Research Paper Submission

TOPIC AREAS

The Research Paper Committee encourages the submission of high quality papers reporting original work in theoretical, experimental, and industrial research & development. The ISC submission process will be divided into six topic areas. Submitters must indicate a first and a second topic in the submission process.

System Architecture & Hardware Components

• Beyond Moore's Law
• Composable Disaggregated Infrastructure
• Data Center Infrastructure and Cooling
• Emerging Computing Technologies
• Extreme-scale Systems
• Heterogeneous System Architectures
• Interconnects and Networks
• Memory Technologies and Hierarchies
• Storage Technologies and Architectures
• Sustainability and Energy Efficiency

Programming Environments & System Software

• Compiler and Tools for Parallel Programming
• Domain-specific Languages and Code Generation
• Energy Management
• HPC in the Cloud and HPC Containers
• Parallel File Systems
• Parallel Programming Languages
• Resource Management and Scheduling
• Robustness and Resilience
• Runtime Systems for HPC
• Scalable Application Frameworks
• System and Performance Monitoring

Algorithms, Methods & Tuning

• Extreme-scale Algorithms
• Mixed Precision
• Novel Algorithms
• Numerical Libraries
• Optimizing for Energy and Performance
• Performance and Resource Modeling
• Performance Measurement
• Performance Tools and Simulators

Applications & Use Cases

• Application Workflows for Discovery
• Bioinformatics and Life Sciences
• Chemistry and Materials Science
• Computational Physics
• Earth, Climate and Weather Modeling
• Engineering
• Geosciences
• Industrial Use Cases of HPC, ML and QC
• Visualization and Virtual Reality

Machine Learning & AI

• AI Applications powered by HPC Technologies
• Digital Twins and ML
• High-Performance Data Analytics
• HPC Simulations enhanced by Machine Learning
• HPC System Design for Scalable Machine Learning
• Large Language Models and Generative AI in HPC
• ML Systems and Tools

Quantum Computing

• Integration of Quantum Computing and HPC
• Quantum Computing - Basics and Theory
• Quantum Computing - Technologies and Architectures
• Quantum Computing - Use Cases
• Quantum Program Development and Optimization
• Quantum-inspired Algorithms and Technologies

Note: Submissions on other innovative aspects of high performance computing are also welcome.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & REVIEW PROCESS

• NEW at ISC 2024, accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion as fully open access in the IEEE Xplore® Digital Library.
  
  
  
  
• Upload your research paper in PDF format, up to 10 pages (Update: references don’t count in the page limit). Use the Double-column text using the single-spaced 10-point font on 8.5×11-inch pages. IEEE strongly encourages use of the conference manuscript templates provided on their website.
• ISC 2024 will use a double-blind review process (see ISC High Performance Double-Blind Review Guidelines)
• Papers submitted for the Research Papers track should not have been previously published or under review for a different venue

Note that a membership on a program committee does not inherently create a conflict of interest to submit a paper.

Review Process

• Each paper is expected to receive a minimum of 3 to 4 reviews
• Double-blind peer-review will be used
• Papers will be evaluated based on novelty, fundamental insights, clarity of presentation, and potential for long-term impact
• Reviewers will provide constructive, actionable feedback that can be used to improve the paper, whether it is eventually accepted or not

The Research Paper Committee reserves the right to reject incorrectly formatted papers.

Rebuttal phase (January 27-31,2024)

• Initial reviewer comments will be made available to authors
• Authors can respond to clarify misunderstandings and answer questions
• Rebuttals will be submitted in written format and will have a tight deadline
• Authors will receive additional instructions via email

Final decision (February 16, 2024)

• All reviews and rebuttals will be considered by the paper’s track committee
• Live reviewer discussions will occur during the research paper committee meeting
• A consensus-driven approach will be used to select the strongest papers
• Notification of the papers’ outcomes will be sent to authors after the program committee’s meeting

TERMS & CONDITIONS

• ISC 2024 is planned as an in-person conference from May 12 to May 16, 2024, in Hamburg, Germany. By submitting a research paper, the submitter agrees that one of the authors of the paper will present the work at ISC 2024 in Hamburg, Germany. For unforeseen circumstances that would prevent the chosen speaker from attending the event, the submitter/speaker should contact ISC organizers and the research paper chair as soon as possible to discuss different options.
• The research paper sessions will be held from Monday, May 13, through Wednesday, May 15, 2024
• Every paper presenter needs to submit a short, pre-recorded summary video of the paper prior to the conference
• Presentation slides will be available within the event platform for registered attendees only
• Paper presenters need to be registered ISC 2024 participants. For accepted papers, one author is eligible for a complimentary conference participation pass
• Travel, accommodation, registration fees for other authors, and other such expenses will not be covered by the ISC organizers

Conference Proceedings

NEW at ISC 2024, accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion as fully open access in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Presentation Materials For Attendees

The ISC organizers will make the presentation materials (short video and slides) available within the event platform for registered attendees only.