[hpc-announce] PPSN '26 NIHPC Workshop Call for Papers

[Philippe Codognet]

*Call for Papers*
*PPSN 2026 Workshop on Nature-Inspired High-Performance Computing (NIHPC
2026)*
Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN XVII)
Trento, Italy — August 29 or 30, 2026 (TBD)
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*Overview*
Nature-inspired computation—including evolutionary algorithms, swarm
intelligence, neuromorphic systems, and quantum-inspired optimization—has
strong connections to parallel and distributed computing. As modern HPC
platforms evolve toward extreme-scale and heterogeneous architectures,
these approaches present new opportunities and challenges in scalability,
efficiency, and deployment.

This workshop brings together researchers at the intersection of
*nature-inspired
computation and high-performance computing*, focusing on scalable algorithm
design, performance modeling, and real-world applications on modern
computing systems.
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*Topics of Interest* (include but are not limited to):

   - Parallel and distributed evolutionary algorithms
   - Scalable swarm intelligence (PSO, ACO, artificial immune systems, etc.)
   - Large-scale agent-based and multi-agent systems
   - Neuromorphic approaches for optimization
   - Quantum and quantum-inspired optimization
   - Hybrid and heterogeneous computing approaches
   - Algorithm–architecture co-design
   - Performance modeling and scalability analysis
   - Communication-efficient and asynchronous methods
   - Energy-efficient and sustainable computing
   - Reproducibility, benchmarking, and workflows
   - Applications in science, engineering, and AI (e.g., RL, NAS)

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*Important Dates*

   - Submission deadline: May 8, 2026
   - Notification: May 22, 2026
   - Workshop: August 29 or 30, 2026 (TBD)

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*Submission Guidelines*

   - Papers must follow *PPSN 2026 / Springer LNCS format not to exceed 8
   pages.*
   - At least one author of each accepted paper must register for Parallel
   Problem Solving from Nature ’26 and present the work at the workshop.
   - We welcome *original, unpublished work.*
   - Submissions will be peer-reviewed for quality and relevance.
   - Please note that accepted papers *will not* be included in the PPSN
   proceedings.
   - Some accepted workshop papers will be selected for publication in a
   special journal issue.

Submission site (EasyChair):
https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=nichpc26__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!YNM9cB34_6DE-V1CFPxQLASvHd9_Lis61a9_xteRJPT4kDflretKaKrrKfmriPCpCkeibxi99da3-q3EQp2HSFThuvz61QSxNA$ 
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*Website*
https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://markcoletti.github.io/ppsn-nihpc-workshop-site/2026/index.html__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!YNM9cB34_6DE-V1CFPxQLASvHd9_Lis61a9_xteRJPT4kDflretKaKrrKfmriPCpCkeibxi99da3-q3EQp2HSFThuvwlc7wpHw$ 
*Contact*
For inquiries, please contact the organizers via the workshop website or by
emailing 2026-ppsn-nature-inspired-hpc-workshop-organizers at googlegroups.com
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*Organizers*

   - Mark Coletti, Chair, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
   - El-Ghazali Talbi, Co-organizer, Polytech'Lille, University Lille -
   INRIA, France
   - Philippe Codognet, Co-organizer, Japanese-French Laboratory for
   Informatics (JFLI) at CNRS / Sorbonne University / University of Tokyo,
   France and Japan
   - Swetha Varadarajan, Co-organizer, Seattle University, USA

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