- Paper titles and abstracts due: October 3, 2008, 6:00 p.m. EDT
- Complete paper submissions due: October 10, 2008, 6:00 p.m. EDT (hard deadline)
- Notification of acceptance: December 19, 2008
- Papers due for shepherding: February 5, 2009
- Final papers due: February 25, 2009
- Poster proposals due: March 1, 2009
- Notification to poster presenters: March 15, 2009
Symposium Organizers
Program Co-Chairs
Jennifer Rexford, Princeton University
Emin Gün Sirer, Cornell University
Program Committee
Miguel Castro, Microsoft Research
Jeff Dean, Google, Inc.
Nick Feamster, Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael J. Freedman, Princeton University
Steven D. Gribble, University of Washington
Krishna Gummadi, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
Steven Hand, University of Cambridge
Farnam Jahanian, University of Michigan
Dina Katabi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Arvind Krishnamurthy, University of Washington
Bruce Maggs, Carnegie Mellon University/Akamai
Petros Maniatis, Intel Research Berkeley
Nick McKeown, Stanford University
Greg Minshall
Michael Mitzenmacher, Harvard University
Jeff Mogul, HP Labs
Venugopalan Ramasubramanian, Microsoft Research
Pablo Rodriguez, Spain Telefónica
Kobus van der Merwe, AT&T Labs—Research
Geoffrey M. Voelker, University of California, San Diego
Matt Welsh, Harvard University
Hui Zhang, Carnegie Mellon University/Rinera
Yuanyuan Zhou, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Steering Committee
Thomas Anderson, University of Washington
Brian Noble, University of Michigan
Jennifer Rexford, Princeton University
Mike Schroeder, Microsoft Research
Chandu Thekkath, Microsoft Research
Amin Vahdat, University of California, San Diego
Ellie Young, USENIX
Overview
NSDI focuses on the design principles and practical evaluation of
large-scale networked and distributed systems. Systems as diverse as
Internet routing, peer-to-peer and overlay networks, sensor
networks,
Web-based systems, and measurement infrastructures share a set of
common
challenges. Progress in any of these areas requires a deep
understanding
of how researchers are addressing the challenges of large-scale
systems
in other contexts. Our goal is to bring together researchers from
across
the networking and systems community—including communication,
distributed systems, and operating systems—to foster a broad
approach to
addressing our common research challenges.
Topics
NSDI will provide a high-quality, single-track forum for presenting
new
results and discussing ideas that overlap these disciplines. We
seek a
broad variety of work that furthers the knowledge and
understanding of
the networked systems community as a whole, continues a significant
research dialog, or pushes the architectural boundaries of large-scale
network services. We solicit papers describing original and
previously
unpublished research. Specific topics of interest include but are
not
limited to:
- Self-organizing, autonomous, and federated networked systems
- Scalable techniques for providing high availability and reliability
- Energy-efficient computing in networked environments
- Clean-slate approaches to communication systems
- Distributed storage, caching, and query processing
- Security, robustness, and fault-tolerance in networked environments
- Overlays and peer-to-peer systems
- Systems and protocols for mobile and wireless systems
- Protocols and OS support for sensor networking
- Novel operating system support for networked systems
- Virtualization and resource management for networked systems
- Design and evaluation of large-scale networked system testbeds
- Network measurements, workload, and topology characterization
- Managing, debugging, and diagnosing problems in networked systems
- Practical protocols and algorithms for networked systems
- Addressing novel challenges of the developing world
- Experience with deployed networked systems
What to Submit
Submissions must be full papers, at most 14 single-spaced 8.5" x 11"
pages, including figures, tables, and references, two-column format,
using 10-point type on 12-point (single-spaced) leading, with a
maximum
text block of 6.5" wide x 9" deep with .25" intercolumn space. Papers that do not meet the
size and formatting requirements will not be reviewed. Submissions
will
be judged on originality, significance, interest, clarity,
relevance,
and correctness.
NSDI is single-blind, meaning that authors should include their
names on
their paper submissions and do not need to obscure references to
their
existing work.
Authors must submit their paper's title and abstract by October 3,
2008, and the corresponding full paper is due by October 10,
2008 (hard deadline). All
papers must be submitted via the Web form. Accepted papers may be
shepherded through an editorial review process by a member of the
Program Committee. Based on initial feedback from the Program
Committee,
authors of shepherded papers will submit an editorial revision of
their
paper to their Program Committee shepherd by February 5, 2009. The
shepherd will review the paper and give the author additional
comments.
All authors (shepherded or not) will produce a final, printable PDF
and
the equivalent HTML by February 25, 2009, for the conference
Proceedings.
All papers will be available online to registered attendees prior to the conference and will be available online to everyone starting on April 22, 2009. If your accepted paper should not be published prior to the event, please notify production@usenix.org.
Simultaneous submission of the same work to multiple venues,
submission
of previously published work, and plagiarism constitute
dishonesty or
fraud. USENIX, like other scientific and technical conferences and
journals, prohibits these practices and may, on the recommendation
of a
program chair, take action against authors who have committed
them. In
some cases, program committees may share information about submitted
papers with other conference chairs and journal editors to ensure
the
integrity of papers under consideration.
Previous publication at a workshop is acceptable as long as the NSDI
submission includes substantial new material. For instance,
submitting a
paper that provides a full evaluation of an idea that was previously
sketched in a 5-page position paper is acceptable. Authors of such
papers should cite the prior workshop paper and clearly state the
submission's contribution relative to the prior workshop
publication.
Authors uncertain whether their submission meets USENIX's guidelines should contact the Program Co-Chairs, nsdi09chairs@usenix.org, or the USENIX office,
submissionspolicy@usenix.org.
Papers accompanied by nondisclosure agreement forms will not be considered. All submissions will be treated as confidential prior to publication on the USENIX NSDI '09 Web site.
One author per paper will receive a registration discount of $200. USENIX will offer a complimentary registration upon request.
Best Paper Awards
Awards will be given for the best paper and the best paper for
which a
student is the lead author.
Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions
Birds-of-a-Feather sessions (BoFs) are informal gatherings
organized by
attendees interested in a particular topic. BoFs will be held in the
evening. BoFs may be scheduled in advance by emailing the USENIX
Conference Department at bofs@usenix.org. BoFs may also be
scheduled at
the conference.
Poster Session
NSDI will be continuing its long-running tradition of showcasing
early
research in progress at a poster session. New, ongoing work, early
findings from measurement studies, and demonstrations of newly
deployed systems are highly encouraged. We are particularly
interested
in presentations of student work. To submit a poster, please send a
proposal in PDF format, one page or less, by March 1, 2009, to
nsdi09posters@usenix.org. The poster session chairs will send back
decisions by March 15, 2009.
Registration Materials
Complete program and registration information will be available in
January 2009 on the conference Web site. If you would like to receive the latest USENIX conference information, please join our mailing list.
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