INFOCOM 2011
TPC Informational Meeting
TPC co-Chairs
Byrav Ramamurthy (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Jie Wu (Temple University)
Qian Zhang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Technical Program Vice Chair for Information Systems (EDAS)
Jiangchuan Liu (Simon Fraser University)
17 March 2010
Overview
• Multiple-level structure for paper reviewing
– TPC Co-chairs
– Area TPC (ATPC) Chairs
– TPC members (TPC lead and TPC review) and Backup TPC
members
• Highlights
– Increase number of ATPC Chairs
– Enhance the ATPC Chairs  paper matching process
– Enhance the TPC  paper matching process
Reviewing Process
ATPC Chairs
• In total we will have 39 ATPC Chairs for Infocom 2011
– Detailed information can be found at
http://www.comsoc.org/confs/infocom/2011/
– Each ATPC Chair is responsible for 40-50 papers
– Papers will be assigned to the ATPC Chairs immediately after
the submission deadline
– Should decide on “Early reject” in two cases:
• Paper is not ready for review (missing figures, clearly out of scope, etc.)
• Inconsistency between author names/affiliations on the paper and in
EDAS
– Such inconsistency may result in assigning papers to reviewers with conflict
of interest
ATPC Chairs (2)
• Oversee the discussion phase; intervene if TPC-Lead is
ineffective
• Make sure there is consistency between TPC-Lead summary and
TPC reviews
• Choose/add extra reviewer whenever necessary
– E.g., low quality/biased reviews, controversial reviews, missing reviews
– Can enter own review
– May utilize a subset of TPC members (backup TPC members), who are
assigned to help during this phase
• Provide recommendation to TPC Chairs
– Three outcomes: accept, reject, discuss at TPC meeting
– Try hard not to put the paper into the discussion phase
• Participate in TPC meeting and lead group discussions
Matching Papers to ATPC Chairs
• A list of areas will be provided when authors submit paper
Cognitive radio networks and spectrum
management
Cyber-physical systems and networks
Data center, Grid and Cloud networks
Delay tolerant networks
Energy-efficient networks
Future Internet architecture
Middleware and network services
Mobile ad hoc networks
Multimedia networking
Network QoS, economics and pricing
Network communication and switching
technologies
Network management
Network monitoring and measurement
Network protocols
Network security and trustworthiness
Network theory and optimization
Optical and broadband networks
Peer-to-peer (P2P) and overlay
networks
Sensor and actuator networks
Vehicular networks
Web and online social networks
Wireless mesh networks
Wireless networks - Cellular, WLAN,
RFID
Wireless networks - Cross-layer design
Wireless underwater and underground
networks
Miscellaneous topics
• Further adjustments will be made to make sure the load
balancing among all the ATPC Chairs
Matching Papers to TPC Members
• Under each area, there are multiple topics
• Each topic also includes the methodology that is used,
e.g. Theory/Analysis, Simulation, and
Experimentation/Measurements
• A sample topic can be:
• wireless mesh networks: scheduling: experimentation/measurement
• TPC members need to indicate their interest in terms of
topics (before submission deadline)
• TPC members claim papers based on title and abstract
(after submission deadline)
• Fine adjustment will be made to ensure a good match
TPC Members
• Review assigned papers (15-18 papers) by due date
• Each TPC member will also be TPC-Lead for 4-6 papers in
his/her group of papers
– NO delegation of these papers
– TPC Leads to provide summary of online discussions
• Backup TPC will have no more than 6-8 papers
– Quality review is expected within short period of time
• Participate in online discussion
– Try to resolve conflicts
• Attend TPC meeting in Los Angeles, CA
– TPC meeting date has been fixed to Nov. 13, 2010
TPC Lead
• For each paper, one TPC member is designated as
TPC Lead
• TPC Lead
– Must review this paper – NO delegation
– Initiate and lead the online discussion phase
– Summarize discussion results and make recommendations
(accept, reject, discuss, need additional review)
– Summary report is not available to the authors
Paper Delegation
• Only non-TPC-Lead Papers can be delegated to qualified
reviewers
– TPC member is responsible for overseeing the quality
• Delegation is performed via EDAS
• Delegation must be done within 10 days from the date you
are assigned the papers
• TPC member must personally ensure that the delegated
reviews are completed on time
– Request the delegated reviewers to participate in the on-line
discussion phase
– No more than 25% of the non TPC-lead papers may be delegated (~ 3
papers)
On-line Discussion Phase
• This is a critical part of the review process
– Starts after the reviews are due, and will last around 2 weeks
• All reviewers of the paper must participate in the on-line
discussion through EDAS
– During this phase, the reviewers can see the reviews of each other
– The reviewers are required to understand the other reviews and to
resolve inconsistencies
• The discussion is also very important even when there is
agreement about accept/reject
– E.g. if the paper is ranked (4, 5, 6) (We want to identify the best 3-5
papers for best paper award candidates)
– Or if the paper is ranked (1, 1, 4) (We want to give coherent response)
• It is acceptable to change your review and score after the
discussion!
