Program

CONFERENCE

Tutorials June 22
Conference & Exhibition June 23-25
Workshops June 26

WHAT THE PROGRAM OFFERS

The ISC Conference Program brings together international speakers and offers diverse perspectives from scientists, researchers, and industry leaders. It covers key topics in high performance computing, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. The program is presented in various formats to maximize knowledge exchange and community engagement.

SCHEDULE

Program Chair

ROSA M. BADIA
Director, HPC Software Research Area & Manager, Workflows and Distributed Computing Group, BSC, Spain

Program Deputy Chair

RIO YOKOTA
Professor, Supercomputing Research Center, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan

PROGRAM CHAIR & DEPUTY

“In 2026, ISC will continue to connect the dots: uniting HPC, AI, quantum and cloud for groundbreaking research from engineering to life sciences, all while championing sustainability as the cornerstone of future computing power.”
Rosa M. Badia

TOPICS

ISC 2025 TOPIC AREAS

The program is built around topic areas that reflect the key challenges and innovations in HPC, AI, and quantum computing. They provide the framework for both invited and contributed sessions.

System Architecture & Hardware Components

Composable Disaggregated Infrastructure
Data Center Infrastructure and Cooling
Emerging Computing Technologies
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Extreme-scale Systems
Heterogeneous System Architectures
Memory Technologies and Hierarchies
Networking and Interconnects
Post Moore Computing
Storage Technologies and Architectures

Programming Environments & System Software

Compiler and Tools for Parallel Programming
Cybersecurity in HPC and AI
Energy Management
File Systems
HPC in the Cloud and HPC Containers
Parallel Programming Languages
Resource Management and Scheduling
Runtime Systems for HPC
System and Performance Monitoring

Algorithms & Performance

Mixed Precision
Novel Algorithms
Optimizing for Energy and Performance
Parallel Numerical Algorithms
Performance and Resource Modeling
Performance Measurement
Performance Tools and Simulators

Applications & Use Cases

Application Workflows for Discovery
Bioinformatics and Life Sciences
Chemistry and Materials Science
Earth, Climate and Weather Modeling
Engineering
Geosciences
Industrial Use Cases of HPC, ML and QC
Physics
Renewable Energy
Visualization and Virtual Reality

Machine Learning & AI

AI Applications powered by HPC Technologies
AI Factories
Digital Twins and ML
High-Performance Data Analytics
HPC Simulations enhanced by Machine Learning
HW and SW Design for Scalable Machine Learning
Large Language Models and Generative AI in HPC
ML Model Optimization
ML Systems and Frameworks
Sovereignty in AI

Quantum Computing

Integration of Quantum Computing and HPC
Quantum Computing Basics and Theory
Quantum Computing Technologies and Architectures
Quantum Computing Use Cases
Quantum Error Correction
Quantum Machine Learning
Quantum Program Development and Optimization
Simulating Quantum Systems

Community & HPC

Community Engagement
Development of HPC Skills
Diversity and Inclusion
Education and Training

A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAM ELEMENTS

From keynotes to tutorials, the ISC Conference Program brings together academia, industry, and government.

INVITED PROGRAM

Explores HPC and adjacent technology trends, drawing insights from researchers worldwide.

Keynotes
Notable speakers on trends and future outlook
Panels
Direct interaction with the audience
Invited Talk
Insights from "hand-picked" experts
HPC Around the World
Regional developments and emerging markets
Walking Talks
Guided exhibition tours by tech experts

CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM

Submissions from researchers at all career levels create a diverse and rewarding program for the community.

Research Paper
Presents original work to peers
Research Poster
Showcases the latest results and innovations
Project Poster
Shares ongoing collaborative projects
Women in HPC Poster
Showcases research by early-career women
Birds of a Feather
Informal discussions on niche topics
Tutorials
Comprehensive hands-on introductions
Workshops
Expert-led sessions with group work

VENDOR PROGRAM

Commercial organizations showcase their offerings and strategies, providing users with insight into current and future solutions.

