The main purpose of the HiPEAC Workshop on Reconfigurable Computing is to provide a forum for researchers active in domains within the reconfigurable computing area to discuss the latest developments.

Its main focus is on reconfigurable architectures, tools and algorithms that facilitate reconfigurable systems and applications tailored for reconfigurable platforms. The WRC’2019 forum intends to provide a substantial different event from the well-known conferences and workshops related to reconfigurable computing, by focusing on an informal way to discuss challenges, new fresh ideas, new and future trends, work in progress, etc.

The format of the workshop has been redesigned, and it is now based on talks by invitation only. The organizing committee will invite established research groups from a specific research area as well as young researchers and students in order to enable a wide range of representations and discussions.

WRC’2019 will be based on invited speakers. This year we focus on the following to topics:
  • Topic 1: Reconfigurable Computing on the Cloud
  • Topic 2: The Role of Reconfigurable Computing in Exascale Systems

Both topics and timely and of high interest for the community. Reconfigurable Systems are not treated any more as bespoke hardware, but there are many industrial players that provide services over the cloud based on reconfigurable computing systems. Moreover, new companies have started to appear for supporting deployment of these systems, making them even more accessible to the users. Nevertheless, questions such as the benefits that RC provides, easy of deployment and portability, as well as security, are few of the topics that we are planning to address through the talks. The second topic, is also highly relevant to the community, as exascale systems require computing platforms that provide high ratio of performance per watt, reliability, and virtualization, raising questions on how reconfigurable computing can provide the means of meeting the above requirements.