35th Euromicro Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Network-Based Processing
The PDP conference
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.
PDP 2027 brings researchers and practitioners together in Barcelona to present new work and discuss where the field is heading next. 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PDP welcomes original, unpublished work across (but not limited to) the following areas.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.
How to submit
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).
Page limit
Full papers: up to 8 pages.
Double-blind
Remove author names, affiliations, and identifying acknowledgements from the manuscript prior to submission.
Proceedings
Accepted papers are published through IEEE CPS and submitted for indexing in Scopus and other major services.
Author registration
At least one author of each accepted paper must register with a regular registration and present the paper at the conference.
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.
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Submit your full paper through the conference management system.
Special Sessions
The PDP conference features a main track for general topics alongside specialized "Special Sessions" focusing on interdisciplinary areas of parallel and distributed computing.
Each Special Session is managed autonomously by its own Organizing Committee (Chairs and Program Committee). Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE conference proceedings (IEEEtran double-column, 10pt format) and must comply with overall conference standards, including acceptance rates approved by the General Chairs.
While Special Sessions may offer later submission deadlines than the main track, all reviews must be finalized in time for the uniform camera-ready deadline (estimated January 25, 2027). Additionally, at least one session chair must register and attend PDP 2027 to coordinate activities.
Important Dates Special Session proposals: August 31st, 2026 Paper submission: To be managed as a track in the same Multi-track Easychair installation as the main conference. Special Session Chairs will be assigned there in Track Chair roles. Author notification: Defined by the Special Session Chairs Camera ready for all tracks: January 25, 2027 (estimate)Special Sessions Submission Guidelines
Special Sessions proposals should include the following information:
- A brief description of the specific issues that the special session will address.
- Contact information of the Special Session chairs, and their competence in the proposed topic(s).
- A tentative list of Program Committee members.
- A draft of the Session-specific Call for Papers including tentative calendar.
- An estimate of the number of expected submissions.
- For returning Special Sessions, please indicate the number of submissions received in the previous iteration of the session.
- 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].
Important dates
All deadlines are firm, AoE times.