PART'94 Australasian Workshop on Parallel and Real-Time Systems 7 - 8 July, 1994 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA INFORMATION & PROVISIONAL PROGRAM AIMS: The primary aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers actively involved in research on parallel and real-time systems. Computing professionals will benefit from the tutorial papers and by learning about the new research directions in parallel and real-time computing. PAPERS: Keynote address: Professor Mani Chandi California Institute of Technology, USA Invited papers: Professor Clement Leung Victoria University of Technology Dr. Vijay Bhatkar Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, India Over 40 papers will be presented by authors from Australia, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and USA, in the following areas: * Parallel architectures and machines * Parallel operating systems * Parallel algorithms and programming * Parallel applications and databases * Performance aspects of parallel systems * Real-time languages and tools * Real-time aspects of distributed systems * Real-time scheduling * Real-time control * Educational aspects of real-time systems VENUE: VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Footscray Campus Corner of Ballarat and Geelong Roads, Footscray VIC 3011 POSTAL ADDRESS: PART'94 Secretariat Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences Victoria University of Technology PO Box 14428, MMC, Melbourne Victoria 3000, Australia SUPPORTED BY: * Victoria University of Technology * University of New England-Armidale * Deakin University * DSTO * IEEE Victorian Section * Australian Computer Society * Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade IMPORTANT DATES: Send Registration Form By 30 June 1994 Workshop Registration 6 July 1994 Workshop 7-8 July 1994 Official Dinner 7 July 1994 ENQUIRIES TO: Nalin Sharda, Chair, Organizing Committee Voice: +613 688 4678 Fax: +613 688 4050 Email: part@matilda.vut.edu.au Swamy Kutti, Chair, Program Committee Voice: +6152 27 1322 Fax: +6152 27 2028 Email: nsk@deakin.edu.au PART'94 PROVISIONAL PROGRAM =========================== DAY 1: THURSDAY Inauguration: 9.00 - 10.30 Keynote Address: Prof. Mani Chandi Session 1A: 11.00 - 12.30 TDRP-2: A fault tolerant multiprocessor system Gul N. Khan, K. Mahmud The Decoupled parallel processor DPP-OZ: A massively parallel architecture for real-time applications Anthonie B. Ruighaver, R.F. Holt, J. Semkiw Design of a 4-dimensional PANDORA network Robert Holt Parallel Processing with FPGA-based custom computers Neil W. Bergman, J. Craig Mudge Session 1B: 11.00 - 12.30 Specification issues for real-time behaviour of RISC processors Mark Utting, Peter Kearney An adaptive computing platform for real-time digital signal processing Geoff Liersch, Chris Dick Design Issues for a Portable RT Kernel Sami Sarpturk, Swamy Kutti Predictable cache design for embedded real-time systems Chi-Hung Chi, Prabha Gopinath Session 2A: 1.30 - 2.40 Visual tutoring system for programming transputer networks Elena Trichina An adaptive message-passing system for transputer networks Muhammad Salman Iqbal A Directory-based Scheme of Implementing Distributed Shared Memory for Multi-Transputer Systems Wai-Keong Foong Session 2B: 1.30 - 2.40 Modelling and performance on variable bit rate video signal in ATM network Yiu Kuen Choi Decentralized Optimal Flow Control of a G/G/1 Queue with Two classes of users at equilibrium K. Ruhana Ku-Mahamud, Abu Talib Othman Performance evaluation of fault-tolerant routing protocols for real-time channels Cheryl L. Pope, Jay T. Yantchev Session 3A: 2.50 - 4.20 An Efficient Algorithm for Partitioning Parallel Programs for Near-Optimal Scheduling Huade Li, Piyush Maheshwari, Hong Shen Refined Communication Brent Curtis, John Potter Efficient simulation tool for testing parallel programs Thambipillai Srikanthan, G.S. Hura Heterogeneous parallel processing through PCN John Keane, Ming Qiang Xu, Xinfeng Ye Session 3B: 2.50 - 4.20 Criticality & modularity in real-time programming languages Michael Pilling Synchronous action in algebraic real-time specification Christopher J. Ho-Stuart A Dynamic Programming Environment for Real-Time Applications Jackie Silcock, Swamy Kutti A tool for developing distributed reactive applications Giorgio Bruno, Andrea Castella, Rakesh Agarwal, Ivan Pavesio, Marco Pescarmona Panel Discussion: 4.40 - 5.30 Chair: Prof. Mani Chandi DAY 2: FRIDAY Invited Papers: 9.00 - 10.30 Prof. Clement Leung Chair of Computer Science, Victoria University of Technology Dr. Vijay Bhatkar Executive Director, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, India Session 4A: 11.00 - 12.30 Compile-time Analysis and code generation of Joyce/Linda for varying architectures Christopher S. McDonald Distributed data structures in the p4 paradigm A.S.M. Sajeev FRAME: A Fortran-D parallelizing compiler Sanjeev K. Aggarwal, R. Ananda Property partitioning for parallel processing Jianhua Shao Session 4B: 11.00 - 12.30 Simulation of Load Balancing Algorithms for a Workstation-based Distributed Systems Jiannong Cao, Graeme Bennett A computer-control framework based on the OSF's distributed computing environment and its suitability for interactive and real-time systems Neil W. Bergman A framework for Distributed control of a CNC on a fieldbus Thierry Kouthon Concurrency control in distributed real-time databases with two phase