STUDENT PROGRAM

Introduces students to HPC, AI, and quantum computing, offering valuable exposure and networking opportunities.

Student Volunteer Program
Volunteers support the conference and receive free access to tutorials, sessions, workshops, the exhibition, and selected evening events.
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Student Cluster Competition
International student teams design and run cluster systems in real time, competing for the highest performance while demonstrating innovation and teamwork.
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ISC 2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Opening Keynote

MARK PAPERMASTER
AMD Chief Technology Officer & Executive Vice President, USA

Midweek Keynote

BJORN STEVENS
Director of Climate Physics Department, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Hamburg, Germany

Closing Keynote

YUTONG LU
Director, National Supercomputing Center, Guangzhou & Shenzhen, China

All ISC 2025

SPEAKERS

AWARDS AT ISC 2026

ISC High Performance bestows awards annually to recognize research excellence by individuals and research groups from the global HPC communities.

JACK DONGARRA EARLY CAREER AWARD

An annual award honoring outstanding early-career contributions in HPC, commemorating Professor Jack Dongarra.

The award includes a certificate of recognition and a cash prize of € 5,000.

HANS MEUER AWARD

Recognizing the best research paper at ISC, the award honors Dr. Hans Meuer, former ISC chair and co-founder of the TOP500 project.

The Award includes a certificate and a cash prize of
€ 3,000.

RESEARCH POSTER AWARD

Highlights the most outstanding research posters presented during ISC.

The award includes a cash prize of € 500 (first place),
€ 300 (second place) and € 200 (third place).

LAST YEAR'S WINNERS

JACK DONGARRA EARLY CAREER AWARD

Dr. Lin Gan of Tsinghua University has been selected as the recipient of the ISC 2025 Jack Dongarra Early Career Award.

The award committee recognized his exceptional contributions to developing scalable algorithms, optimizing performance, and pioneering FPGA-based frameworks for acceleration.

HANS MEUER AWARD

The paper selected as the winner of the ISC 2025 Hans Meuer Award is:

Towards a Unified Architectural Representation in HPCQC: Extending sys-sage for Quantum Technologies.

Authored by Durganshu Mishra, Stepan Vanecek, Jorge Echavarria, Xiaolong Deng, Burak Mete, Laura Schulz and Martin Schulz (Technical University Munich and Leibniz Supercomputing Center)

RESEARCH POSTER AWARD

The three finalists for the research poster awards are:

1st place:
DisCostiC: Digital Twin Performance Simulations Unlocking Hardware-Software Interplay
Authored by Ayesha Afzal, Georg Hager, Gerhard Wellein (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Germany)

2nd place:
The Art of Process Pinning: Turning Chaos into Core Harmony
Authored by Thomas Breuer, Filipe Guimarães, Wolfgang Frings, Jens Henrick Göbbert, Carina Himmels, Chrysovalantis Paschoulas (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)

2nd place:
ZeroSum: User Space Utility for Monitoring Hardware and Software Resources for HPC
Authored by Kevin Huck and Allen Malony (University of Oregon, USA)

INVITED PROGRAM COMMITTEE

The Invited Program Committee (IPC) ensures that all relevant topic areas in HPC systems and applications are addressed at ISC 2025.

System Architecture & Hardware Components

Taisuke Boku

Programming Environments & System Software

Ron Brightwell

Algorithms, Methods & Performance

Sanjukta Bhowmick

Applications & Use Cases

Manish Parashar

Machine Learning & AI

Prasanna Balaprakash

Quantum Computing

Laura Schulz

HPC in Asia-Pacific (HPC Around the World)

Mark Stickells

HPC in Africa, Latin America & Middle East (HPC Around the World)

Happy Sithole

HPC in Europe (HPC Around the World)

Eric Schnepf

HPC Around the World (Europe)

Eric Schnepf

Additionally, the IPC consists of the following members:

ISC 2025 Program Chair – Torsten Hoefler (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
ISC 2025 Program Deputy Chair – Rosa Badia (BSC, Spain)
ISC Program Team

CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM CHAIRS

The Invited Program Committee (IPC) ensures that all relevant topic areas in HPC systems and applications are addressed at ISC 2025.

