*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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Important Dates* * Submission deadline: May 8, 2026 * Notification: May 22, 2026 * Workshop: August 29 or 30, 2026 (TBD) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *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Guidelines* * Papers must follow *PPSN 2026 / Springer LNCS format not to exceed 8 pages* * We welcome *original, unpublished work* * Submissions will be *peer-reviewed* for quality and relevance * Some accepted workshop papers will be selected for publication in a special journal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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *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 -- *********************************************************************** MESS'2026 summer school on Quantum and Neuromorphic Optimization July 6-10, 2026, Catania, Sicilia, Italy,https://www.ants-lab.it/mess2026/ *********************************************************************** Prof. El-ghazali TALBI Polytech'Lille, University Lille - INRIA CRISTAL - CNRS