keynote**: Jens Jensen presented on “Identities and Rights in e - Infrastructures”. - **Program Chairs**: Roberto G. Cascella, Miguel Correia, Elisabetta Di Nitto, and Christine Morin - **Program Committee**: A diverse group from universities and research institutions across Europe and the US. - **FedICI 2014**: - **Workshop Goal**: To provide a forum for sharing results on interoperable, federated IaaS cloud systems. - **Paper Submissions and Acceptance**: There were six submissions, with four accepted (66% acceptance ratio). - **Sessions**: Presentations were divided into two sessions: performance analysis of interoperating clouds and elastic management of IaaS and MapReduce - based systems. - **Program Chairs**: Gabor Kecskemeti, Attila Kertesz, Attila Marosi, and Radu Prodan - **Program Committee**: Included experts from universities in Europe, the UAE, and the US. | Workshop | Goal | Key Features | | --- | --- | --- | | DIHC 2014 | Make cloud computing trustworthy in multi - cloud environments | Keynote on identity management, focus on security and privacy | | FedICI 2014 | Promote interoperable, federated IaaS cloud systems | High acceptance ratio, divided sessions for different topics | #### 8. Impact of Workshops The Euro - Par 2014 workshops had a significant impact on the field of parallel and distributed computing. - **Knowledge Exchange**: They provided a platform for researchers and practitioners to share the latest research results, exchange ideas, and discuss emerging trends. For example, the BigDataCloud workshop allowed experts to explore new programming models and scheduling schemes for big data applications in the cloud. - **Community Building**: The workshops helped to build and strengthen communities around specific research topics. The LSDVE workshop, for instance, brought together those interested in P2P/cloud collaborative applications, fostering collaboration and future research opportunities. - **Quality Improvement**: The review process and feedback from the program committees and workshop audiences helped to improve the quality of the submitted papers. This led to high - quality proceedings that will contribute to the advancement of the field. #### 9. Future Outlook Based on the success of Euro - Par 2014, several workshops plan to continue in future editions. - **FedICI**: The program chairs and organizers plan to continue the FedICI workshop in conjunction with Euro - Par 2015, aiming to further explore the challenges and solutions in federated cloud computing. - **LSDVE**: The extended version of selected papers from the LSDVE 2014 workshop will be published in a special issue of the Springer journal Peer - to - Peer Networking and Applications (PPNA), which will attract more attention to this area of research. ```mermaid graph LR classDef process fill:#E5F6FF,stroke:#73A6FF,stroke - width:2px; A(Knowledge Exchange):::process --> B(Advancement of Field):::process C(Community Building):::process --> B D(Quality Improvement):::process --> B B --> E(Future Research):::process E --> F(New Solutions):::process F --> G(Industry Adoption):::process ``` This flowchart shows how the key impacts of the Euro - Par 2014 workshops (knowledge exchange, community building, and quality improvement) lead to the advancement of the field, which in turn drives future research, new solutions, and ultimately industry adoption. #### 10. Conclusion Euro - Par 2014 was a successful event that brought together a wide range of researchers and practitioners in the field of parallel and distributed computing. The workshops and tutorials covered a diverse set of topics, from big data management in clouds to unconventional high - performance computing. The high - quality papers and the interactions among participants will have a lasting impact on the field, paving the way for future research and development. As the field continues to evolve, events like Euro - Par will remain crucial for knowledge sharing and community building.