/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* We welcome *original, unpublished work*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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