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AHPC3 2027: The 4th Workshop on Accelerated HPC in the Cloud-Edge Continuum

Affiliated with the 35th Euromicro International Conference on Parallel,
Distributed and Network-Based Processing ( PDP 2027 )

March 17-19, 2027 | Barcelona, Spain

Workshop site: https://ahpc3.di.unipi.it/
Conference site: https://www.pdp2027.org/
Submission site: https://ahpc3.di.unipi.it/2027#submission
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IMPORTANT DATES
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- November 02, 2026: Submission of paper abstracts
- November 09, 2026: Submission of short/regular papers
- December 14, 2026: Notification to authors
- January 25, 2027: Submission of camera-ready

OVERVIEW
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This workshop explores the convergence of high-performance computing (HPC) and
modern cloud-edge architectures. With HPC demand expanding across many domains
and the boundaries between HPC and cloud blurring, the aim is to examine how
cloud and edge technologies - such as serverless computing, microservices and
load balancers - can be adapted to efficiently support and scale HPC
applications. Key topics include lightweight virtualization, dynamic execution
environments, advanced scheduling, orchestration, data management, fault
tolerance, security and monitoring. Special focus is given to sustainability
through green computing and intelligent resource management. Contributions on
hardware acceleration (FPGA/GPU), hybrid resource management and innovations in
continuous cloud-edge and hybrid HPC environments are welcome.

TOPICS
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- Accelerated computing architectures for HPC in the Cloud-Edge continuum, including GPUs, FPGAs, AI/ML accelerators, and heterogeneous computing platforms
- Cloud-Edge architectures and resource federation for HPC, including hybrid HPC environments and federated resource sharing
- Cloud-native technologies and execution models for HPC, including serverless computing, microservices, and task offloading
- Lightweight virtualization and execution environments, including WebAssembly, unikernels, containers, and microVMs
- Orchestration, deployment, scheduling, and resource allocation for HPC workflows across the Cloud-Edge continuum
- Programming paradigms, models, and runtime systems for High-Performance Cloud-Edge computing
- Communication, data management, stream processing, and data-intensive workloads in Cloud-Edge environments
- Heterogeneous resource management, monitoring, and observability for HPC Cloud-Edge applications
- Fault tolerance, reliability, security, and resilience across the Cloud-Edge continuum
- Sustainable and energy-efficient HPC across Cloud, Edge, and HPC infrastructures
- Federated and distributed AI/ML, including federated learning in the Cloud-Edge continuum
- AI/ML-driven techniques for resource management, scheduling, and orchestration

SUBMISSION
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LINK: https://ahpc3.di.unipi.it/2027#submission

Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
Submissions must be original and not under consideration elsewhere.
All submissions will be subject to a double-blind review process.
Papers (regular: max 8 pages, short: max 4 pages) must follow IEEE conference format.
At least one author must register and present the paper.

SPECIAL ISSUE
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Authors of outstanding research papers will be invited by the workshop chairs to submit
an extended version of their work to a special issue of a journal.
Further details will be provided following the workshop.

ORGANISERS (all from University of Pisa)
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- Luca Ferrucci - luca.ferrucci@unipi.it (General Chair)
- Stefano Forti - stefano.forti@unipi.it (General Chair)
- Jacopo Massa - jacopo.massa@di.unipi.it (General Chair)
- Valerio Besozzi - valerio.besozzi@phd.unipi.it (Program Chair)
- Matteo Della Bartola - matteo.dellabartola@phd.unipi.it (Web Chair)