| Call for Tutorials |
Hot Interconnects 2015 continues its tradition to offer world-class tutorials held by internationally renowned experts in the area of high-performance interconnect networks.
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Scope
Attendees will come from mixed backgrounds and interests in interconnection networks. We encourage tutorials of broad applicability rather than those focusing solely on research in a limited domain or by a particular group. Areas of interest for tutorials include but are not limited to:- High performance computing networking
- Ethernet networking
- Software defined networking
- Data Center/Cloud and WAN networking
- Optical interconnects
- Emerging interconnect architectures
- High-speed packet processing engines and network processors
- System-on-Chip interconnects
- Traffic engineering and Network analytics
Equipment
Hot Interconnects will provide Internet access and rooms with standard presentation equipment. Hands-on tutorials must be prepared to rely on laptops brought by the participants.Review Process
Tutorial submissions will be reviewed by the Hot Interconnects 2015 tutorials committee. The committee will consider, among other aspects, appropriateness and utility for Hot Interconnects tutorial audience, timeliness and general interest, clarity, completeness, cohesiveness of the proposal and presentation history and teaching/speaking experience of the presenters.Publication
All materials must be submitted to the tutorials chair by August 7th and will be released to the attendees. Submitters must explicitly agree to release the materials for this purpose.How to submit
Tutorials may be proposed for one half-day (three hours, 2 presenters max) duration. Tutorials on new and emerging technologies are encouraged. Tutorial proposals must be submitted electronically via the web site EasyChair. Although not required, you are strongly urged to submit samples of your visual aids. You may upload these in PDF format separately or as an addendum to your detailed proposal, or you may supply a URL at which the samples may be found.The uploaded file should contain the following sections, each beginning on a separate page:
- A 200-word (maximum) abstract
- A description of the tutorial content (maximum 1 page) containing:
- Goals of the tutorials (takeaways for the audience)
- Why is it relevant for HotI'15 attendees?
- Targeted audience
- Content level (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
- Previous presentations of this tutorial including any differences in the proposed tutorial
- Detailed outline of the tutorial (2 pages maximum)
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae for each presenter (4 presenters maximum, 1 page maximum each)
- A statement agreeing to release the notes to HotI'15 tutorial attendees
Important dates
- Proposals due: May 4th, 2015
- Notification of acceptance: May 25th, 2015
- Materials due: August 7th, 2015
- Tutorial date: August 28th, 2015