Research Paper Chair

Hatem Ltaief

Research Poster Chair

Tanzima Islam

Project Poster Chair

Gianfranco Bilardi

WHPC Poster Chair

TO BE ANNOUNCED

Birds of a Feather Chair

Carsten Trinitis

Tutorial Chair

Hartwig Anzt

Workshop Chair

Arnab K. Paul

Proceedings Chair

Erin Carson

STEERING COMMITTEE

The ISC 2026 Steering Committee provides guidance on the conference program and helps enhance the visibility, recognition, and growth of ISC within industry, research, and academia.

ISC 2026 COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Hartwig Anzt, Technical University of Munich, Germany (Tutorials Chair)
Rosa M. Badia, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain (Program Chair)
Frank Baetke, European Open File Systems Association, Germany (ISC Fellow)
Grey Ballard, Wake Forest University, USA (Proceedings Deputy Chair)
Florian Berberich, PRACE
Gianfranco Bilardi, University of Padova, Italy (Project Posters Chair)
Francieli Zanon Boito, Université de Bordeaux, France (Workshops Deputy Chair)
Erin Carson, Charles University, Czech Republic (Proceedings Chair)
Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee, USA (ISC Fellow)
Horst Gietl, Germany (ISC Fellow)
Pauline Gounaud, EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, Luxemburg
Alexander Heinlein, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (Tutorials Deputy Chair)
Tanzima Islam, Texas State University, USA (Research Posters Chair)
Hatem Ltaief, KAUST, Saudi Arabia (Research Papers Chair)
Yutong Lu, Sun Yat-Sen University East Campus, China (ISC Fellow)
Thomas Ludwig, Universität Hamburg & DKRZ, Germany (ISC Fellow)
Satoshi Matsuoka, Riken Center for Computational Science, Japan (ISC Fellow)
Wolfgang Nagel, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany (ISC Fellow)
Francesca Palumbo, University of Cagliari, Italy (BoF Deputy Chair)
Arnab K. Paul, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India (Workshops Chair)
Horst Simon, ADIA Lab, Abu Dhabi (ISC Fellow)
Carla Osthoff, Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Brazil (HPC Around the World Chair)
Thomas Sterling, Indiana University, USA (ISC Fellow)
Erich Strohmaier, USA (ISC Fellow)
Carsten Trinitis, Technical University of Munich, Germany (BoF Chair)
Richard Vuduc, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (Research Paper Deputy Chair)

Contact

MS. TANJA GRÜNTER

Conference Program Manager
Invited Program

Ms. MAREILE GRÜN

Conference Program Coordinator
Vendor Program

Contact

MS. ISABEL GRÄBNER

Conference Program Manager
Contributed Program

MR. GEORG HAGER

Contributed Program Advisor

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

The Invited Program Committee (IPC) ensures that all relevant topic areas in HPC systems and applications are addressed at ISC 2025.

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HELP SHAPE THE INVITED PROGRAM AT ISC!

ISC encourages the community to take part in shaping the Invited Program. Share your nominations for speakers, panelists and chairs, especially talented early-career individuals, including women and researchers from underrepresented regions, who deserve to be recognized on a global stage.

ISC 2024 WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

The ISC 2024 Workshop Proceedings are available in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). Click below to explore the papers and gain valuable insights.

INVITED PROGRAM

The ISC Invited Program explores the developments and trends in HPC and adjacent technologies to allow users and vendors to understand how these technologies are coming together. Attendees can look forward to a good selection of topics and speakers consisting of senior and junior researchers from various geographies and research domains.

