Edge-HPC Systems
Scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure for decentralized and resource-constrained environments, including placement, orchestration, scheduling, and performance optimization.
In conjunction with ICDCN 2027 · NITK Surathkal
ASCENT: Advances in Systems and Computation at the Edge and HPC Networks
The 2nd workshop on HPC, edge computing, LLM-enabled systems, generative AI, quantum-aware workflows, and distributed intelligent infrastructure.
WhenDuring ICDCN 2027, 4-7 January 2027
WhereNational Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India
About the Workshop
ASCENT 2027 brings together researchers and practitioners working at the intersection of high-performance computing, edge systems, AI, and emerging computing paradigms. The workshop is designed as a focused forum for architectures, algorithms, systems, and applications that push sophisticated computation closer to where data is produced.
AI and LLMs
Distributed inference, model compression, privacy-preserving learning, generative AI services, and AI accelerator management across edge-HPC systems.
Quantum-Aware Workflows
Quantum computing, quantum-inspired optimization, and hybrid quantum-HPC-edge workflows for complex distributed applications.
Call for Papers
We welcome original research, forward-looking ideas, practical experience reports, and use-case-driven studies across the converging ecosystems of HPC, edge computing, AI, LLMs, and quantum computing.
- Architectures for the edge, fog, and cloud continuum
- HPC-inspired solutions adapted for edge environments
- AI, generative AI, and LLMs on HPC-powered edge platforms
- Distributed LLM inference, serving, compression, and orchestration
- Data management, caching, and consistency across edge nodes
- Security, privacy, and trust in decentralized systems
- Energy efficiency and sustainability for edge HPC
- Resource orchestration and multi-tenancy across the edge
- 5G/6G, O-RAN, VLC, mmWave, and network-aware edge computing
- Quantum computing, quantum-inspired optimization, and hybrid workflows
- IoT, smart grids, transportation, agriculture, AR/VR, and public safety
- Benchmarking, testbeds, and large-scale experimental deployments
Submission Guidelines
Prepare your manuscript for double-blind review using the official ACM proceedings format. Key publication and submission requirements are organized below.
Proceedings & Open Access
Accepted workshop papers will appear in a companion volume with the ICDCN 2027 proceedings through the ACM International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS), indexed by ACM, DBLP, Scopus, and other indexing services.
Under ACM's ICPS open-access model, an Article Processing Charge may apply when an author's institution is not part of ACM Open and the author does not qualify for a waiver.
Submission Instructions
LaTeX Template
Use acmart.cls version 2.16 or later and the official ACM proceedings template.
\documentclass[sigconf,authordraft]{acmart}
Double-Blind Review
Do not reveal author names, affiliations, email addresses, or identities anywhere in the manuscript. Reviews follow the ACM Peer Review Policy.
Generative AI Policy
Use of generative AI tools must comply with the ACM authorship and generative AI policy.
Registration & Presentation
At least one author of every accepted paper must register for ICDCN 2027 and present the work in person.
Workshop paper lengthUp to 6 pages
Submission portalTBA
Important Dates
Submission portal opens
Paper submission deadline
Acceptance notification
Camera-ready deadline
Workshop during ICDCN 2027
Committee
Anurag SatpathyMissouri University of Science and Technology, USA
anurag.satpathy@mst.edu
anurag.satpathy@mst.edu
Arindam KhandaKennesaw State University, USA
akhanda@kennesaw.edu
akhanda@kennesaw.edu
Sourav Kanti AddyaNational Institute of Technology Karnataka, India
souravkaddya@nitk.edu.in
souravkaddya@nitk.edu.in
Hirozumi YamaguchiOsaka University, Japan
h-yamagu@ist.osaka-u.ac.jp
h-yamagu@ist.osaka-u.ac.jp
Technical Program Committee
- S. M. Shovan, Missouri S&T
- Irene Simó Muñoz, Cornell University
- Tainã Coleman, San Diego Supercomputer Center
- Rakesh Podder, Colorado State University
- Satyaki Roy, University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Chittaranjan Swain, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, India
- Sowjanya Tamalli, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
- Keiwan Soltani, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
- Aashish Pandey, University of North Texas
Program
TBA
Keynote
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