NeurIPS 2026 workshop seeks papers on decentralized foundation model training
peter_richtarik · x · 2026-07-29
A NeurIPS 2026 workshop, CODEC-FM, is calling for papers on collaborative, open, and decentralized foundation model training in Sydney.
It targets the core technical blockers for training across distributed, heterogeneous compute rather than a single hyperscaler cluster, with topics including:
- communication-efficient and async optimization
- heterogeneous and fault-tolerant systems
- federated learning at scale
- security in trustless settings
- open-model infrastructure and governance
- benchmarks
Key dates: paper deadline Aug. 29, 2026, review deadline Sept. 19, 2026, notification Sept. 29, 2026, workshop day Dec. 11 or 12, 2026.
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