KEYNOTES

MARK PAPERMASTER
AMD Chief Technology Officer & Executive Vice President, USA

OPENING KEYNOTE

Tuesday, June 10, 9:15-10:15 am

HPC and AI: A Path Towards Sustainable Innovation

High performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) are intrinsically linked by their hardware, software, and the nature of their problem sets. They are also linked by their need to deliver highly energy-efficient computing at scale. As a consequence, HPC and AI are on a path toward convergence that will reshape much of the industry in the years ahead. The newer systems, such as Frontier and El Capitan in the United States and LUMI and HPC6 in Europe, are already paving the way by pushing the boundaries of performance while emphasizing energy efficiency.

In the opening keynote, AMD Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President Mark Papermaster will present his company’s vision of how the HPC-AI convergence will play out, and how energy efficiency can be enhanced through advancements in silicon, system design, software, and other technologies. He will also discuss the importance of collaboration and the need for an open ecosystem.

During his talk, Mark will invite guest speaker Scott Atchley, CTO for the National Center for Computational Science and the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, to join him on stage. Scott will share use cases that demonstrate the impact of the Frontier supercomputer and his perspective on future computing requirements.

Bjorn Stevens
Director of Climate Physics Department, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Hamburg, Germany

Midweek KEYNOTE

Wednesday, June 11, 5:05-5:50 pm

The New Landscape of Climate Computing

Climate change and AI are conspiring to create new markets in climate services: climate change contributes by making information, previously discounted by experience, more valuable; AI contributes by making the provision of this information scalable and affordable. The response to this new situation is redefining the climate computing landscape to meet three grand challenges: (1) to design and run more physical climate models at the scale of local impacts globally, across decades and scenarios; (2) to use their output — a complex hyperplane in a terra dimensional space — to train new types of foundation models; (3) to fine tune the models to map what is learned into the imagination of users, and then scale this across a very wide user community. The first two steps are computationally intensive, as they require access to exa-scale computing and data, but can be localized and intermittent. The third step involves structured human interaction and advanced AI capabilities, and must be continuous and distributed. This changing landscape of climate computing is reflected in initiatives like EVE, Destination Earth, and the Klima Hanse. In this talk, I detail this new landscape, the forces that are shaping it, and the ecosystem of services it entails.

YUTONG LU
Director, National Supercomputing Center, Guangzhou & Shenzhen, China

CLOSING KEYNOTE

Thursday, June 12, 5:30-6:15 pm

Tackling Fragmentation in Exascale Supercomputing and Beyond

As we navigate the new age of supercomputing powered by artificial intelligence (AI), we find ourselves standing at the threshold of transformative computing power.

This leap has increased the complexity and diversity of high performance computing (HPC) systems. Hardware heterogeneity is on the rise, manifested at various levels – from different precision types of individual processors to processor classifications within nodes, as well as different architectures of clusters in different systems. Concurrently, the application domain is broadening, fueled by the escalating computational needs of multiple disciplines, the exponential growth in AI capabilities, and the convergence of HPC with AI methodologies. This expansion has led to significant fragmentation in system architecture and application requirements, and thus necessitating a wide array of computing resources and environments. To navigate this fragmentation, a collaborative co-design approach involving hardware, software, and application stakeholders is a must to bridge the divides. We need unified, portable programming models to handle varying precision and hardware types. Common frameworks are also required for application development across different systems. Furthermore, the architecture of software infrastructures must be meticulously crafted to standardize both systems and applications, ensuring portable, high-performance, and system-agnostic support. By comprehensively addressing these challenges, we can harness the full potential of the post-exascale era, charting a new course for the future of supercomputing.

The three ISC keynote presentations offer unique insights each day, featuring renowned experts in HPC, AI, and IT.

Midweek Keynote: Details on speaker and topic coming soon. Stay tuned!

PANELS

Panels bring together groups of experts to discuss key topics, share insights, and engage with audience questions. In a Fishbowl panel, audience members can actively join the discussion, rotating throughout the session to contribute diverse perspectives.

INVITED TALKS

Invited Talks feature formally invited speakers to present valuable insights on the 2025 conference topic areas, followed by Q&A sessions moderated by research peers.

