[hpc-announce] Call for Abstracts: ESP-HPC: Ethical, Social, and Policy Issues in High Performance Computing

[Schonbein, Whit]

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ESP-HPC: Ethical, Social, and Policy Issues in High Performance Computing

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Friday, November 22nd, 8:30-Noon

Symposium held in conjunction with SC24: The International Conference on High 
Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, November 17-22, 
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Abstract submission due date: Monday July 29th AOE

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Symposium Overview

Advances in High-Performance Computing (HPC) raise enduring and difficult 
social, economic, epistemological, and ethical issues. Who gets access to HPC 
resources, and who should have access? When can HPC simulations be trusted? 
Do the costs of utilizing large, energy-hungry HPC systems justify their 
benefits? Does HPC offer novel ways to impart an understanding of complex 
systems? 

Issues such as these are genuinely interdisciplinary: they cannot be 
adequately addressed without input from experts inside and outside a traditional 
STEM sphere of influence. The goal of this symposium on Ethical, Social, and 
Policy Issues in High Performance Computing (ESP-HPC) is to bring together 
researchers from diverse fields to present and discuss these issues of mutual 
interest.

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Call For Abstracts

The organizers of ESP-HPC invite submission of abstracts (750 words maximum, 
not including references) for consideration for inclusion as short invited 
talks for the in-person program. Submitted abstracts will be double blind 
reviewed, and selected authors will be invited to attend to present and discuss 
their work with participants. See below for additional information on 
preferred scope and topics.

Thanks to generous support by Purdue University’s College of Liberal Arts and 
Department of Philosophy, we expect to be able to cover registration costs for 
those without travel support for SC24 who are accepted through this 
CfA process (valued at approximately $700).

After the conclusion of the symposium, based on presentations and discussion, 
some speakers may be invited to submit an article to be considered for 
publication in a special issue of Computing in Science and Engineering 
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appear in the Spring or Summer of 2025.

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Preferred Scope

ESP-HPC is intended to start discussions among many disciplines not typically 
associated with the Supercomputing community. Scholars in the social sciences 
and humanities are particularly encouraged to submit their work with regard to 
HPC. The ideal abstract should be broadly accessible to an educated audience. 
The ethical, social, or policy issues concerned should be the central focus of 
the abstract. If accepted, submitters will have 20 minutes to give a talk 
with the expectation a significant portion of this time will be spent 
leading a thought-provoking discussion with attendees. Though we invite 
submissions from all disciplines investigating ethical, social, or policy 
issues in HPC, the following topics are of particular interest for ESP-HPC:

- Access issues in HPC (equity, policy, …)
- Costs of HPC (energy, environmental, monetary, political)
- Legal issues in HPC
- HPC public policy
- Epistemology of simulations (scientific codes)
- Philosophy of science and HPC
- AI/ML in HPC (ethical, social)

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Important Dates and Information

Abstracts are limited to 750 words, not including references. Abstracts must be 
submitted via the supercomputing website: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://submissions.supercomputing.org__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!ZyA4yFaJkPzwjHn8Fc_RF9-g2MMvWn7VAgzF636X1twxypQYLeBd_eKEb_Lft3ZOfpuljRSStUUtRUPqgc-PcoGb5g$ 
(Note: You will have to create a profile prior to submission.)

The submission form includes space for a short (150 word) abstract; this is 
necessary and will be used on the Supercomputing website in the event 
the abstract is selected for the workshop. Please upload a pdf of the full 
abstract (blinded) in the “Paper Upload” section of the submission form. 

Abstract submission due date: Monday July 29th AOE
Notification: 25th August
Final materials (e.g., abstract that will appear on official SC website): 27 September
Date and time of workshop: November 22nd 830-12:00