26th IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing 2021

PRDC 2021


Quality & Reliability



Call for Papers
PRDC 2021 is the twenty-sixth event in the series of symposia started in 1989 that are devoted to dependable and fault-tolerant computing. PRDC is recognized as the main event in the Pacific area that covers many dimensions of dependability and fault tolerance, encompassing fundamental theoretical approaches, practical experimental projects, and commercial components and systems. As applications of computing systems have permeated into all aspects of daily life, the dependability of computing systems has become increasingly critical. This symposium provides a forum for countries around the Pacific Rim and other areas of the world to exchange ideas for improving the dependability of computing systems.
Topics of interest include (but not limited to):
Software and hardware reliability, testing, verification, and validation
Dependability measurement, modeling, evaluation, and tools
Self-healing, self-protecting, and fault-tolerant systems
Software aging and rejuvenation
Safety-critical systems and software
Architecture and system design for dependability
Fault-tolerant algorithms and protocols
Reliability in cloud computing, Internet, and web systems and applications
Cloud computing security and privacy
Software defined networks architectures and protocols
Internet of things architectures, protocols, security and privacy
Dependability issues in artificial intelligence and its applications
Dependability issues in computer networks and communications
Dependability issues in high performance computing
Dependability issues in real-time systems
Dependability issues in storage and databases systems
Dependability issues in cyber-physical systems
Dependability issues in socio-technical systems
Dependability and security in machine learning systems
Blockchain and smart contracts
Submission and Publication Information
Manuscripts should be submitted in the following two categories: Regular Papers and Practical Experience Reports. Regular Papers should describe original research (not submitted or published elsewhere) and be not more than 10 pages using IEEE Conference Format Guideline. Practical Experience Reports (max 6 pages using IEEE format guidelines) should describe an experience or a case study, such as the design and deployment of a system or actual failure and recovery field data.
All submissions must be made electronically (in PDF format) on the submission website. Please note that all submissions will undergo a double-blind review. Please ensure that you have removed any references that could lead to identifying the authors of the paper. Failure to do so may result in rejection of the paper regardless of the paper contributions. Papers will be reviewed internationally and selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. All accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press (EI Indexed). One outstanding paper will be selected to receive the Best Paper Award, and one outstanding paper first authored by a student will receive the Best Student Paper Award.
Important Dates
Regular Papers and Practical Experience Reports
Submission: 18 July 2021
Notification of Acceptance: 22 August 2021
Call for Fast Abstracts
Call for Fast Abstracts is coming soon.
Organizing Committee
General Chair: Jin B. Hong, University of Western Australia, Australia
Program Co-Chair: Jin-Hee Cho, Virginia Tech, USA
Program Co-Chair: Marcello Cinque, Federico II University of Naples, Italy
Local Arrangement Co-Chair: Naveed Akhtar, University of Western Australia, Australia
Local Arrangement Co-Chair: Zeyi Wen, University of Western Australia, Australia
Publicity Co-Chair: Simon Yusuf-Enoch (Australasia), University of Queensland, Australia
Publicity Co-Chair: Gregory Blanc (Europe), Telecom SudParis, France
Finance Chair: Susan Marie, University of Westner Australia, Australia
Fast Abstract Chair: TBC
Steering Committee
Yennun Huang, Academia Sinica (Chair)
Leon Alkalai, California Institute of Technology
Takashi Nanya, University of Tokyo
Nobuyasu Kanekawa, Hitachi Research Lab
Jin Song Dong, National University of Singapore
Karthik Pattabiraman, University of British Columbia
Gernot Heiser, University of New South Wales
Sy-Yen Kuo, National Taiwan University
Michael Lyu, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Zhi Jin, Peking University
Dongseong Kim, The University of Queensland
Program Committee
TBC