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   CALL FOR Submissions - RTSOPS'12 (co-located with ECRTS'12)
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             RTSOPS 2012: 3rd International Real-Time Scheduling 
                           Open Problems Seminar 
                     Pisa, Italy, July 10th, 2012 
                       
      
              RTSOPS 2012 is held in conjunction with the 
          24th Euromicro Intl Conference on Real-Time Systems (ECRTS'12)
                      July 11 - July 13, Pisa, Italy

  *****  Submission Deadline : May 11, 2012 *****

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 Web site: http://www.cs.wayne.edu/~fishern/Meetings/rtsops2012/
           http://ecrts.eit.uni-kl.de/ecrts12
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Seminar Info: The 3rd International Real-Time Scheduling Open Problems 
Seminar (RTSOPS 2012) provides a venue for the exchange of ideas and the 
discussion of interesting unsolved problems in real-time scheduling. The 
format of the seminar encourages interaction between participants and 
provides ample time for relaxed discussions. The goal of the seminar is 
to promote a spirit of co-operation and collaboration within the real-
time scheduling community.

RTSOPS 2012 is organized around presentation and collaboration sessions. 
Each presentation session provides the opportunity to hear about a number 
of unsolved problems in real-time scheduling, highlighted via brief 
presentations. The following collaboration session gives participants the 
opportunity to interact in small groups, exchange ideas with the 
presenters, explore how the problems might be solved, and take the first 
steps towards a solution.

In addition, authors of open problem submissions from last year’s RTSOPS 
are invited to submit short status reports on progress made towards a 
solution to their open problem. This year’s seminar will include a 
session for presentation of such advances.


Scope: Real-time scheduling theory has provided a foundation for 
understanding and solving resource allocation and scheduling problems in 
systems that have real-time constraints. New fundamental results are 
needed to address recent advances and trends in real-time systems design. 
RTSOPS 2012 encompasses all aspects of real-time scheduling.

Submissions: RTSOPS 2012 invites extended abstracts of open problems in 
areas such as, but not limited to:
	- Multiprocessor, uniprocessor and communications scheduling.
	- New models for real-time systems
        - Scheduling in cyber-physical systems
	- Interactions between WCET analysis and scheduling


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Submission Details: : Extended abstracts (for either new open problems or 
status reports on previously-presented problems) for RTSOPS 2012 must be 
written in English, and not exceed two A4 pages in length in single column, 
10pt format, including relevant references. The main purpose of the 
abstract for new open problem submissions should be to provide a clear 
description of the problem. Abstracts may be submitted describing well-
known but as yet unsolved problems. However, all abstracts should contain 
some element of original work that has not been published before, for 
example, a new problem, a new way of looking at an existing problem, new 
intuition or ideas on how a problem might be solved, possible frameworks 
for solutions, overviews of special cases that may be useful in solving a 
problem etc.  Abstracts describing progress on an open problem presented 
at last year’s RTSOPS should include a brief statement of the open 
problem and a description of the technical advances made towards a 
solution. Abstract submissions should be made electronically, in PDF format 
only via the Submission Page for RTSOPS 2012: 
https://www.softconf.com/c/rtsops2012/

Authors of accepted abstracts are expected to give a brief presentation of 
their open problem, and be prepared to work on the problem with other 
participants during the collaboration sessions. Instructions for preparing 
final copy and presentations will be given when the abstract is accepted. 
The seminar will also include a number of invited presentations on open 
problems. RTSOPS 2012 will publish proceedings as a seminar booklet.

By submitting an extended abstract, the authors agree and confirm that: 
neither this extended abstract nor a version close to it is under 
submission or will be submitted elsewhere before notification by RTSOPS 2012, 
and if accepted, at least one author will register for the RTSOPS 2012 
seminar by the special registration deadline set in the notification of 
acceptance, and present the open problem at the seminar in person.  Please 
note that extended abstracts that do not describe real-time scheduling 
problems will not be accepted.  Submissions will be refereed for quality and 
relevance. Submissions exceeding the page limit may be rejected without 
review.



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IMPORTANT DATES

    Submission deadline:		May 11, 2012
    Notification:			May 20, 2012
    Workshop:				July 10, 2012
    ECRTS Conference:			July 11-13, 2012

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ORGANIZERS

SEMINAR CHAIRS
 Liliana Cucu-Grosjean, INRIA, France
 Nathan Fisher, Wayne State University, USA

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
 Marko Bertogna, Scuola Superiore S.Anna, Pisa, Italy
 Robert Davis, University of York, UK
 Shelby Funk, University of Georgia, USA
 Sathish Gopalakrishnan, University of British Columbia, Canada