WHPC Invited Session: Advances in HPC Computing Applications

We are excited to announce a dedicated special session at Euro-Par 2025 aiming to spotlight the research and achievements of female scientists in the field of High-Performance Computing. This session will bring together leading and emerging female researchers working at the forefront of HPC application domains. We aim to create an engaging, high-quality technical program that encourages greater participation of women in the Euro-Par community. 

The session will feature seven invited talks, showcasing cutting-edge work across a variety of HPC-driven fields — ranging from large-scale simulations and data-intensive applications to new methods in parallel algorithms, systems, and software. Presentations will span diverse perspectives and career stages, with an emphasis on technical excellence and innovation.

Proceedings: Invited speakers will have the option to contribute a paper to the workshop proceedings, which will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series after the conference. Submissions will be 10–12 pages in LNCS format and submitted via the EquinOCS system.

Schedule: Join us in Dresden on August 27, 2025, to celebrate and explore the outstanding work of female researchers driving the advances in HPC computing applications.

Session 1

  • 2:00 - 2:20 pm Amanda Bienz, Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico
  • 2:20 - 2:40 pm Sadaf Alam, Director of Advanced Computing Strategy, University of Bristol
  • 2:40 - 3:00 pm Tanzima Islam, Assistant Professor, Texas State University

3:00 - 4:00 pm Coffee Break

Session 2

  • 4:00 - 4:20 pm Anna Kahler, Scientific Researcher, Erlangen National High Performance Computing Center
  • 4:20 - 4:40 pm Anna Schwarz, Academic Staff Member, University of Stuttgart
  • 4:40 - 5:00 pm Susanne Malheiros, Research Assistant, High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart
  • 5:00 - 5:20 pm Yi Ju, Research Assistant and Ph.D. Candidate, Technical University of Munich, The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science

5:20 - 5:30 pm Closing remarks
 

Session Organizers

  • Ayesha Afzal, Erlangen National High Performance Computing Center (NHR@FAU)
  • Marta Garcia-Gasulla, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

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