HPC AROUND THE WORLD

The HPC Around the World sessions aim to provide comprehensive insights into HPC initiatives and applications across different global regions, including Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East, highlighting their status, challenges, and opportunities.

HPC in Europe
The session ‘HPC in Europe‘ will take a look at the current state of HPC, AI, and Quantum Computing across the continent. The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking will present its latest initiatives to provide leading-edge HPC resources for AI and scientific simulation applications. Additionally, representatives from leading HPC sites in Germany, Switzerland, and the UK will share recent achievements and discuss opportunities for users.

HPC in Asia-Pacific
The session ‘HPC in Asia-Pacific‘ will explore the evolving landscape of national High-Performance Computing programs, highlighting both successes and challenges in planning, resourcing, and collaboration. Experts from across the region – including China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan – will share insights into cross-sector partnerships and international collaboration, workforce development, and emerging directions for HPC.

HPC in Africa, Latin America & Middle East
The session ‘HPC in Africa, Latin America & Middle East‘ will feature experts from Brazil, Morocco, South Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Speakers will discuss the growth of national HPC program, adressing successes and challenges in planning, resourcing, and collaboration. The session will also highlight the impact of cross-sector and international collaboration, workforce development, and emerging opportunities for HPC.

WALKING TALK

This year, we’re introducing a dynamic new format! Instead of the traditional conference hall setting, you’ll walk with the speaker through the exhibition hall, where the theme of sustainability will come to life. Discover new exhibitors and gain insights into innovative solutions from well-known organizations. Following the talk, you can return to the booths to ask questions and dive deeper into topics of interest. It’s a fantastic opportunity to move, learn, and engage in a whole new way!

CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM

Scientists, researchers and engineers of all career levels are invited to contribute to the program. Their submissions will have an impact on the conference program.

The submission process is overseen by a chair and deputy chair, who are aided by an international committee with expertise in their respective fields. Chairs and committees are selected with consideration for diverse genders, career levels, ethnicities, and geographic locations. The committee is responsible for evaluating and approving the submissions, as well as putting together a diverse program.

RESEARCH PAPER

The research papers sessions provide great opportunities for engineers and scientists from academia, industry, and government to come together and exchange ideas on significant topics, trends, and discoveries that shape the future of high performance computing (HPC), machine learning, data analytics, and quantum computing.

RESEARCH POSTER

The ISC research poster session provides a global platform to showcase latest research results, projects, and innovations.

PROJECT POSTER

We initiated the project poster session to provide researchers with a platform for exchanging information. Attendees can use the project posters to gain an overview of new developments, HPC research, and engineering activities.

WOMEN IN HPC POSTER

The WHPC poster session at ISC is dedicated to women and individuals from underrepresented groups who are students or are in the early stages of their HPC careers, typically within the first 5 years post-graduation or via a career transition into the field of supercomputing.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions offer an informal platform for dynamic discussions among peers, experts, leaders, and anyone from the HPC community with shared interests.

Each 60-minute BoF session addresses current HPC topics and is guided by one or more experts in their field.

TUTORIALS

The ISC tutorials are interactive courses and collaborative learning experiences focusing on key topics of high performance computing, machine learning, data analytics and quantum computing.

Renowned experts in their respective fields will give attendees a comprehensive introduction to the topic as well as providing a closer look at specific problems.

