18th ADAC Symposium & Workshop, January 29 & February 2-4, 2026

18th ADAC Symposium and Workshop, January 29 & February 2-4, 2026

Host: AIST

Location: Osaka & Tokyo, Japan

ADAC18 Symposium Date: January 29, 2026

Venue: Osaka International Convention Center, Osaka, Japan

The ADAC18 Symposium will be part of the HPC-Asia/SC-Asia conference program, and attendance is open to all HPC-Asia/SC-Asia conference participants. 

The theme of the ADAC Symposium will be “Beyond Classical Boundaries: HPC for Next Generation AI and Quantum Computing”.

ADAC18 Workshop Dates: February 2-4, 2026

Venue: TBD

Attendance to the ADAC18 Workshop is strictly by invitation only. Registration details, including a link to the registration page, will be provided in the invitation email.

ADAC18 SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

Thursday, January 29, 2026, Osaka

TIME

DESCRIPTION

PRESENTER/MODERATOR

11:30

Welcome & Opening

Jason Haga, AIST

Tjerk Straatsma, ORNL

11:35

Keynote Presentation

Masahiro Horibe, AIST

12:30

Lunch Break

 

13:30

Presentation

Sadaf Alam, UBristol

14:00

Presentation

Weicheng Huang, NCHC

14:30

Presentation

Dan Stanzione, TACC

15:00

Lunch Break

 

15:30

Presentation

Andrew Rohl, NCI

16:00

Presentation

Terence Hung, NSCC

16:30

Presentation

Bronson Messer, ORNL

17:00

Presentation

Mohammad Wahib, RIKEN

17:30

Adjourn

 


ADAC GOVERNANCE BOARD MEETING (GB MEMBERS ONLY)

Monday, February 2, 2026, AIST Waterfront, Tokyo

TIME

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

09:00

Governance Board Meeting

Governance Board Members Only

AIST Waterfront

12:00

Governance Board Working Lunch

 

ABCI-Q FACILITY TOUR

Monday, February 2, 2026, ABCI-Q Facility, Tsukuba

TIME

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

 

ABCI-Q Visit in Tsukuba

LOCATION

14:00

Travel to Tsukuba

 

15:00

Tour of ABCI-Q Facility

AIST Tsukuba

16:00

Travel to Tokyo

 
 

ADAC18 Reception

LOCATION

18:00

ADAC18 Workshop Networking Reception

Participants & Guests

TBD


ADAC18 VENDOR ENGAGEMENT SESSION

Tuesday, February 3, 2026, AIST Waterfront, Tokyo

TIME

Vendor Engagement

LOCATION

09:00

AMD: Task Force Software Stack

TBD

10:30

Break

 

11:00 

AMD: Task Force Software Stack

TBD

12:00

Adjourn Vendor Engagement Sessions

 

12:00-13:00

Working Lunch

 
     

ADAC18 WORKSHOP AGENDA

Tuesday, February 3, 2026, AIST Waterfront, Tokyo

TIME

DESCRIPTION

PRESENTER

12:00-13:00

Working Lunch

 

13:00

Welcome & Opening

Tjerk Straatsma, ORNL

Jason Haga, AIST

13:05

Remarks from the Governance Board

Thomas Schulthess, ETH/CSCS

 

ADAC Working Group Reports

PRESENTER

13:10

Applications & Benchmarks

Rio Yokota, ISc Tokyo

13:20

Federated Learning & AI

Jason Haga, AIST

13:30

Portability, Sustainability & Integration

Keita Teranishi, ORNL

13:40

System Management

Akihiro Nomura, IScT

13:50

Quantum Computing

Mikael Johansson, CSC

14:00

Training, Outreach & Workforce Development

Kengo Nakajima, UTokyo

14:10

Task Force Software Stack

Antigoni Georgiadou, ORNL

14:20

Student Presentation

TBD, IScT

14:40

Student Presentation

TBD, UTokyo

15:00

Break

 
 

ADAC Working Group Breakout Sessions

LOCATION

15:30-17:00

Applications & Benchmarks

TBD

 

Federated Learning & AI

TBD

 

Portability, Sustainability & Integration

TBD

 

System Management

TBD

 

Quantum Computing

TBD

 

Training, Outreach & Workforce Development

TBD

17:00

Adjourn Day 1

 
 

ADAC17 Networking Event

LOCATION

19:00

TBD

TBD

     
 

Wednesday, February 4, 2026, AIST Waterfront, Tokyo

TIME

DESCRIPTION

PRESENTER

09:00

Welcome & Opening

Tjerk Straatsma, ORNL

Jason Haga, AIST

 

ADAC Working Group Breakout Sessions

LOCATION

09:10

Applications & Benchmarks

Room, TBD

 

Federated Learning & AI

Room, TBD

 

Portability, Sustainability & Integration

Room, TBD

 

System Management

Room, TBD

 

Quantum Computing

Room, TBD

 

Training, Outreach & Workforce Development

Room, TBD

10:30

Break

 

11:00

Applications & Benchmarks

Room, TBD

 

Federated Learning & AI

Room, TBD

 

Portability, Sustainability & Integration

Room, TBD

 

System Management

Room, TBD

 

Quantum Computing

Room, TBD

 

Training, Outreach & Workforce Development

Room, TBD

12:00

Group Photograph

 

12:10

Working Lunch

 

13:00

Applications & Benchmarks

Room, TBD

 

Federated Learning & AI

Room, TBD

 

Portability, Sustainability & Integration

Room, TBD

 

System Management

Room, TBD

 

Quantum Computing

Room, TBD

 

Training, Outreach & Workforce Development

Room, TBD

15:00

Break

 
 

ADAC Working Group Reports

PRESENTER

15:15

Student Presentation

TBD, CEA

15:30

Student Presentation

TBD, CEA

15:45

Applications & Benchmarks

Rio Yokota, ISc Tokyo

15:55

Federated Learning & AI

Jason Haga, AIST

16:05

Portability, Sustainability & Integration

Keita Teranishi, ORNL

16:15

System Management

Akihiro Nomura, Inst Sci Tokyo

16:25

Quantum Computing

Mikael Johansson, CSC

16:35

Training, Outreach & Workforce Development

Kengo Nakajima, U Tokyo

16:45

Announcing ADAC19

Andreas Herten, FZJ

16:55

Closing Remarks

Tjerk Straatsma, ORNL

Rio Yokota, Inst. Sci. Tokyo

Jason Haga, AIST

17:00

Adjourn