The WHPC session is a dedicated Euro-Par 2026 session aimed at highlighting the research and technical contributions of women in high-performance computing and parallel and distributed computing. The session is designed to build an engaging, high-quality technical program while also fostering broader participation and visibility within the Euro-Par community.

Format 

The session features invited technical talks covering a range of topics in high-performance computing, parallel and distributed systems, and related application domains. The program brings together speakers from different institutions, countries, and career stages, offering a broad view of current research directions and perspectives across the field.

Invited Speakers

The confirmed speakers for the WHPC session are:

• Elisabetta Boella, E4 Computer Engineering, Italy
• Ivona Brandic, TU Wien, Austria
• Sophie Cerf, Inria, France
• Denisa Constantinescu, EPFL, Switzerland
• Maria Fazio, University of Messina, Italy
• Claudia Fohry, University of Kassel, Germany
• Doriana Medic, University of Turin, Italy
• Sara Royuela, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain

Biographies, talk titles, and abstracts will be added as they become available. 

Proceedings 

Invited speakers have the opportunity to submit a paper for inclusion in the Euro-Par 2026 workshop proceedings. Papers should be 10 to 12 pages long, including references, and prepared in LNCS format. Submissions are handled through a dedicated WHPC track in EasyChair. 

• Paper Submission Deadline: 25 May 2026 (AoE)
• Author Notification:  19 June 2026
• Camera-Ready Papers:  10 July 2026
• Submission Link:  TBA

All accepted WHPC papers will be published in the workshop proceedings volume after the conference.

Session schedule 

The WHPC session takes place during the main conference program, on one of the conference days, August 26, 27, or 28, 2026. The exact date and time remain to be confirmed.

• Ayesha Afzal (FAU)
• Marta Garcia Gasulla (BSC)
• Diana Goehringer (TU Dresden)