15th International Conference on Parallel, Distributed Computing and Applications (IPDCA 2026)

Program Committee

Accepted Papers

Toronto, Canada

Scope Call for Participation

The 15^th International Conference on Parallel, Distributed Computing and Applications (IPDCA 2026) serves as a premier global forum for researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to exchange knowledge, innovations, and advances in the rapidly evolving fields of parallel and distributed computing. As modern computing systems scale to unprecedented levels, driven by cloud native architectures, AI centric workloads, exascale platforms, and edge intelligence, IPDCA 2026 aims to bring together cutting edge research that shapes the future of high performance and distributed systems.

Call for Papers

The conference welcomes original contributions covering the full spectrum of theory, design, implementation, and applications of parallel and distributed computing. Topics of interest span parallel algorithms and architectures, distributed systems, cloud and edge computing, AI native systems, high performance computing, networking, security, and emerging computing paradigms. IPDCA 2026 provides a unique platform for academic researchers and industry professionals to share breakthroughs, discuss challenges, and explore new directions in scalable computing technologies.

Authors are invited to submit high quality articles presenting research results, innovative projects, survey studies, and industrial experiences that demonstrate significant advances in computer science, engineering, and real world applications of parallel and distributed systems.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following

Parallel & High Performance Computing (HPC)

Parallel Algorithms, Models & Complexity
Exascale & Extreme Scale Computing
High Performance Architectures (GPU, TPU, FPGA, ASIC)
Memory Centric HPC Architectures
Parallel Programming Models, Languages & Compilers
Runtime Systems, Scheduling & Resource Management
Performance Modeling, Benchmarking & Optimization
Energy Efficient, Green & Carbon Aware HPC
HPC for AI & AI Accelerated Scientific Computing
Hybrid HPC Cloud Architectures & Workflows

Distributed Systems & Cloud Computing

Distributed Algorithms, Consensus & Fault Tolerance
Cloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) & Multi Tenant Isolation
Cloud Native Systems (Kubernetes, Microservices, Serverless)
Stateful Serverless & Event Driven Distributed Systems
Edge, Fog & Geo Distributed Computing
Planet Scale Distributed Systems (Spanner like architectures)
Data Center Systems & Software Defined Infrastructure
Observability, Telemetry & Distributed Tracing
Cost Aware Scheduling & Cloud Resource Economics
Disaggregated Compute, Memory & Storage (CXL, NVMe oF)
Rack Scale & Composable Infrastructure

AI Native Systems & Machine Learning Infrastructure

Distributed Machine Learning & Federated Learning
Parallel Training of Large Models (LLMs, Foundation Models)
AI Native Operating Systems & Model Centric Runtimes
Distributed Inference Serving (batching, KV cache management, MoE routing)
Systems for AI/ML (tensor parallelism, pipeline parallelism, ZeRO, sharding)
ML Optimized Hardware & Accelerators
AI Driven Resource Management & Cluster Scheduling
Privacy Preserving ML at Scale
Real Time AI Pipelines & Streaming Inference

Networking, Communication & Interconnects

High Speed Interconnects (InfiniBand, RDMA, NVLink, CXL)
Network Protocols for HPC & Distributed Systems
Software Defined Networking (SDN) & Network Virtualization
5G/6G, Network Slicing & Compute Offloading
Wireless, Ad Hoc & Sensor Network Architectures
Network Performance, QoS & Traffic Engineering
In Network Computing & SmartNIC Accelerated Systems

Distributed Applications, Platforms & Middleware

Distributed AI/Analytics Platforms (Spark, Ray, Flink, Dask)
Workflow Systems, Orchestration & Automation
Distributed Simulation, Modeling & Digital Twins
Collaborative, Real Time & Interactive Distributed Applications
Web Scale & Internet Scale Services
Data Intensive Systems & Planet Scale Streaming

Security, Trust & Confidential Computing

Security in HPC, Cloud, Edge & Distributed Architectures
Confidential Computing (TEE based, enclave based, confidential GPUs)
Secure AI Training & Inference
Privacy Preserving Distributed Computation
Trust Management, Identity & Access Control
Resilience, Fault Tolerance & Self Healing Systems
Secure Distributed Storage & Blockchain Based Systems
Zero Trust Architectures for Distributed Systems

Emerging Computing Paradigms

Quantum Computing & Hybrid Quantum Classical Systems
Quantum Inspired Algorithms for HPC
Neuromorphic & Bio Inspired Computing
Heterogeneous & Hybrid Computing Architectures
Approximate, Probabilistic & Stochastic Computing
Sustainable Computing & Carbon Aware Scheduling
Autonomous Cluster Operations & Self Managing Systems

Software Systems, Tools & Engineering

Parallel/Distributed Software Engineering & DevOps
Programming Frameworks, Libraries & Toolchains
Debugging, Verification & Testing of Distributed Systems
Software Performance Engineering
Middleware, APIs & Distributed System Abstractions
Reproducibility, Benchmarking & Artifact Evaluation

Applications of Parallel & Distributed Computing

Computational Biology & Health Informatics at Scale
Scientific Computing & Numerical Methods
Big Data Analytics & Large Scale Data Processing
Smart Cities, IoT & Cyber Physical Systems
Climate Modeling, Physics, Engineering & Environmental Simulations
Autonomous Systems, Robotics & Real Time Distributed Control
Digital Twins for Science, Industry & Infrastructure

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by Closed. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedings in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).

Selected papers from IPDCA 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journal.

Important Dates

Second Batch : Submissions after May 11, 2026

Submission Deadline

Closed

Authors Notification

July 18, 2026

Registration & camera - Ready Paper Due

July 22, 2026

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Proceedings

Hard copy of the proceedings will be distributed during the Conference. The softcopy will be available on AIRCC Digital Library

Welcome to IPDCA 2026