The 26th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing
(ICA3PP 2026)

https://hpcn.exeter.ac.uk/ica3pp2026

Exeter, England, UK, 28-30 October 2026

Sponsored by
Springer and Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)

INTRODUCTION

ICA3PP 2026 provides a forum for academic researchers and industry practitioners to present research progresses, exchange new ideas, and identify future directions in the fields of Parallel and Distributed Architectures, Software Systems and Programming Models, Parallel and Distributed Algorithms and Applications, Service Dependability and Security in Distributed and Parallel Systems and so on.

ICA3PP 2026 is a CCF Rank-C conference. Accepted papers would be published by Springer and submitted to the EI database. Excellent papers with extension will be recommended for special issues in renowned journals.

SCOPE AND TOPICS

We invite submissions from academia, government and industry that present novel research on all aspects of parallel and distributed computing. Topics of ICA3PP include but are not limited to the following areas:

Track 1: Parallel and Distributed Architectures

• Parallel and Heterogeneous Architectures
• Parallel Programming Paradigms
• Energy-Efficient Parallel and Distributed Systems
• Service-oriented Architectures
• Blockchain Architecture
• Quantum and Neuromorphic Computing Architectures
• Hardware Accelerators for Generative AI

• Cluster, Distributed & Parallel Operating Systems and Middleware
• System Software for Parallel and Concurrent Programming
• Programming Models for Compute, Storage and Memory
• Parallel File Systems and Storage
• Parallel and Distributed Databases
• Parallel Programming Theory and Models
• Tools for Programming and Analysis of System Software
• Serverless Computing and Cloud-Native Platforms

• Reliability and Fault-tolerant Computing
• High-performance Scientific Computing
• Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
• Resource Management and Scheduling
• Federated Learning and Decentralized AI
• Distributed Training and Inference for Foundation Models (LLMs)
• Multimedia in Parallel Computing
• Parallel Computing in Bioinformatics
• Industrial Applications

• Dependability Issues in Computer Networks and Communications
• Dependability in Parallel and Distributed Systems
• Dependability of Software Defined Networks
• Self-healing, Self-protecting and Fault-tolerant Systems
• Network and Information Security
• Trust, Security and Privacy in Cloud computing, Social Networks, and Internet of Things
• Security and Privacy in Parallel and Distributed Computing
• Zero-Trust Architectures in Distributed Systems

• Wireless and Mobile Networks
• High Performance Networks and Communication
• AI/Machine Learning for Networking
• Network and Interconnect Architectures
• SDN, NFV and Network Programming
• Energy Efficiency in Networks
• Network Measurement and Parallel Processing
• Edge-to-Cloud Continuum and Orchestration

• Architecture, Networks and Systems of Big Data
• Big Data Applications, Algorithms and Data Structures
• Research and Development Trends of Big Data
• Big Data Benchmarking, Monitoring, and Management
• Security and Privacy of Big Data
• Big Data Interoperability and Orchestration
• Parallel Processing for Big Data
• Distributed Data Analytics and Applications

• Machine Learning and Edge AI for IoT
• Pervasive/Ubiquitous Control, Computing and Networking
• Social Computing and Analytics on Cyber-Physical Data
• Smart Communities with Cyber-Physical-Social Systems
• Ubiquitous Sensing in Social Networks
• Cyber-Physical-Social Systems and Networks
• Cyber-Physical-Social Applications
• Digital Twins and Industrial IoT (IIoT)

• Performance of Parallel & Distributed Computing Systems
• Software and Hardware Reliability, Testing, Verification and Validation
• Tools and Environments for Parallel & Distributed Software Development
• Optimization, Modeling and Simulation
• Stochastic Analysis, Statistical Analysis and Simulation
• Planning, Scheduling and Quality-of-Service
• Game theory, Economics and Control Theory
• Performance Analysis of Large-scale AI Workloads

PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE

• Regular Paper Submissions: at most 20 pages
• Research/Workshop Paper Submissions: at most 12 pages

All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference submission website (https://hpcn.exeter.ac.uk/ica3pp/) with PDF format. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Papers will be selected based on their originality, significance, timeliness, relevance, and clarity of presentation assessed by at least three reviewers. Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work.

* Instruction for single-blind Submission.

• Regular papers should present substantial, original, completed and unpublished work. Wherever applicable, concrete evaluation and/or analysis should be included.
• Research/Workshop papers should present original, unpublished work associated with the theme of a specific workshop. Novel ideas, methods, or applications related to the workshop scope, as well as concrete evaluation and/or analysis, should be included.
• Late Breaking Innovation (LBI) papers should present cutting-edge research across all ICA3PP topics. LBI submissions will undergo a review process, and those accepted will be included in the conference program as either Regular or Research papers, based on their quality, novelty, and completeness.

Papers must be clearly presented in English in Springer LNCS Format. Detailed formatting guidelines are available at: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines.

Accepted conference papers will be published by Springer (EI indexed). Best paper awards will be presented at the conference. Selected high quality papers will be nominated to publish at high-level journal, after further extensions and revisions. Selected papers will be recommended for publication in prestigious journal Special Issues.

Some papers originally submitted as regular papers and based on review results can be accepted either as research papers or workshop papers. In such cases, the authors will need to reduce the number of pages of the paper accordingly when preparing the camera-ready version. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register and present their work at the conference.