Call for Papers

UKPEW is the leading UK forum for the presentation of all aspects of performance modelling and analysis of computer and telecommunication systems. Original papers are invited on all relevant topics but papers on or related to the subjects listed below are particularly welcome.

This workshop is the primary event at which the UK performance engineering community can get together to present and discuss their work. Whilst primarily aimed at UK based performance engineers, we also welcome contributions from researchers working in other countries and those whose interest in performance is derived from experience in other fields.

UKPEW provides an ideal opportunity for academics, industrialists and PhD students to relate experience and to present both finished work and work in progress.
The event has been organised to sustain the atmosphere of informality that previous UKPEWs have fostered. As well as sessions for presenting the papers submitted,
it will also be possible to organise a session of short presentations of work in progress. In a change to previous workshops, this year will include an industrial exhibition of networking and security applications.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Stochastic modelling of computer systems and computer networks
Tools for all aspects of performance engineering
Workload characterisation to operational analysis
Modelling paradigms, including Stochastic Process Algebras, Stochastic Petri Nets and Queueing Theory
Solution and simplification techniques for large Markov processes
Modelling and analysis of reliability and performance guarantees
Performance-oriented design methods
Novel techniques in computer system simulation
Methods for performance prediction
Performance case studies and industrial reports
Experience and evaluation of existing tools and techniques
Performance issues in Wireless, Mobile, Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks
Performance issues in Grid markets and the Grid economy
Performance considerations in Cloud Computing
Network security and performance

Selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions to be considered for a special issue of The Computer Journal .

Instructions for Submission:

Regular Paper

Please submit an extended abstract (max. 3 pages) or a full paper (between 15 and 20 pages long,
including figures and bibliography, and in single-column format). Please submit a full paper if you want your paper to be
considered for publication in the special issue.

Poster Submission

For poster submissions, please submit a one page abstract.

All submissions should be in LNCS format.

Paper and Poster submissions should be submitted electronically in PDF format
using the EasyChair online submission system.

Paper and Poster submission: ~~April 15, 2011~~ April 29, 2011
Notification: May 30, 2011
Camera ready copy: June 6, 2011
Registration: June 6, 2011
Workshop: July 7 & 8, 2011