ACCEPTED TUTORIALS

Advanced MPI Programming
Advanced OpenMP: Performance and 6.0 Features
An Introduction to Developing Highly Parallel Applications Using C++ and SYCL
Bootstrapping and Cluster DevOps with OpenCHAMI
Containers Everywhere - HPC, Cloud and Edge
Core-Level Performance Engineering
Determining Parallel Application Execution Efficiency and Scaling Using the POP Methodology
Distributed Deep Learning on GPU-based Clusters
Efficient Distributed GPU Programming for Exascale
Energy Monitoring and Optimization with EAR
Flux: Next-Generation Workload Management for High Performance Computing and Cloud
Heterogeneous Distributed Computing with Classical and Quantum Compute Resources in the Cloud
Leveraging and Evaluating LLMs for HPC Research
Leveraging SmartNICs for HPC Applications
Managing HPC Software Complexity with Spack
Mastering Tasking with OpenMP 6.0
Modern Mixed-Precision Methods: Hardware Perspectives, Algorithms, Kernels, and Solvers
Object Storage for High Performance I/O
Performance Engineering for Sparse Linear Solvers
Portable GPU Acceleration of HPC Applications with Standard C++26
Principles and Practice of Scalable and Distributed Deep Neural Networks Training and Inference
Programming Novel AI Accelerators for Scientific Computing
Programming Quantum – Classical Architectures: Preparing for Quantum Computing Research Using GPU and QPU Resources
Quantum Optimization ISC 2025

WORKSHOPS

The ISC workshops aim to offer attendees a concentrated and comprehensive forum for presentations, conversations, and engagement on a specific topic. Two types of workshops will be hosted.

WORKSHOPS WITH PROCEEDINGS

Workshops focused on disseminating their own call for papers and implementing a peer-review process. These workshops have specific requirements and a submission schedule. Papers that are accepted will be published in post-conference proceedings.

REGULAR WORKSHOPS
Workshops without a call for papers and no post-conference proceedings.

VENDOR PROGRAM

The ISC Vendor Program is a platform for commercial organizations to showcase their offerings and business strategies. It complements the ISC Exhibition and allows companies to demonstrate their current and upcoming solutions. As a result, HPC users from science, engineering, and business can gain a comprehensive understanding of the products and services available in the market, as well as what they can anticipate in the future.

VENDOR ROADMAPS

Vendors in this session will satisfy attendees’ curiosity about their long-term goals and what is currently in the pipeline by offering a glimpse of their product development plans. Join us for a dynamic and exciting presentation, where each of our platinum sponsors will share their company’s roadmap in just 20 minutes. Key milestones, innovations, and future directions will be revealed in concise and engaging presentations. This event promises to deliver valuable insights and inspiration to industry professionals, investors, entrepreneurs, and anyone interested in the future plans of leading companies. Don’t miss your chance to gain a 360-degree view of these roadmaps!

VENDOR SHOWDOWN

The well-liked Vendor Showdown features presentations by influential figures in the HPC industry. The showdown is divided into two simultaneous sessions, with each speaker given a few minutes to showcase their organization’s latest strategies, products, and research. Following this, a group of expert moderators will engage them in a lively discussion by asking thought-provoking questions.

HPC SOLUTIONS FORUM

The HPC Solutions Forum allows companies and research institutions to discuss topics such as cloud computing, machine learning, performance optimization, networks, composability, and data management.

Each speaker has a 20-minute slot to discuss their perspective on one to three topics and how it ties into their organization’s technological and business strategies. All talks will be held in person at the forum.

QUESTIONS:

ONLINE INNOVATION SHOWCASE

Discover short, impactful presentations from our exhibitors as they showcase their most innovative solutions for the HPC world in 10- to 15-minute videos.

Stay updated on the newest developments in HPC, explore creative ideas, and discover new suppliers in the industry. Get inspired by the diverse range of content and get a head start before the event kicks off.

No registration required – available to everyone.

Two weeks before ISC kicks off in Hamburg, we will launch our Online Innovation Showcase! During this showcase, our exhibitors will present their most innovative solutions for the HPC world in 10-to 15-minute videos. This will help attendees stay updated on the newest developments in HPC, explore creative ideas, and discover new suppliers in the industry. Get inspired by the diverse range of content and get a head start before the event kicks off.

FIRST-TIME EXHIBITOR PITCH

First-time exhibitors will have the opportunity to present themselves in a one-minute introduction.

The introduction is intended to provide a brief overview of the company’s mission, values, and focus, as well as to provide insight into recent initiatives, projects, or offerings.