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Call for Papers
Extended Submission
Deadline: April 11, 2004
SCOPE
Synchronization is fast becoming a major performance
and design issue for concurrent programming on modern architectures. With the
advent of JSR166, the new Java(TM) Concurrency Package, new low-level
synchronization primitives and high-level constructs are being introduced
into the Java language. In light of these developments, there is a unique
window of opportunity for the Java Community and the PODC community to join
forces in evaluating and planning future directions for synchronization in
general, and Java synchronization in particular. The goal of this workshop is
to bring about a productive interaction between members of the two
communities, targeting interesting synchronization problems, solutions,
constructs, models, and other core aspects of synchronization in Java
programs.
TOPICS
Contributions are solicited in all areas related to
synchronization in concurrent Java programs. While synchronization in Java
Virtual Machine implementations directly related to synchronization in Java
programs is also of interest, papers whose primary focus is synchronization
in other parts of a Java Virtual Machine are not appropriate.
Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- use of JSR166
(Java Concurrency Package) features
- implementation of
JSR166 features in JVMs
- scalability
- concurrent data
structure implementations in Java programs
- case studies
- nonblocking
synchronization
- Java Memory Model
- synchronization
constructs, e.g., software transactional memory
- language and
semantics ("what if"s)
- Java
synchronization vs. synchronization in alternative environments
- compiler
transformations
- effect of garbage
collection on difficulty of synchronization
- performance and
scalability analysis techniques
- performance and
scalability studies of important applications
- hard synchronization
problems without adequate solutions
PAPER SUBMISSION
Submitted papers should be original, unpublished work.
The main focus in selecting workshop contributions will be the intrinsic
interest and timeliness of the work, so authors are encouraged to submit
polished descriptions of work in progress as well as papers describing
completed projects.
Accepted papers will be collected into a technical report of the
hosting university for the convenience of workshop attendees. Papers accepted
to the workshop may subsequently be submitted to more formal publication
venues if this is allowed by the rules of those venues. Papers can be
submitted to both PODC and the workshop, and if appropriate submissions are
accepted to both, a special joint session will be included in the PODC
program. Authors wishing to have their papers considered for such a session
should submit their paper separately to both PODC and the workshop,
indicating on the cover page of each that they are interested in the joint
session. Papers accepted to the joint session will be published in the PODC
proceedings as usual, and in addition will have their abstracts published in
the informal workshop proceedings. A special journal issue associated with
the workshop is being considered.
All submissions will be handled electronically and must be in PDF or
PostScript format. Papers must not exceed 10 pages (US
"Letter" size, 8.5 x 11 inches) including text, figures and
references. The font size must be at least 11 points.
ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSIONS INSTRUCTIONS
The submission
server for CSJP 2004 is now up!
IMPORTANT DATES
- Feb 23, 2004
Deadline for submission to PODC (and joint session)
April 4, 2004
April 11, 2004 Deadline for submission to workshop - June 1, 2004
Acceptance/rejection notifications
- June 18, 2004
Camera-ready papers due
- July 25-26, 2004
Workshop in Newfoundland
PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Mark Moir Mark.Moir@Sun.COM
Nir Shavit Nir.Shavit@Sun.Com
Sun Microsystems Laboratories
1 Network Drive
Burlington, MA 01803
USA
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
David Bacon, IBM
Hans Boehm, HP
Josh Bloch, Sun
David Detlefs, Sun Labs
Tim Harris, Cambridge University
Maurice Herlihy, Brown University
David Holmes, DLTeCH Pty Ltd
Doug Lea, SUNY Oswego
Mark Moir, Sun Labs (Co-Chair)
Vivek Sarkar, IBM
Nir Shavit, Sun Labs (Co-Chair)
Martin Rinard, MIT
Jan Vitek, Purdue University
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