locking Catherine Kam-yiu Lam, Sheung-lun Hung Session 5A: 1.30 - 2.40 Parallel solution of free end problems in optimal control using dynamic programming and systematic reduction in grid size Stephen Smith Performance study of multistage interconnection networks with arbitrary switch sizes and finite input queueing buffers Chang-Kai Chen, Mohammed Atiquzzaman Algorithm and software design for parallel sorting using a SPMD machine Venkatesh Murthy, Suthikshn Kumar Session 5B: 1.30 - 2.40 A distributed systems architecture for real-time computer vision Les Kitchen, Derek Cheng The potential uses of ISDNs in LANs Chi Cheong Chau A Multiprocessor Architecture for a Threat Radar Simulation System Charles H. Chapman, Douglas M. Devine Session 6A: 2.50 - 4.20 A Systolic array for rectangular pattern-matching in an image Gregory Zevin Hypercube Architectures and their Applications to Signal Processing Chris Dick The host-engine software architecture for parallel digital signal processing John Reekie, Matthias Meyer Performance study of the JPEG algorithm on different parallel architectures Savitridevi G. Bevinakoppa, Nalin Sharda, Hema Sharda Session 6B: 2.50 - 4.20 Delay time approximations via Smith's factorization in computer systems and networks Raja Ghosal, Amitava Ghosal SIMD implementation of region-based quad trees Dorota Kieronska, Svetha Venkatesh, Craig Farrell Real-time costs of parallel programs C.H. Lee, Owen P.W. Chan Quality Aspects of Distributed Databases Design for Parallel Processing Applications Raymond Ho Leung Tsoi, Chuk Yau Concluding Session: 4.40 - 5.30 PART'94 Australasian Workshop on Parallel and Real-Time Systems 7 - 8 July, 1994 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA REGISTRATION FORM AND SUGGESTIONS FOR ACCOMMODATION AIMS: The primary aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers actively involved in research on parallel and real-time systems. Computing professionals will benefit from the tutorial papers and by learning about the new research directions in parallel and real-time computing. PAPERS: Keynote address: Professor Mani Chandi California Institute of Technology, USA Invited tutorial paper: Professor Clement Leung Victoria University of Technology Over 40 papers will be presented by authors from Australia, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and USA, in the following areas: * Parallel architectures and machines * Parallel operating systems * Parallel algorithms and programming * Parallel applications and databases * Educational aspects of parallel systems * Real-time languages and tools * Real-time aspects of distributed systems * Real-time scheduling * Neural networks in real-time control * Educational aspects of real-time systems VENUE: VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Footscray Campus Corner of Ballarat and Geelong Roads, Footscray VIC 3011 POSTAL ADDRESS: PART'94 Secretariat Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences Victoria University of Technology PO Box 14428, MMC, Melbourne Victoria 3000, Australia SUPPORTED BY: * Victoria University of Technology * University of New England-Armidale * Deakin University * DSTO * IEEE Victorian Section * Australian Computer Society * Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade IMPORTANT DATES: Camera-ready Papers Due 22 April 1994 Send Registration Form By 30 June 1994 Workshop Registration 6 July 1994 Workshop 7-8 July 1994 Official Dinner 7 July 1994 ENQUIRIES TO: Nalin Sharda, Chair, Organizing Committee Voice: +613 688 4678 Fax: +613 688 4050 Email: part@matilda.vut.edu.au Swamy Kutti, Chair, Program Committee Voice: +6152 27 1322 Fax: +6152 27 2028 Email: nsk@deakin.edu.au REGISTRATION FORM ================= (Please copy and distribute in your organization) REGISTRANT DATA: Date: __________ Name: _____________________________________________________________ Title Given name Middle Initial Family name Designation: ___________________________________________________ Organization: ___________________________________________________ Postal address: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Telephone: (____)_____________ Facsimile: (____)_____________ Email: ___________________________________________________ TUTORIAL ON CLIENT-SERVER COMPUTING: A tutorial on Client-Server Computing may be organized for the morning of Wednesday 6 July. The topics will include: What is a client-server model?; Applications of client-server; Distributed computing environment; Client-server databases; Future trends in client-serving computing. The tutorial would be presented by Dr. Gurdeep Singh Hura (ashura@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg), currently at the School of Applied Science, NTU, Singapore. Tick if you would be interested in attending this tutorial @ A$100: [ ] PARKING REQUESTS: Please tick if you will need parking for a: [ ] bicycle [ ]car FEES AND EXTRAS: Registration Fee (Regular, before 30 May) ____ x $275 = $_____ Registration Fee (Regular, after 30 May) ____ x $325 = $_____ Registration Fee (Student, before 30 May) ____ x $145 = $_____ Registration Fee (Student, after 30 May) ____ x $195 = $_____ Extra copy of Proceedings ____ x $ 50 = $_____ Extra Workshop Dinner ____ x $ 40 = $_____ Cheque No. __________ Drawn on ________________ Total $_____ Please pay in Australian dollars, by institution cheque or bank cheque. 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