Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!uunet!usenix!carolyn From: carolyn@usenix.ORG (Carolyn Carr) Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix Subject: Symposium on Experiences with Distributed and Multiprocessor Message-ID: <612@usenix.ORG> Date: 31 Jan 91 22:26:56 GMT Organization: Usenix Association Office, Berkeley Lines: 138 Expires: References: Sender: Reply-To: carolyn@usenix.UUCP (Carolyn Carr) Followup-To: Distribution: na Organization: USENIX Association, Berkeley, CA Keywords: SYMPOSIUM on Experiences with Distributed and Multiprocessor Systems (SEDMS) II Preliminary Program March 21--22, 1991, Atlanta, GA Thursday, March 21 8:30 am Opening remarks 8:45 Keynote presentation: How to Move Parallel Processing into the Mainstream? Professor H. T. Kung , Carnegie-Mellon University 10:15 Session I --- System-Building Experience Experience Developing the RP3 Operating System. Ray Bryant, Hung-Yang Chang and Bryan Rosenburg , IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center Experiences with Distributed Data Management in Real-time C3 Systems. Paul J. Fortier , Naval Underwater Systems Center, David V. Pitts, John C. Sieg, Jr. and C. Thomas Wilkes , University of Lowell The ION Data Engine. Marc F. Pucci , Bellcore Building a Semi-Loosely Coupled Multiprocessor System Based on Network Process Extension. Helen S. Raizen and Stephen C. Schwarm , Prime Computer Inc. 1:30 pm Session II --- RPC and Communications Implementation and Performance of a Communication Facility for Distributed Transaction Processing. Bharat Bhargava and Enrique Mafla , Purdue University Experience with Threads and RPC in Mach. Dan Duchamp, Columbia University Kernel-Kernel Communication in a Shared-Memory Multiprocessor. Eliseu M. Chaves, Jr., Thomas J. LeBlanc, Brian D. Marsh and Michael L. Scott , University of Rochester 3:45 Session III --- Scheduling Synchronization Process Scheduling and Synchronization in the Renaissance Object-Oriented Multiprocessor Operating System. Vincent F. Russo, Purdue University A Hybrid Approach to Load Balancing in Distributed Systemsr. Prabha Gopinath , Philips Laboratories, and Rajiv Gupta, University of Pittsburgh FALCON: A Distributed Scheduler for MIMD Architectures Andrew S. Grimshaw and Virgilio E. Vivas , University of Virginia 5:30 Work-in-Progress Session. Moderator: Mike O'Dell, Bellcore 8:30 Optional discussion/panel session: Orthogonal Optimization Languages in Distributed Systems. (plus other discussion, debates, etc.) Friday, March 22 8:45 am Session IV --- Debugging and Analysis Performance Evaluation of the Sylvan Multiprocessor Architecture Forbes J. Burkowski, C. L. A. Clarke, S. C. Cowan and G. J. Vreugdenhil , University of Waterloo Debugging Multiprocessor Operating System Kernels. Noemi Paciorek, Susan LoVerso and Alan Langerman , Encore Computer Corporation Debugging the Time Warp Operating System and Its Application Programs Peter L. Reiher, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Steven Bellenot, Florida State University, and David Jefferson , UCLA 11:00 Session V --- Performance Tuning Lock Granularity Tuning Mechanisms in SVR4/MP. Mark D. Campbell, Russ Holt and John Slice , NCR Corporation, EM Columbia Measured Performance of Caching in the Sprite Network File System Brent Welch , Xerox-PARC CSL 1:30 Session VI --- Distributing Memory and Data Using Kernel-Level Support for Distributed Shared Data David L. Cohn, Paul M. Greenawalt, Micheal R. Casey and Matthew P. Stevenson , University of Notre Dame Virtual Memory Xinu. Douglas Comer and James Griffioen, Purdue University Early Experience with Building and Using the Gothic Distributed Operating System. Isabelle Puaut, Michel Banatre and Jean-Paul Routeau , IRISA-INRIA 3:30 Session VII --- Distributed Systems Supporting an Object-Oriented Distributed System: Experience with UNIX, Mach and Chorus. F. Boyer, J. Cayuela, P. Y. Chevalier, A. Freyssinet, and Daniel Hagimont , Bull-IMAG/Systemes Can We Study Design Issues of Distributed Operating Systems in a Generalized Way? G. W. Gerrity, Andrzej Goscinski, J. Indulska, W. Toomey and W. Zhu , University of New South Wales Distributed Programming Environments in the Clouds Operating System Partha Dasgupta, R. Ananthanarayanan, Sathis Menon, Ajay Mohindra, Mark P. Pearson, Ray Chen and Chris Wilkenloh , Georgia Institute of Technology To receive a brochure and registration information contact: Judy DesHarnais USENIX Conference Office 22672 Lambert Street, Suite 613 El Toro, CA 92630 714/588-8649 FAX 714/588-9706