Workshop on Computer and Communication Systems Performance

Dates: July 22 – 23, 2021

CSBC 2021 – Congress of the Brazilian Computer Society

Online Event

Program

Call for Papers

The Workshop on Computer and Communication Systems Performance, known as WPerformance (Workshop em Desempenho de Sistemas Computacionais e de Comunicação, in Portuguese), is a forum for discussion and dissemination of methods, models, techniques and tools for evaluating the performance of computer and communication systems. WPerformance proposes to receive papers in Portuguese or English related to performance problems in the most diverse areas of hardware, software and computing applications (for example, computer architecture, computer networks, distributed and parallel systems, cyber-physical systems, databases and operating systems).

Nineteen consecutive editions of WPerformance have already been held by the community, from 2002 to 2020, all in conjunction with the annual Brazilian Computer Society Conference (CSBC). In 2021, in its 20th edition, WPerformance will be held in the city of Florianópolis, capital of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

As computing systems become increasingly larger and more complex, it is necessary to evaluate their performance using empirical approaches and / or mathematical models. The current diversity of computer and communication systems involves several parameters that have direct and indirect impacts on their performance. The study of these systems via measurement, emulation, simulation and modeling allows not only their best understanding, but also their optimization.

Topics of Interest

Topics of interest to WPerformance 2021 include, but are not limited to:

1. Performance evaluation of systems in the following areas:

• Computer Architecture
• Operating Systems
• Distributed and Parallel Systems
• Embedded Systems
• Cloud or Fog Computing
• Tradeoff between energy consumption and performance
• Internet of Things and Cyber-physical systems
• Robotics
• Mobile Computing
• Database
• Software Engineering
• Middleware
• Computer Networks
• Cognitive Radio Networks
• Multimedia Systems
• Real-time Systems
• Mobile and Wireless Communication
• Social Networks
• Smart Grids
• Smart Cities
• Internet of the Future

2. Development of techniques, algorithms, methods, tools and models in the following topics:

• Performance evaluation of systems
• Performance evaluation of algorithms
• Queue models
• Stochastic models
• Verification and validation of performance models
• Hybrid models
• Systems monitoring and measurement
• Workload characterization
• Simulation and emulation
• Measurement and modeling of energy consumption
• Scalability of computing and communication systems

Important Dates

• Full and Short Paper Submission: March 12 March 26 April 16, 2021 (HARD)
• Notification: April 30 May 21, 2021
• Authors Registration: May 14 June 4, 2021
• Final Version: May 14 June 4, 2021

Submission Instructions

The workshop accepts submissions of full papers and short papers, not exceeding 12 and 6 pages, respectively, written in Portuguese or English. The submissions must follow the Code of Conduct for publications of Brazilian Computer Society (SBC). Submissions should follow the template of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC). The templates for submission are available in http://www.sbc.org.br/documentos-da-sbc/summary/169-templates-para-artigos-e-capitulos-de-livros/878-modelosparapublicaodeartigos

The paper submission will be, exclusively, through the JEMS system in “CSBC 2021 – WPerformance” (https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=3735).

Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings of the event, which will be made available online at SBC OpenLib, SBC’s content portal, in the Proceedings of the Workshop em Desempenho de Sistemas Computacionais e de Comunicação (ISSN 2595-6167). All papers will be indexed with DOI.

The registration of at least one author of the paper is mandatory to insert the paper in the proceedings. Authors with more than one accepted paper, in any event, may pay a single registration fee, plus an “extra publication fee” per additional paper.

The WPerformance reserves the right to not include in the proceedings those papers that, during the workshop, are not presented by one of their authors or by a designated presenter. Presentation can be in Portuguese or English.

The event will select the 3 best papers according to the evaluations made by the reviewers. The best papers will receive certificates issued by the coordination of the event.

Organizers

Program chairs

Henrique Cota de Freitas (PUC Minas) – cota@pucminas.br

Samuel Xavier de Souza (UFRN) – samuel@dca.ufrn.br

Local chair

Odorico Machado Mendizabal (UFSC) – odorico.mendizabal@ufsc.br

Program Committee

• Alex Borges Vieira – Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
• Alfredo Goldman – Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
• Ana Paula Couto da Silva – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
• Antônio Abelém – Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
• Antonio Tadeu Gomes – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica (LNCC)
• Artur Ziviani – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica (LNCC)
• Carlos Alberto Vieira Campos – Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)
• Daniel Cordeiro – Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
• Daniel de Oliveira – Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
• Dianne Medeiros – Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
• Douglas Macedo – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
• Eduardo Cerqueira – Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
• Emilio Francesquini – Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)
• Glauco Gonçalves – Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)
• Gustavo Figueiredo – Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
• Henrique Cota Freitas – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas)
• Humberto Marques – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas)
• Igor Moraes – Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
• Islene Garcia – Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
• Jefferson Elbert Simões – Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)
• João Netto – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
• Kayo Gonçalves e Silva – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
• Lucas Mello Schnorr – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
• Luis Henrique Costa – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
• Luiz Fernando Bittencourt – Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
• Marcos Amaris – Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
• Marcos Seruffo – Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
• Márcio Castro – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
• Miguel Elias Mitre Campista – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
• Moises Ribeiro – Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
• Monica Pereira – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
• Morganna Diniz – Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)
• Odorico Mendizabal – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
• Rafael Melo – Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
• Raphael Camargo – Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)
• Rodolfo Villaca – Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo (UFES)
• Rodrigo Righi – Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos)
• Samuel Xavier de Souza – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
• Sidney Lucena – Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)
• Thiago Ferreira de Noronha – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
• Vladimir Rocha – Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)