[hpc-announce] Call for Paper: EduHPC (Co-located with SC25, St. Louis, MO, 11/16/2025)

[Srivastava, Srishti]

Tldr; papers and lightning talk for EduHPC due July 21; Peachy submission due July 14

Contact
All program related questions: Erik Saule (esaule at charlotte.edu)
Specific questions about Peachy submissions: David Bunde (dbunde at knox.edu)

All details: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://tcpp.cs.gsu.edu/curriculum/eduHPC25__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!eChx_vATidw8d8MJTa89IrA93VKB8WUgWSQiULUhrIJVvAlsu44FG8lw0NrT2knG-i7GvEj8F92ww60e368_w0W9$ 

EduHPC-25: Workshop on Education for High-Performance Computing
November 16, 2025 (Co located with SC25 in St Louis, MO)

>From supercomputers forecasting weather and developing vaccines to multicore desktops, laptops, and mobile devices, most people use the methods and paradigms of high-performance computing (HPC) and parallel and distributed computing (PDC), either directly or indirectly.

Consequently, companies and laboratories require skilled personnel to efficiently utilize these modern computing systems. It is essential that Computer Science (CS), Computer Engineering (CE), Data Science (DS), Machine Learning (ML), Computational Biology (CB) and similar compute-intensive programs provide students with HPC/PDC skills. However, rapid changes in hardware, programming languages, and development environments pose challenges for educators in deciding what and how to teach to suitably prepare students for HPC/PDC careers.

The EduHPC workshop invites unpublished manuscripts from academia, industry, and national laboratories on topics in HPC and PDC relating to computation-oriented undergraduate and graduate curricula, education, professional training, and workforce development. Previous workshops have featured papers from diverse fields, including Computer Science, Computational Science and Engineering, Data Science, and computational courses across STEM and non-STEM disciplines.

This year's workshop introduces a new category of submission called "research to education" that seeks communications about transferring technical research into classrooms. For instance, technical HPC research could translate to education in the following ways: parallel algorithm visualization and interactive learning tools, resource allocation simulations, fault tolerance demonstrations, multi-core programming exercises, GPU computing introductions, programming models and frameworks, software performance engineering, emerging technologies integration, such as, quantum computing basics, edge computing scenarios, machine learning parallelization. Early career faculty, including those applying for or already having CAREER awards from NSF or other agencies, are especially encouraged to submit.

The workshop unites stakeholders from industry, national labs, and academia in the context of SC (Supercomputing) to discuss pedagogical challenges, share approaches, and exchange ideas on incorporating HPC/PDC education in undergraduate and graduate curricula. Activities include paper presentations, panels (e.g., sustainability and reproducibility in technical education), special sessions like "Peachy Assignments," "Lightning Talks," and collaboration opportunities, resource sharing, educator training, internships, and other cross-sector interactions.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
-Pedagogical issues in incorporating HPC and PDC in core courses of undergraduate and graduate education for all/any computing degrees.
-Evidence-based educational practices and innovative teaching methods in relevant fields.
-Professional training and workforce development initiatives.
-Reports on integrating HPC and PDC topics into core CS/CE courses and into other STEM fields and areas.
-Pedagogical tools, materials, infrastructures, languages, and projects for HPC/PDC/DS/AI/ML/IoT/Edge education.
-Employers' experiences and expectations regarding new graduates' proficiency in HPC/PDC/IoT/Edge.
-Resources based on advanced programming languages and environments/frameworks.
-Projects or units introducing concepts related to distributed computing at scale.
-Evaluating generative AI impacts on teaching HPC.
-Addressing the gender gap in computing disciplines and enhancing the pipeline to research/development careers in HPC/PDC and related areas.
-Addressing software engineering challenges in HPC/PDC.

EduHPC is seeking contributions in 4 different categories. A Best Paper will be awarded for the workshop. Both Education Research paper and Research to Education papers are eligible for the award.

Education Research paper: A Full Paper is a previously unpublished work that addresses the above-mentioned topics and themes of the workshop. Full papers are 7-8 pages, including figures, tables, and references (fully counted toward the page limit), with an optional additional 2 pages for the Artifact Description (AD) appendix. All submissions are peer-reviewed (single blind). Research papers will appear in the SC proceedings.

Research to Education paper: For this particular track, we welcome researchers to submit 5-6-page manuscripts discussing their innovative experiences in integrating their research, as well as associated methods, tools, models, simulations, or datasets, into educational settings, with a focus on undergraduate or K-12 levels, or fostering broader community engagement. Submissions do not need to include an assessment of teaching techniques or in-class evaluations. An optional additional 2 pages for the Artifact Description (AD) appendix can be submitted. All submissions are peer-reviewed (single blind). Research to Education papers will appear in the SC proceedings.


Peachy Parallel Assignments: Peachy Parallel Assignments are HPC/PDC educational assignments that cover any topics related to HPC or PDC education, and are: Tested , Adoptable, Engaging, and Inspirational

Peachy assignments should be submitted as a 1-2 page paper that includes a 150-word abstract describing the assignment and the context in which it was used, a short paragraph summarizing how the assignment relates to other PDC education literature/applications, references, plus a link to a public web page containing the complete set of files actually given to students (assignment description, scaffolding code, etc.) Between the submission and the online materials, it should be clear what an instructor needs to do in order to use the assignment. The 2-page limit includes figures, tables, and references. 

The Peachy short papers will not appear as is in the SC Workshop proceedings. A paper encompassing all the accepted Peachy submissions will be submitted to the paper track of EduHPC and will go through peer review in that track. If accepted by the program committee, the collective paper will appear in SC Workshop proceedings. The paper will be authored by the Peachy team and all the authors of the individual Peachy assignments accepted for EduHPC.

Lightning Talk: A Lightning Talk is a short (5-minute) presentation of a new or innovative idea, preliminary or intermediate research results, opportunity for partnership and collaboration, preliminary curriculum adoption experience of TCPP early adopters, or similar brief talk that will be of interest to HPC/PDC educators.

The Lightning Talks short papers will not appear in the SC Workshop proceedings. The authors will submit the paper to an archival server (such as arXiv) at the time of camera-ready submission and they will provide the reference to EduHPC. Logistical details will come as part of the acceptance notice.

Submit on linklings:  https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://submissions.supercomputing.org/__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!eChx_vATidw8d8MJTa89IrA93VKB8WUgWSQiULUhrIJVvAlsu44FG8lw0NrT2knG-i7GvEj8F92ww60e328P6OYc$ 
Papers should follow SC25 submission format. Templates here: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!eChx_vATidw8d8MJTa89IrA93VKB8WUgWSQiULUhrIJVvAlsu44FG8lw0NrT2knG-i7GvEj8F92ww60e3405cEZc$ 

Important Dates
Submission (paper tracks): July 21
Notification (paper tracks): Sep 1
Camera ready (paper tracks):  Sep 20

Submission (Lightning talks): July 21
Notification (Lightning talks): Sep 1
Camera ready (Lightning talks):  Sep 20

Submission (Peachy):  July 14, 2025
Notification (Peachy):  July 21, 2025