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13th International Workshop

on High Performance Transaction Systems (HPTS)

October 25-28, 2009

Asilomar Conference Grounds

Pacific Grove, CA

Real systems problems for real systems builders

Thanks to the ubiquity of the Internet, large, scalable, data-intensive systems, once the rarified domain of mainframe computers and financial institutions, now permeate every industry. Massively multiplayer online games, online ticketing systems, social networks, all depend on such systems. System architects and engineers face increasingly complex challenges: larger scale, lower power, more client heterogeneity, etc.

Every two years, HPTS brings together a lively and opinionated group of participants to discuss and debate the pressing topics that affect today's systems and their design and implementation. Past workshops included topics such as emerging directions in systems infrastructure, new applications, current developments in software and technology; topics are limited only by the imagination of our participants. The workshop will include position paper presentations, panels, moderated discussions, and significant time for casual interaction.

We ask potential participants to submit a short (two paragraph) technical summary, a one-page position paper, or an abstract on current work. Submissions can present a viewpoint on a controversial topic, a summary of lessons learned, experience with a large or unusual system, an innovative mechanism, an enormous problem looming on the horizon, or anything else that convinces the program committee that the participant has something interesting to say. The submission process is purposely lightweight, but we require that each submission have only a single author.

Each instance of HPTS has its own unique flavor. The last HPTS focused on large-scale web systems: Google's engineering toolkit, eBay's Application and Presentation Infrastructure, among others, as well as discussions of disruptive technologies, contrarian opinions, and the new era of millicomputing. While these topics are of continued interest, we encourage submissions on new and different topics as well.

If you wish to attend the workshop, see our Submission page for details.

Submission of Papers: April 6, 2009

Notification of Acceptance: June 1, 2009

HPTS Workshop: October 25-28, 2009