IPDPS 2026 PhD Forum

IPDPS 2026 PhD Forum Co-Chairs
Ana Lucia Varbanescu, University of Twente and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kamesh Madduri, Penn State University, USA

Contact: phdforum@ipdps.org

Overview of IPDPS PhD Student Mentoring Program

The IPDPS PhD Forum welcomes current graduate students working toward a PhD in broadly defined areas related to parallel and distributed processing. Previous IPDPS PhD forums have offered graduate students the opportunity to join the conference and present a research poster describing their PhD research to the entire IPDPS conference audience. The poster session is a great opportunity for students to connect to the IPDPS community, to discuss their research with experts in academia and industry, to make useful contacts, and learn about future career opportunities.

IPDPS 2026 in New Orleans, USA, will continue with this tradition and feature a dedicated PhD forum where participating students will have the opportunity to both present their research work and interact with academic and industry people in an informal setting. In addition, we plan mentoring sessions to help students improve their communication skills, obtain valuable information for career planning, get familiar with trendy research topics, and make valuable contacts – all while enjoying the IPDPS main conference and many associated workshops. The program will culminate with a poster presentation, where students will have the opportunity to showcase their research posters and interact with the broader IPDPS audience.

The goal of the IPDPS PhD Forum is to provide a comprehensive venue and an inspiring program for students to better prepare for their research and career in parallel and distributed computing. PhD Forum activities will be scheduled so that the participating students can follow all the main scientific and social events of the conference. The PhD Forum is open for submissions from all students, including authors of papers presented at the conference.

Call for PhD Forum Applications