SC 2026 is the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis. Researchers, vendors, universities, labs, and students gather around a technical program, a large exhibition, student programs, and SCinet, the show’s high-performance network. It is where the HPC community shares methods, demos, and research progress.
SC26 is the premier international conference for high‑performance computing, networking, storage, and analysis, taking place at McCormick Place in Chicago with the full program Nov 15–20, 2026 and exhibits Nov 17–19, 2026. It combines a rigorous, peer‑reviewed technical program and hands‑on tutorials with the largest HPC exhibition floor, SCinet network showcases, and extensive student and career development activities.
Computational scientists & researchers, HPC engineers & system administrators, Software developers & algorithm designers, Data scientists & visualization specialists, IT architects, CIOs and purchasing managers, University faculty and students (undergraduate/graduate/PhD), National lab and government program managers, Early-career researchers and technologists
HPC practitioners, computational researchers, system architects, engineers and developers who want peer-reviewed technical content, hands-on tutorials/workshops, exposure to the largest HPC exhibition marketplace, and recruiting/networking opportunities; students and early-career researchers seeking mentorship and career connections.
People with no interest in scientific/enterprise-scale computing or networking, consumer-focused marketers without relevance to HPC, or attendees seeking a general tech trade-show without technical depth in HPC and large-scale compute/storage/ networking topics.
