PPSN 2026 Workshop on Nature-Inspired High-Performance Computing (NIHPC 2026)

*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 and spiking 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*
  * We welcome *original, unpublished work*
  * Submissions will be *peer-reviewed* for quality and relevance
  * Some accepted workshop papers will be selected for publication in a
    special journal issue.

Submission site (EasyChair): 
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=nichpc26
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*Website*
https://markcoletti.github.io/ppsn-nihpc-workshop-site/2026/index.html
*Contact*
For inquiries, please contact the organizers via the workshop website or 
by emailing 
2026-ppsn-nature-inspired-hpc-workshop-organizers@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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MESS'2026 summer school on Quantum and Neuromorphic Optimization
July 6-10, 2026, Catania, Sicilia, Italy,https://www.ants-lab.it/mess2026/
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Prof. El-ghazali TALBI
Polytech'Lille, University Lille - INRIA
CRISTAL - CNRS

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