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Call for Papers, Posters, and Talks

The 25th International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Computing (ISPDC 2026)

July 1–3, 2026, DESY, Hamburg, Germany

(https://indico.desy.de/e/ispdc2026)

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We invite original research contributions to ISPDC 2026 in the following categories:
**full papers, short papers, posters,** and **talks**.

Contributions are welcome in, but not limited to, the following areas:

- Algorithms and models for parallel and distributed computing
- Parallel and distributed workflows for large-scale applications
- Applications of parallel and distributed systems (HPC, Big Data, AI, Quantum Computing)
- Performance modeling, analysis, and evaluation
- Architectures and environments for parallel and distributed computing
- Reproducibility and explainability in parallel and distributed computing
- Cloud computing, edge computing, federated learning
- Machine learning in the context of parallel and distributed systems

Besides **regular poster submissions, ISPDC 2026 welcomes negative results** with clear methodological justification.

All submissions will undergo peer review. All accepted papers (full and short) and accepted poster papers will be published in the ISPDC 2026 conference proceedings and submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore, subject to IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality criteria (IEEE conference approval pending). Extended abstracts of talks will not be published in the proceedings.

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Publication Requirements
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At least one author of each accepted paper or poster paper to be published in the conference proceedings must register at the full rate and present the work at the conference.

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Contribution Types and Manuscript Guidelines
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- Full papers: max. 8 pages (excluding references) and 10 pages (including references).
- Short papers: max. 5 pages (excluding references) and 6 pages (including references).
- Poster papers: max. 2 pages (incl. references). (Final poster recommended size is A0.)
- Talks: extended abstract of max. 1 page (incl. references)
- Format: single-spaced, double-column, 10-point font, US-letter (8.5×11 in), IEEE conference style,
see (https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates)
- Submissions must include author names and affiliations.
- Manuscripts must be submitted via the conference website: (https://indico.desy.de/event/50985/abstracts/)
- For our AI policy, please see the conference website.

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Important Dates
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- Papers (Short and Full): **March 23, 2026 (AoE)**
- Posters and Talks: **March 23, 2026 (AoE)**
- Notifications: **April 30, 2026 (AoE)**
- ISPDC Conference: **July 1–3, 2026**, DESY, Hamburg, Germany

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Organizing Committee
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General Chairs:
- Philipp NEUMANN, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, University of Hamburg, Germany
- Sarah NEUWIRTH, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

Program chairs:
- Sascha HUNOLD, Technical University of Vienna, Austria
- Theresa POLLINGER, RIKEN, Japan

Proceedings chairs:
- Martin SCHREIBER, University Grenoble Alpes, Inria, France
- Sophie SERVAN, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Germany