Jun42026

Getting into the Details: Research Papers at ISC26

The foundation of every great supercomputing conference has always been cutting-edge research, and ISC26 continues that tradition with this year’s Research Papers.

This June, WHPC moderators will help support two technical paper sessions at the conference: ML Systems and Frameworks and Emerging Technologies. Together, these sessions explore everything from large-scale AI infrastructure and protein modelling to quantum optimisation methods and next-generation HPC file system monitoring.

Here is a quick look at what is being covered:

ML Systems and Frameworks

This session brings together three very different perspectives on one shared challenge: how do we actually make next-generation AI workloads run efficiently at scale? From training foundation models on AMD GPU platforms, to tackling the enormous memory and compute demands of protein modelling, to improving long-context LLM inference in production environments, these papers explore the practical systems engineering now shaping modern AI infrastructure. Expect a highly technical session grounded in real-world deployment, performance optimisation, and the evolving realities of large-scale AI systems.

You can find WHPC Moderator Katie O’Connor supporting paper authors on Wednesday, June 24th, from 1:00-2:00 PM in Hall E, 2nd Floor.

Emerging Technologies

Emerging Technologies explores some of the more experimental and forward-looking ideas currently intersecting with HPC. From quantum architecture search designed to withstand noisy real-world hardware conditions, to quantum-inspired optimisation methods for workflow scheduling, to real-time metadata indexing for massive HPC file systems, the session highlights how researchers are tackling scalability, complexity, and operational challenges from very different angles. Expect a mix of quantum computing, systems engineering, and infrastructure research focused on what may shape the next generation of computing environments.

Join WHPC Moderator Buket Benek Gursoy as she guides the authors through their presentations on Thursday, June 25th, from 10:45-11:45 AM in Hall E, 2nd Floor.

FAQs:

  • What type of pass do I need to attend?  Conference Passholders are welcome.
  • How will these sessions be hosted?  Both sessions will be hosted on-site, with on-demand playback available after the event.

We wish to extend our gratitude to Hatem Ltaief, Richard Vuduc, and Isabel Gräbner for this opportunity.

Want to see what WHPC will be part of at ISC26? Full details about this year’s moderation initiatives can be found here: https://womeninhpc.org/events/isc26-moderators