This volume contains the papers presented at the 8th International Conference on Advanced
Parallel Processing Technologies, APPT 2009. This series of conferences
originated from collaborations between researchers from China and Germany and has
evolved into an international conference for reporting advances in parallel processing
technologies. APPT 2009 addressed the entire gamut of related topics, ranging from
the architectural aspects of parallel computer hardware and system software to the
applied technologies for novel applications.
For this conference, we received over 76 full submissions from researchers all over
the world. All the papers were peer reviewed in depth and qualitatively graded on
their relevance, originality, significance, presentation, and the overall appropriateness
for their acceptance. Any concerns raised were discussed by the Program Committee.
The Organizing Committee did an excellent job in selecting 36 papers for presentation.
In short, the papers included here represent the forefront of research from China,
Switzerland, Germany, and other countries.