IEEE Conference Record Number: 73007
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Theme of the conference:
Parallel, Distributed, and Grid Computing for Scalable, Intelligent, and Sustainable Systems
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All papers accepted and presented at the conference will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for possible publication, subject to meeting IEEE’s quality standards and publication requirements.
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Prominent international keynote speakers will be presenting the state of art in research in Parallel, Distributed and Grid Computing. (Click here to see more..)
2026 Ninth International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Grid Computing (PDGC) will be organized at Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. PDGC-2026 will serve as an international forum for researchers and practitioners interested in recent advances in the areas of parallel, distributed and grid computing. It will provide an opportunity to present and exchange advanced scientific and technological information in hardware, software and theoretical foundation in these areas.
Venue
Jaypee University of Information Technology is located at Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173234, India. It is situated near Shimla (24 Km) just 3 Km off the NH22 (Delhi-Ambala-Kalka-Waknaghat-Shimla road). Convenient airports are Shimla (30 Km), Chandigarh (100 Km), New Delhi (350 Km) and Amritsar (350 Km).
THE TOPICS OF INTEREST INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING TRACKS:
Track 1: Parallel Algorithms and Architectures(Track Chair:Dr. Balvir Singh Thakur, UIIT, HPU Shimla, HP, India; 2)Dr. Yogesh Mohan, HPU Shimla, HP, India)
This track focuses on theoretical and practical advances in parallel computing paradigms and hardware architectures enabling scalable performance.The topics include, but are not limited to:
Track 2: Distributed Systems and Middleware(Track Chairs:1) Prof. (Dr.) Sushil Bansal, Maharaja Agrasen University, Baddi, HP, India; 2) Mr. Gaurav Thakur, Central University of Jammu, Jammu, India)
This track addresses system-level design, reliability, and middleware technologies for scalable distributed infrastructures. The topics include, but are not limited to:
Track 3: Cloud, Grid, and Resource Management Systems(Track Chairs:1) Dr. Sanjay Madan, Joint Director, C-DAC Mohali, India; 2) Dr. Rajinder Sandhu, Senior Machine Learning Scientist, TD Bank US,Ontario, Canada)
This track covers scalable cloud and grid infrastructures and intelligent resource allocation strategies. The topics include, but are not limited to:
Track 4: High-Performance, Exascale, and Quantum Computing(Track Chair:1)Prof. (Dr.) Ram Pal Singh, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India; 2) Dr. Manisha Bansal, Indraprastha College For Women, New Delhi, India)
Dedicated to advances in high-performance and extreme-scale computing, including emerging quantum paradigms for scalable and intelligent systems. This track focuses on next-generation architectures, hybrid models, and large-scale computational technologies.The topics include, but are not limited to:
Track 5: Scalable Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, and Distributed Machine Learning(Track Chairs:1) Dr. PrasanjeetDass, Head AI Enablement and Training, Netsmartz, Chandigarh, India; 2) Dr. Vipal Kumar Sharma, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, India)
This track emphasizes scalable AI systems and distributed training paradigms.The topics include, but are not limited to:
Track 6: Big Data and Data-Intensive Computing(Track Chairs: 1) Mr. Rohit Gupta, Cognizant, Australia; 2) Dr. Savina Singla, Manager-IT Data Engineering, The Kraft Heinz Company, Ontario, Canada)
Focused on scalable data processing architectures and analytics frameworks.The topics include, but are not limited to:
Track 7: Edge, Fog, and Intelligent IoT Systems(Track Chairs:1) Dr. Sumit Saroha, GJUST, Hisar, India; 2) Dr. Punit Gupta, National College of Ireland, Ireland)
This track explores computing beyond centralized cloud environments.The topics include, but are not limited to:
Track 8: Sustainable, Energy Efficient, and Green Computing(Track Chairs:1) Prof. (Dr.)Mayank Singh, JSS University, Noida, India; 2) Dr. Jaspal Kaur Saini, NIT Jalandhar, India)
Aligned strongly with the 2026 theme, this track focuses on environmentally responsible computing.The topics include, but are not limited to:
Track 9: Security, Privacy, Ethics, and Trust in Scalable Systems(Track Chairs:1) Dr. Manvjeet Kaur, Director & CEO, Accelor Microsystems, Mohali, India; 2) Dr. Simran Setia, TIET, Patiala, India)
This track addresses secure and trustworthy computing infrastructures.The topics include, but are not limited to:
Track 10: Domain-Specific and Interdisciplinary Applications(Track Chairs:1) Dr. Sukrit Gupta, IIT Ropar, India; 2) Dr. ChestaSofat, IBM, Bengaluru, India)
This track welcomes application-driven research demonstrating significant contributions in scalable, parallel, or distributed computing. The domains include, but are not limited to:
The technical scope of PDGC 2026 aligns with the interests of several IEEE Societies, including the IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, IEEE Reliability Society, and the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology, among others.