PRDC 2004 is the tenth in this series of symposia started in 1989, that are devoted to dependable and fault tolerant computing. PRDC is now recognized as the main regular event of the Pacific area that is covering the many dimensions of dependability and fault tolerance, encompassing fundamental theoretical approaches, practical experimental projects, and commercial components and systems

In the recent years, the importance of dependability has been increasing beyond the classical critical application domains (telecommunication, transportation, space, etc.) as many other domains of the economy (commerce, finance, energy distribution) are recognizing dependability of the worldwide information and communication infrastructures to be one of their top problems.

Besides traditional hardware and software faults, concerns include human interaction faults, being they accidental or malicious; the latter gaining increasing importance due to the evolution of Internet connections and applications.

 The symposium will be organized in the archipelago of the Society Islands and more precisely in Tahiti. This central setting, right in the middle of the traditional zone of attraction of the symposium, will provide both a really convenient and most pleasant location for the researchers and practitioners in the domain of dependable computing.

PRDC 2004 will be held at Hotel Sheraton Tahiti that is conveniently positioned between Faa’a international airport and Papeete.
(http://www.sheratontahiti.com).

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

- Architectures for Dependable Computer Systems
- Architectures and Protocols for Computer Security
- Dependability of High-Speed Networks
- Dependability Measurement, Modeling and Evaluation
- Dependability in VLSI
- E-commerce and Web services Dependability
- Fault Tolerance in Distributed & Real-Time Systems
- Fault Tolerance in Mobile Systems
- Fault Tolerance in Multimedia Systems

- Fault Tolerance in Transaction Processing
- Hardware and Software Testing, Verification   and Validation
- Information Assurance, Survivability, and   Intrusion Tolerance
- Internet Dependability and Quality of
  Service
- Safety-Critical Systems
- Software Reliability Engineering.

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission: September 5, 2003                         Notification: November 14, 2003
Final version: December 15, 2003