[hpc-announce] Call for papers: SC26 Workshops- EduHPC26: Workshop on Education for High-Performance Computing

[Srivastava, Srishti]

EduHPC-26: Workshop on Education for High-Performance Computing
November 15, 2026 (Co-located with SC26 in Chicago, IL)

The EduHPC workshop invites unpublished manuscripts from academia, industry, and national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.
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, featured speakers, a "Peachy Assignments," special session, 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 3 different categories. A “Most Distinguished Paper” award
will be awarded for the workshop. Both Education Research papers and Short Papers are
eligible for the award.

1. 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 a recommended
Artifact Description (AD) appendix (up to 2 pages). All submissions are peer-reviewed (single
blind). Accepted papers will appear in the SC proceedings.
2. Short Papers: Short papers address specific topics of interest at EduHPC. Short papers are
4-5 pages long, including figures, tables and references. All submissions are peer-reviewed
(single blind) with accepted papers appearing in the SC proceedings. This year, there are two
categories of short papers we are interested in:
* Research to Education submissions discuss innovative experiences in integrating
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 additional pages for the
Artifact Description (AD) appendix is recommended.
* Experience/Replication Report submissions discuss how a previously described tool or
method for HPC education worked in the context of their own classrooms. These papers
aim to help the community understand how well previously described tools or methods
work in the context of the diverse set of institutions and student populations that may
interact with such tools, helping foster a consensus on what works well and what may
not.
3. 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. Please see the official CFP for full details.
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.)
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, with materials included in the appendix. 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.

Submit on linklings: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://submissions.supercomputing.org/__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!dKpyep_Pz3wl1ADJaMeVERjjAvJGFH8gwUURxCUscasv4wwxiRJrYhhxUa6azox9bHKXVYzTATcbdD0xtLbuwMNe$ 
Papers should follow SC26 submission format. Templates here: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!dKpyep_Pz3wl1ADJaMeVERjjAvJGFH8gwUURxCUscasv4wwxiRJrYhhxUa6azox9bHKXVYzTATcbdD0xtLlQLMie$ 

Important Dates
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Submission (paper tracks): July 17
Notification (paper tracks, lightning talk): August 31
Camera ready (paper tracks): Sep 25
Submission (Peachy): July 10, 2025
Notification (Peachy): July 16, 2025

Contact:
Program Chair: Suzanne Matthews (suzanne.matthews at westpoint.edu)
Peachy Assignments Coordinator: David Bunde (dbunde at knox.edu)
All details: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://cdercenter.org/eduhpc-2026__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!dKpyep_Pz3wl1ADJaMeVERjjAvJGFH8gwUURxCUscasv4wwxiRJrYhhxUa6azox9bHKXVYzTATcbdD0xtGKhFplE$ 

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Srishti Srivastava, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor, Computer Science
Program Coordinator, Computer Science
Vice Chair, IEEE Evansville-Owensboro Section
Faculty Adviser, ACM&ACM-W at USI
University of Southern Indiana