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<div> CALL FOR PAPERS - PRDC 2021</div>
<div> The 26th Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing</div>
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<div> Virtual Conference 1 - 4 December, 2021</div>
<div> Face-to-face in Perth, Australia</div>
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<div> Paper Submission Deadline: 18 July 2021</div>
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<div> http://prdc.dependability.org/PRDC2021/</div>
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<div>PRDC 2021 is the twenty-sixth event in the series of symposia started </div>
<div>in 1989 that are devoted to dependable and fault-tolerant computing. </div>
<div>PRDC is recognized as the main event in the Pacific area that covers </div>
<div>many dimensions of dependability and fault tolerance, encompassing </div>
<div>fundamental theoretical approaches, practical experimental projects, </div>
<div>and commercial components and systems. As applications of computing </div>
<div>systems have permeated into all aspects of daily life, the dependabil-</div>
<div>ity of computing systems has become increasingly critical. This sympo-</div>
<div>sium provides a forum for countries around the Pacific Rim and other </div>
<div>areas of the world to exchange ideas for improving the dependability </div>
<div>of computing systems.</div>
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<div>Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):</div>
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<div>-Software and hardware reliability, testing, verification, and </div>
<div> validation</div>
<div>-Dependability measurement, modeling, evaluation, and tools</div>
<div>-Self-healing, self-protecting, and fault-tolerant systems</div>
<div>-Software aging and rejuvenation</div>
<div>-Safety-critical and mixed-criticality systems and software</div>
<div>-Architecture and system design for dependability</div>
<div>-Fault-tolerant algorithms and protocols</div>
<div>-Dependability and security in web and mobile applications</div>
<div>-Cloud computing resiliency, security and privacy</div>
<div>-(Industrial) Internet of things dependability, security and privacy</div>
<div>-Dependability issues in computer networks and communications</div>
<div>-Dependability issues in high performance computing</div>
<div>-Dependability issues in real-time systems </div>
<div>-Dependability issues in storage and databases systems</div>
<div>-Dependability issues in cyber-physical systems and Industry 4.0</div>
<div>-Dependability issues in socio-technical systems</div>
<div>-Dependability and security in AI and machine learning systems</div>
<div>-Blockchain and smart contracts</div>
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<div>Submission and Publication Information</div>
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<div>Manuscripts should be submitted in the following two categories: </div>
<div>Regular Papers and Practical Experience Reports. </div>
<div>Regular Papers should describe original research (not submitted or </div>
<div>published elsewhere) and be not more than 10 pages using IEEE Computer</div>
<div>Society conference format. Practical Experience Reports (max 6 pages </div>
<div>using IEEE format guidelines) should describe an experience or a case </div>
<div>study, such as the design and deployment of a system or actual failure </div>
<div>and recovery field data.</div>
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<div>All submissions must be made electronically (in PDF format) on the </div>
<div>submission website:</div>
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<div> https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=prdc2021</div>
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<div>Please note that all submissions will undergo a double-blind review. </div>
<div>Please ensure that you have removed any references that could lead to</div>
<div>identifying the authors of the paper. Failure to do so may result in</div>
<div>rejection of the paper regardless of the paper contributions. Papers </div>
<div>will be reviewed internationally and selected based on their original-</div>
<div>ity, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. </div>
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<div>All accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press </div>
<div>(EI Indexed). One outstanding paper will be selected to receive the </div>
<div>Best Paper Award, and one outstanding paper first authored by a stude-</div>
<div>nt will receive the Best Student Paper Award.</div>
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<div>Important Dates</div>
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<div>Paper Submission Deadline : 18 July 2021</div>
<div>Notification of Acceptance : 22 August 2021</div>
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<div>Organizing Committee</div>
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<div>General Chair: </div>
<div> Jin B. Hong, University of Western Australia, Australia</div>
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<div>Program Co-Chair: </div>
<div> Jin-Hee Cho, Virginia Tech, USA</div>
<div> Marcello Cinque, Federico II University of Naples, Italy</div>
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<div>Local Arrangement Co-Chair:</div>
<div> Naveed Akhtar, University of Western Australia, Australia</div>
<div> Zeyi Wen, University of Western Australia, Australia</div>
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<div>Publicity Co-Chair: </div>
<div> Gregory Blanc, Telecom SudParis, France</div>
<div> Simon Yusuf-Enoch, University of Queensland, Australia</div>
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<div>Finance Chair: </div>
<div> Susan Marie, University of Westner Australia, Australia</div>
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<div>Steering Committee</div>
<div> Yennun Huang, Academia Sinica (Chair)</div>
<div> Leon Alkalai, California Institute of Technology</div>
<div> Takashi Nanya, University of Tokyo</div>
<div> Nobuyasu Kanekawa, Hitachi Research Lab</div>
<div> Jin Song Dong, National University of Singapore</div>
<div> Karthik Pattabiraman, University of British Columbia</div>
<div> Gernot Heiser, University of New South Wales</div>
<div> Sy-Yen Kuo, National Taiwan University</div>
<div> Michael Lyu, Chinese University of Hong Kong</div>
<div> Zhi Jin, Peking University</div>
<div> DongSeong Kim, University of Queensland</div>
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<div>Sponsors</div>
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<div>IEEE Computer Society</div>
<div>University of Western Australia</div>
<div>Business Events Perth</div>
<div>Tourism Western Australia</div>
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