[HPDC] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: HPDC 2026 ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: HPDC 2026 ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The HPDC Annual Achievement Award, established in 2012, is presented to an individual who has made long-lasting, influential contributions to the foundations or practice of the field of high-performance parallel and distributed computing (HPDC). These contributions may include one or more of the following:
- Conceptual advances that have influenced the design or operation of HPDC systems or applications;
- Innovative techniques or tools for the design or analysis of HPDC systems or applications;
- Design, implementation, and deployment of innovative (components of) HPDC systems or applications;
- Analysis of innovative (components of) HPDC systems or applications.

Nominations are solicited for the HPDC 2026 achievement award. Members of the community may nominate a colleague by uploading a letter of nomination as a PDF file to https://hpdc26award.hotcrp.com. The nomination package, submitted as a single PDF, should include:
1. The nominee's current professional affiliation(s).
2. A brief citation (thirty words or less) precisely stating the most salient reason(s) why the nominee is qualified for the award.
3. A description of the technical contributions of the nominee and their significance and impact.
4. CV of the nominee.

Nomination Deadline: Monday, March 02, 2026, 11:59 AOE.

Please visit https://hpdc.sci.utah.edu/2026/calls-awards.html for more details.

Award Selection Committee
- Michela Taufer
- Rosa Badia
- Alfredo Goldman
- Mehmet Koyuturk
- Kathryn Mohror
- Dimitrios S. Nikolopoulos
- Manish Parashar
- Devesh Tiwari
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