AusPDC 2025

AusPDC 2025 will be held in conjunction with Australasian Computer Science Week (ACSW 2025), Brisbane, 10 February - 14 February 2025. 

Scope of the Symposium

The Australasian Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Computing (AusPDC) stands as a premier gathering for distributed systems researchers in the Australasian region, covering a diverse array of topics within parallel and distributed computing. 

In 2025, we are proud to unveil a revitalized event, featuring an expansive program that includes keynotes from prominent Australian researchers, invited technical paper presentations, engaging Demonstrations and tutorials, Panel Discussions, and industry presentations. 

The 23rd installment of this symposium will convene in 2025 at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. It will be held as an integral part of the Australian Computer Science Week (ACSW 2025), the foremost occasion for Computer Science researchers in the Australasian region. 

The symposium primarily targets researchers from Australia and New Zealand. However, in the spirit of parallel and distributed computing, which aims to foster collaboration among distributed virtual organizations, we actively encourage international researchers to submit papers and participate. 

Topics of interest for the symposium include (but are not limited to): 

• Cloud/Fog/Edge computing

• Serverless computing and FaaS

• Quantum Computing

• Microservice application management and orchestration

• Cluster management (e.g., container management systems, GPU cluster management)

• High-performance computing

• Artificial intelligence applied to distributed and parallel systems 

• Mobile, sensor networks 

• Internet of Things

• Distributed stream processing

• Big Data processing and analytics

• Virtualization, containers, unikernels, orchestration, and other enablers

• Security, trust, and privacy in Clouds/Fog/Edge

• Large-scale data management (e.g., storage, placement, replication)

• Network function virtualisation and software-defined networks

• Distributed Ledger Technologies and Blockchains

• Service computing and workflow management

• Performance evaluation and modelling

• Datacentre and Interconnection networks

• Performance accelerators

• Parallel programming models, languages, and compilers

• Operating systems and runtime systems

• e-Science and e-Health Applications

Committee

Chairs

Mohammad Goudarzi, Monash University, Australia
Adel N. Toosi, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Steering Committee

Rajkumar Buyya,  The University of Melbourne, Australia
Bahman Javadi, Western Sydney University, Australia
Michael Sheng, Macquarie University, Australia
Yun Yang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Zahir Tari, RMIT University, Australia

Important Dates: 

Paper/Tutorial/Demo proposal submissions due: 1 December 2024
Notification: 25 December 2024
Camera-ready full papers due: 15 Jan 2025
Conference dates: 10 February - 14 February 2025

All dates refer to 23:59, Anywhere on Earth (AoE). 

Submissions

The proceedings of the symposium will be published by ACM in conjunction with ACSW 2025. Papers should be formatted in double columns according to ACM conference paper formatting guidelines ACM SIG Proceedings Templates. The following guidelines must be met for all submissions:

• Submissions must be in English.

• Submissions must not exceed 8 pages for full papers, and 2 pages for demo and tutorial proposal.

• Submissions must be in PDF format. Other formats will not be accepted.

• Submissions must clearly state the problem being addressed, the goal of the work, the results achieved, and the relation to other work.

• Submissions must be original contributions that have not been published previously, nor already submitted to other conferences or journals in parallel with this conference.

• Authors must choose the appropriate track in the ACSW conference for their submission (AusPDC Track). 

• For demo and tutorial proposals, please ensure that you highlight this in the title of your paper (i.e., [Tutorial Proposal]: Title).

Papers are to be submitted via the ACSW 2025 Easy Chair Submission Site. Upon logging into the system, please select “New Submission”, then select "Australasian Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Computing" track and proceed through the steps for submission.

For tutorial or demo proposals, you may opt for short papers. Please ensure that the title clearly indicates it is a tutorial or demo proposal.

Demonstrations and Tutorials

We invite submissions for one-hour tutorials or demos for our upcoming conference. This is an excellent opportunity to share your expertise and engage with attendees.

Title: Indicate if it's a tutorial or demo, e.g., [Tutorial Proposal]: Title.

Abstract: Brief overview (200 words max).

Objectives: Key takeaways for attendees.

Technical Requirements: Any needed equipment.

Page limits: 2 pages

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