Minimization of energy consumption has become a central issue in designing distributed systems that range from wireless ad hoc networks to data centers.

Because battery technologies have not yet matched advances in hardware and software technologies, saving energy in battery-operated devices is very important for mobile/wireless networks. Similarly, minimizing energy consumption in high performance computing centers will, in addition to saving power consumption, require less cooling mechanisms.

These new challenges require innovative and effective optimization solutions for minimizing power consumption in distributed systems, such as energy-efficient scheduling algorithms and energy-efficient Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols.

The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers who are interested in addressing issues of concern and challenges related to optimizing computing system power consumption, energy efficient systems, and distributed systems.

Both theoretical papers and papers describing practical experiences will be welcome.

The OPTIM Workshop topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
Optimization of Energy-efficient Protocols/Algorithms
Energy-efficient Scheduling Algorithms
Energy-efficient Cross-layer Protocols
Energy-efficient MAC Protocols
Energy-efficient Routing Protocols
Voltage and Frequency Scaled Networks
Energy-efficient Communication Protocols
Energy-efficient Protocols/Algorithms in PHY, IP Layers or Above
Hardware Solutions for Achieving Energy Efficiency in Large-scale Networked Systems
Virtualization Techniques for Energy Efficiency
Network Models and Simulation Modules/Tools for Energy Efficient Solutions
Green HPC through Servers, Virtual Machines and Network Infrastructure Management
Power- and thermal-aware algorithms, software, and hardware