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Call for Papers, Posters, and Talks
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
For poster submissions, reproducible negative results with clear methodological justification are especially welcome.
All submissions will undergo a peer-review process. All accepted papers (full and short) and accepted poster papers will be published in the ISPDC 2026 conference proceedings. Extended abstracts of talks will not be published in the proceedings.
Publication Requirements
At least one author of each accepted paper or poster paper to be published in the conference proceedings must register and present the work at the conference. This is a mandatory condition for inclusion in the proceedings.
Contribution Types and Manuscript Guidelines
- 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.
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