PDP 2027

35th Euromicro Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Network-Based Processing
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
17-19 March 2027

PDP stands as a premier European and international conference that comprehensively addresses all facets of parallel and distributed processing. Encompassing a spectrum from foundational theory to practical implementation, it spans systems of all scales—from small configurations to the largest infrastructures. PDP addresses fundamental computational challenges alongside robust applications and delves into  architecture, compiler, language, interface design and deployment, tools, support infrastructures, and performance optimization. Parallel, Distributed, and Network-Based Processing fields have evolved significantly, marked by the emergence of novel architectures and  groundbreaking applications. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a major application area, leveraging parallel and distributed technologies to enhance computational efficiency and enable sophisticated AI models.  This progress emphasizes the dynamic fusion of parallel and distributed technologies with other rapidly advancing domains. In evaluating these cutting-edge developments, it is imperative to highlight the latest research achievements in established areas of parallel and distributed computing, drawing insights from both industrial and academic perspectives. Accepted papers are published through IEEE Conference Publishing Services (CPS) and submitted for indexing in Scopus and other major indexing services.

Topics of Interest
PDP welcomes original, unpublished work across (but not limited to) the following areas.

• Algorithms :  Resource-aware & power-efficient algorithms; real-time and fault-tolerant distributed/parallel algorithms; graph and network algorithms.
• – Applications: Numerical and scientific applications with multi-level parallelism; computations over irregular domains.
• Data-centric processing: Scientific workflows; large-scale data processing & management; next-generation storage; FAIR/open data systems.
• Distributed AI: Federated and distributed learning; AI at scale; training of LLMs; benchmarking for AI workloads.
• Distributed computing: Cluster, grid, fog/edge, mobile and cloud systems; service-oriented processing; cost, security & energy models.
• Parallel computing: Accelerator-based systems (GPU, FPGA, neuromorphic, post-CMOS); embedded parallel systems; fault tolerance.
• Programming models & tools: Languages, compilers, middleware and OS; libraries, runtime and systems software; performance prediction.
• HPC state of practice: Managing systems, storage & facilities; HPC in the cloud; networking and cybersecurity; training strategies.
• Systems & architectures: High-throughput & streaming architectures; heterogeneous and hybrid systems; post-CMOS architectures.

Important Dates : All deadlines are firm, AoE times.
Special session proposals due: 31 Aug 2026

Abstract registration deadline: 19 Oct 2026
Submission deadline: 26 Oct 2026
Author notification: 7 Dec 2026
Camera-ready (all tracks): 25 Jan 2027
Conference dates: 17–19 Mar 2027

Special session submission guidelines
Special Sessions proposals should include the following information:

1. A brief description of the specific issues that the special session will address.
2. Contact information of the Special Session chairs, and their competence in the proposed topic(s).
3. A tentative list of Program Committee members.
4. A draft of the Session-specific Call for Papers including tentative calendar.
5. An estimate of the number of expected submissions.
6. For returning Special Sessions, please indicate the number of submissions received in the previous iteration of the session.
7. How the Session is planned to be advertised to receive the expected number of submissions.

Proposals should be sent until 31st August to spataro@unical.it with subject [Special session proposal].

Submission Instructions
Papers report original, unpublished work and are reviewed double-blind. The review process is double-blind and all papers need to be “best-effort” anonymized. We strongly encourage making code and data available anonymously (e.g., in an anonymous GitHub repository via Anonymous  GitHub or in a Dropbox folder).

FORMAT: Page limit – Full papers: up to 8 pages.
REVIEW: Double-blind – Remove author names, affiliations, and identifying acknowledgements from the manuscript prior to submission.
PUBLICATION: Proceedings – Accepted papers are published through IEEE CPS and submitted for indexing in Scopus and other major services.
REGISTRATION: Author registration – At least one author of each accepted paper must register with a regular registration and present the paper at the conference.
FORMATTING: Paper templates – All submissions must follow the IEEE Conference Proceedings Format (double-column, 10pt size fonts). LaTeX and Word templates for the IEEE conference format.

Organizers
Institutions:
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech
Barcelona Supercomputing Center – BSC-CNS

General co-chairs:
Gladys Utrera – Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Xavier Martorell – Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and BCS
Daniel Jiménez-González – Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Pau Ferrer Cid – Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya