[hpc-announce] CFP: Latin America and Caribbean Advances on Weather Forecasting @ CARLA2025

[Jose Manuel Monsalve Díaz]

Hi everyone,

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Latin America and Caribbean Advances on Weather Forecasting Workshop
Call For Papers
Workshop held in conjunction with CARLA 2025 - Latin America High
Performance Computing Conference
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SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Paper/Technical Talk submission deadline: August 8, 2025.
Paper/Technical Talk author notification: August 15, 2025.
Camera-ready version: September 5, 2025.

WORKSHOP DETAILS
Workshop date: September 22|23, 2025
Workshop website: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://carlaconference.org/lac-weather-forecasting-workshop/__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!cP38CRTTvx3Ga4AKnQ4BKZi2lY6nB7iIodkAIBg4osUJ65Oy78JyJbvGeVLvbjJWY2V0WIAxBVeC9l4VBS-85hXff2IdoA$ 
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Extreme weather and climate hazard forecasting plays a fundamental
role in mitigating climate risks
across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), a region
disproportionately affected by climate change.
Increasingly frequent hydrometeorological hazards—including extreme
temperatures, droughts, storms,
hurricanes, and floods, confirm the urgency of accurate information
and predictive tools. However,
historical challenges such as fragmented observational networks and
limited regional collaboration
have hampered progress in developing tailored forecasting models and
leveraging high-performance
computing (HPC) solutions for climate and atmospheric research. In the
meantime, the international
community is moving from current-generation modeling tools (e.g., the
Weather Research and Forecasting
(WRF) model) to next-generation models that can take advantage of
modern HPC systems (e.g., the Model
for Prediction Across Scales – Atmosphere (MPAS-A). Furthermore, as AI
and ML advance their
capabilities and are increasingly adopted, questions remain regarding
the convergence between weather
forecasting and these technologies.

This workshop seeks to establish a collaborative platform for the LAC
weather and climate community
to address these gaps. It will bring together the community to discuss
the strategic and technical
future of weather forecasting. We will include presentations by
invited speakers, peer-reviewed
papers, and technical/user experience talks that will showcase
advances in regional modeling, model
adaptations and development, use or creation of new models, and the
fostering of partnerships. An
emphasis will be placed on integrating local climatic characteristics,
such as ENSO-related
variability, into predictive frameworks.


SUBMISSION TYPES

*FULL PAPERS

Submissions for full papers must be unpublished and not under review elsewhere.

Length: 8-15 pages
Language: English (Official language of the CARLA Conference)
Peer Review: Single-blind, reviewed by at least two experts
Proceedings: The selected papers will be published in the Latin
American journal Avances en
   Ciencias e Ingeniería (ACI). Submission guidelines (in Spanish) are
available on Avances en Ciencias
   e Ingeniería (ACI) You may use your browser’s translation feature if needed.


*TECHNICAL/USER EXPERIENCE TALKS

Submissions should include a title and a 1 – 2 page abstract
describing the experiences that will be
presented in a short talk during the workshop, if selected. The final
presentation slides shall
be provided to the organizers nearer to the workshop date.

Length: 1-2 page abstract
Language: English (Official language of the CARLA Conference)


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

To begin the submission process for either a full paper or a
technical/user experience talk, please
register an account in the submission site and add your submission,
ensuring that you have followed
the details given above regarding your submission type.

Submission Website: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://meteor.springer.com/carla2025__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!cP38CRTTvx3Ga4AKnQ4BKZi2lY6nB7iIodkAIBg4osUJ65Oy78JyJbvGeVLvbjJWY2V0WIAxBVeC9l4VBS-85hUwf-8qSQ$ 


TOPICS OF INTEREST

Advances in regional Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) for LAC
   Development and adaptation of high‑resolution regional models
(e.g., WRF, MPAS‑A) suited to
   Latin American and Caribbean climatic and topographic diversity

Next‑Generation High Performance Computing in Forecasting Models
   Strategies to leverage modern HPC architectures, such as GPU
clusters and exascale systems, to run
   scalable, multi‑scale atmospheric simulations

Multiresolution and Multimodel Integration
   Methods to fuse outputs from nested-resolution and ensemble
modeling systems, enhancing reliability
   while optimizing computational cost

Data Models & Assimilation Schemes for a Fragmented Observational Network
   Innovative assimilation techniques that incorporate heterogeneous
datasets: remote sensors, regional
   weather stations, satellite data, and IoT‑enabled platforms

Modeling ENSO and Other Regional Climate Drivers
   Incorporation of ENSO phases, Amazon variability, Andean climatic
influences, and teleconnection
   patterns into forecasting systems tailored to LAC

AI/ML‑Enhanced Forecasting: Convergence with NWP
   Integration of machine learning with classical models—hybrid
architectures, surrogate modeling,
   downscaling, and bias correction approaches

End‑to‑End Operational Pipelines: From Research to Production
   Deploying research-grade models into operational forecasting
platforms, including tools for
   visualization, dissemination, and stakeholder integration

Cross‑Institutional & Regional Collaboration Frameworks
   Design of shared platforms and partnerships for model code:
      Standardization of datasets and metadata
      Interoperability across national meteorological institutions
      Best practices for model version control and joint development.


Organizing Committee
* Esteban Hernández
* Michael Duda
* Saulo R. Freitas
* José Monsalve Diaz
* Natalie Henriques
* Katherine Rasmussen