Message from the Chairs

The technical program assembled is of the highest quality, with a total of twelve papers that advance the frontier of desktop grid research. Of the twelve papers, five were invited from internationally recognized leaders in desktop grid research, namely Denis Caromel from INRIA, Rudolf Eigenmann from Purdue University, Renato J. Figueiredo from the University of Florida, Mario Lauria from Ohio State University, and Vijay Pande from Stanford University.