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HPQCI 2024: Call for Papers
Date: 3-4 June 2024
Location: Pisa, Italy
Web Site: https://hpqci.github.io/cfp.html
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* Call for Papers

The 1st International Workshop on High Performance and Quantum Computing Integration (HPQCI 2024), held in conjunction with the 33rd International Symposium on High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing (https://www.hpdc.org/2024/)
Pisa, Italy, June 03 - 04, 2024

* Overview

High-performance computing (HPC) has witnessed significant milestones in its evolution, each wave of innovation breaking performance barriers and leading to groundbreaking scientific discoveries. As Quantum Computing (QC) matures, the question is no longer just about its theoretical capabilities, but also its applicability in real-world computing environments. Consequently, the HPC community is now turning its attention to the potential of QC as the next frontier in advancing the field. However, for QC to realize its potential, it must be seamlessly integrated into the realm of high-performance computing. The integration of QC into HPC centers has become a topic of increasing interest and urgency. This workshop will focus on the actions needed to achieve this integration when addressing various layers, including programming models, environmental and infrastructure requirements, integrated scheduling environments, and operating system extensions. The degree of such integration into the various layers, whether it is very loose, where jobs are dispatched to remote schedulers in the cloud, or very, with direct physical connection to the control unit, will define the effort required by the interested actors.


* Topics of Interest

- Programming models for HPC-Quantum integration
- Environmental and infrastructure considerations
- Integrated scheduling environments
- Operating system extensions for seamless integration
- Quantum software stacks and toolkits
- Benchmarking and performance evaluation of HPC-Quantum systems
- Scalability challenges in HPC-Quantum systems
- Quantum-accelerated HPC system software

Accepted papers will be presented at the workshop and published by ACM in the workshop proceedings. All submitted papers should represent original work that has not been previously published or is currently under consideration for any other conference or journal. Papers uploaded to the arXiv are eligible, as arXiv does not provide peer review and does not count as a prior publication. The reviewing process will conducted in a single-blind manner.

* Submission Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit papers of the following types and lengths:

1. Regular papers (maximum 8 pages, references excluded), 10 minutes talks including questions
2. Short papers (maximum 5 pages, references excluded), 5 minutes talks including questions

Authors must use the sigconf LaTeX template provided by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for manuscript preparation. Additionally, for each accepted paper, at least one author must register for the workshop by the early registration date (TBD), actively participate, and present the work.

* Program Committee

- Davide Ferrari, PhD, University of Parma, Italy
- Martin Ruefenacht, PhD, ParTec, Germany

* Submission

https://hpqci24.hotcrp.com/

* Deadlines (Times are in AOE)

- Submissions due: March 22, 2024
- Author notifications: April 11, 2024
- Camera-Ready upload: April 18, 2024
- Workshop dates: June 3-4, 2024