The 24th IASTED International Conference on
Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems
~PDCS 2012~
November 12 – 14, 2012
Las Vegas, USA
Past Conference Speakers
Past PDCS conferences have had the following exceptional speakers and tutorials:
Keynote Speakers
PDCS 2011

"Optimal and Near-Optimal Nonblocking Multicast Switching Networks"
Prof. Si Qing Zheng
The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Prof. Si Qing Zheng
The University of Texas at Dallas, USA

PDCS 2010
"Security, Privacy, and Data Protection for Trusted Cloud Computing"
Prof. Kai Hwang
University of Southern California, USA
Prof. Kai Hwang
University of Southern California, USA

PDCS 2009
Prof. Charles E. Leiserson
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, USA
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, USA


PDCS 2007
"Application Oriented Networking (AON): Parallel Processing in the Next-Generation Internet Routers"
Dr. Laxmi Bhuyan
University of California, USA
Dr. Laxmi Bhuyan
University of California, USA

PDCS 2006
"Early Experiences with the Clean Slate Design Approach to Networking Research"
Hui Zhang
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Hui Zhang
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

PDCS 2005
"Achieving High Performance in Distributed Computing Grids"
Prof. Arun K. Somani
Iowa State University, USA
Prof. Arun K. Somani
Iowa State University, USA

PDCS 2004
"When Your Cellphone is also Your PC and Settop Box: Opportunities and Challenges"
Prof. H. T. Kung
Harvard University, USA
Prof. H. T. Kung
Harvard University, USA

Tutorial Sessions
PDCS 2011
"Grid Database Management: the GRelC Middleware and Its Applications in the Environmental Context"
Dr. Sandro Fiore
Euro Mediterranean Center for Climate Change (CMCC), Italy
Dr. Sandro Fiore
Euro Mediterranean Center for Climate Change (CMCC), Italy

PDCS 2008
"Overview of Mobile IP and Computing, and WiMAX Technology"
Prof. Nader F. Mir
San Jose State University, USA
Prof. Nader F. Mir
San Jose State University, USA

PDCS 2007


PDCS 2006
"Java for Parallel, Distributed, and Mobile Computing"
Prof. Serge Chaumette
LaBRI, University Bordeaux 1, France
Prof. Serge Chaumette
LaBRI, University Bordeaux 1, France

"Parallel and Distributed Embedded/Real-Time Systems"
Prof. Albert M. K. Cheng
University of Houston, USA
Prof. Albert M. K. Cheng
University of Houston, USA

PDCS 2005
"Computer Security and Application of Cryptography"
Dr. Partha Dasgupta
Arizona State University, USA
Dr. Partha Dasgupta
Arizona State University, USA

"Dependable Distributed Computing over Wireless Sensor Networks"
Dr. Shivakant Mishra
University of Colorado, USA
Dr. Shivakant Mishra
University of Colorado, USA

PDCS 2004
"Combating Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attacks in Internet-based Services"
Prof. Wanlei Zhou
Deakin University, Australia
Prof. Wanlei Zhou
Deakin University, Australia