– Please be fair to the authors!!!
On-line Discussion (2)
• Please provide a detailed discussion related to the
technical merits of the paper
– For example, “The authors have not cited relevant prior work.
The paper has significant technical deficiencies. Equation 12 is
incorrect because ...”
• Avoid the impulse to push paper to the discussion category
straightaway! We are time-constrained at the TPC meeting
– (for a 1, 4, 4 paper): “I see we have no consensus. Let’s
recommend that the paper be discussed during the TPC
meeting.”
– “Yes, let’s discuss at the TPC meeting”
Detailed Schedule
TPC members indicate their interest in terms of topics
1-Jun-2010
15-Jun-2010
Paper registration
1-Jul-2010
23-Jul-2010
Paper submission
1-Jul-2010
30-Jul-2010
TPC Co-Chairs assign papers to Area TPC Chairs
31-Jul-2010
7-Aug-2010
TPC members claim papers
3-Aug-2010
10-Aug-2010
Area-Chairs make preliminary check for early reject
8-Aug-2010
14-Aug-2010
TPC Co-Chairs make early reject decisions
15-Aug-2010
15-Aug-2010
TPC Co-Chairs assign papers to TPC members
15-Aug-2010
28-Aug-2010
TPC members report about any conflict of interest
29-Aug-2010
1-Sep-2010
TPC members delegate papers to qualified reviewers
29-Aug-2010
9-Sep-2010
Review Process
29-Aug-2010
3-Oct-2010
Detailed Schedule (2)
Review Process
On-line Discussion phase
29-Aug-2010
3-Oct-2010
3-Oct-2010
17-Oct-2010
18-Oct-2010
31-Oct-2010
Area TPC Chairs make recommendation (obtain extra
review, if needed)
TPC meeting
13-Nov-2010
Notification
21-Nov-2010
Final version due
21-Dec-2010
Conference
10-Apr-2011
15-Apr-2011
Final Points
• TPC members are responsible for the delegated reviews
• A TPC-Lead must personally review the papers for which he/she is
the Lead: NO delegation
• Sufficient discussion during on-line discussion phase is expected
• TPC members are expected to resolve inconsistencies during the
discussion
• ATPC Chairs try to decide reject/accept before putting a paper into
the to-be-discussed-at-TPC meeting category
• High quality reviews are essential for the success of the conference
Contacts
• Email: [email protected]
• Individual Emails:
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Questions ?
See you all at INFOCOM 2011!
• Backup
Executive Committee
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General Chair
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General Co-Chair
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Pedro Ruiz, University of Murcia, Spain
Guohong Cao, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Panel Chair
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Jiangchuan Liu, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Mini-conference Co-chairs
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Byrav Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Jie Wu, Temple University
Qian Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Technical Program Vice Chair for Information Systems (EDAS)
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Minglu Li, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
TPC Co-Chairs
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Wenjun Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
General Vice Chair
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Lionel M. Ni, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Sajal Das, NSF/University Texas at Arlington, USA
Standing Committee Chair
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Harvey Freeman, HAF Consulting, Inc., USA
Executive Committee (Cont.)
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Publicity Co-Chairs
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Workshop Co-chairs
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Bruce Worthman, IEEE ComSoc, USA
GuangTao Xue, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Publication Chairs
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Yanmin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Finance Chairs
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Weiyi Zhang, North Dakota State University, USA
Local Arrangement Chair
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Xinbing Wang, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Student Travel Grants Co-Chairs
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Avinash Srinivashan, Bloomsburg University, USA
Student Activities Chair
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Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada
Chunming Qiao, SUNY at Buffalo, USA
Demo/Posters Chair
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Jatinder Pal Singh, Deutsche Telekom, Inc, USA
Kui Ren, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Kartik Gopalan, State University of New York, USA
Aaron Striegel, University of Notre Dame, USA
Web Chair
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Zhaoqing Jia, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China