To examine the progress made since the first NOW/Cluster workshop in October 1994 (ASPLOS VI), assess the current state of the art, and identify the open research challenges in building systems of systems.
The workshop will run for a full day. The format of the workshop is intended to generate a broad-based exchange on areas of current work and directions for solving open problems. It will open with an invited presentation on exciting applications of cluster technology and on emerging cluster interconnect technologies. To achieve a broad based interchange there will be two long poster sessions, and posters will be on display throughout the day. In several key areas, we will have a series of focused discussions led by leading researchers in the field. The purpose of these focused discussions it to provide in-depth coverage of a cluster research topic and a dicussion with deep insights into the key problems and emerging solutions in an area. A closing panel and discussion forum will examine progress and future directions from academic and industry perspectives.