Women in HPC (WHPC) Session

The WHPC session is a dedicated Euro-Par 2026 session aimed at spotlighting the research and achievements of women in High-Performance Computing (HPC) and parallel and distributed computing. The session is designed to build an engaging, high-quality technical program and to encourage broader participation of women in the Euro-Par community.

FormatThe session will feature invited technical talks covering a range of HPC-driven topics. Speakers will span diverse perspectives and career stages.

Proceedings Invited speakers will have the option to submit a paper to the Euro-Par 2026 companion/workshop proceedings, to be published in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Submissions should be 10–12 pages in LNCS format and will be handled through a dedicated WHPC track in EasyChair.

Session scheduleDate and time of the WHPC session at Euro-Par 2026: TBA.\\\

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