ASPLOS 2026

ASPLOS, the ACM International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems, is the premier academic forum for multidisciplinary applied computer systems research spanning hardware, software, and their interaction. It focuses on practical aspects of computer architecture, programming languages, operating systems, and associated areas such as networking and storage.

Please note the following main changes from previous years detailed in the rest of the CFP

1. Two submission cycles
2. Limit on the number of submissions by the same author
3. Explicit assessment of Interdisciplinary research
4. Unlimited appendix

https://www.asplos-conference.org/asplos2026/cfp/

Important Dates

ASPLOS 2026 has moved to two submission deadlines – spring and summer – which are meant to encourage authors to submit their papers when they are ready. As in recent years, ASPLOS 2026 will allow the authors of some submissions to choose to apply a major revision to their submission in order to fix a well-defined list of problems.

Spring Cycle

• Abstract submission — March 05, 2025 (11:59pm Eastern)
• Full paper submission — March 12, 2025
• Author response — June 09 — 13, 2025
• Notification — June 24, 2025

Summer Cycle

• Abstract submission — Aug 13, 2025 (11:59pm Eastern)
• Full paper submission — Aug 20, 2025
• Author response — Nov 10 — 14, 2025
• Notification — Nov 24, 2025

Scope and Expectations

The scope of ASPLOS 2026 covers all practical aspects related to the three main ASPLOS disciplines: computer architecture, programming languages, and operating systems, as well as closely-related associated areas. ASPLOS construes systems broadly, and areas of interest include, but are not limited to: operating systems, file and storage systems, distributed systems, cloud computing, mobile and edge systems, secure and reliable systems, systems aspects of big data and machine learning, embedded and real-time systems, and virtualization.

We seek original, high-quality research submissions that improve and further the knowledge of applied computer systems, with emphasis on the intersection between the main ASPLOS disciplines:  Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Computer Architecture and Emerging Hardware.

Research submission may be applicable to computer systems of any scale, ranging from small, ultra-low power wearable devices to large scale parallel computers and data centers. We embrace research that directly targets new problems in innovative ways. The research may target diverse goals, such as throughput, latency, energy, and security. Non-traditional topics are encouraged, and the review process will be sensitive to the challenges of multidisciplinary work in emerging areas. We welcome submission of “experience papers” that have a novel component and that clearly articulate the lessons learned. We likewise welcome submissions whereby novelty lies in furthering our understandings of existing systems, e.g., by uncovering previously unknown, valuable insights or by convincingly refuting prior published results and common wisdom. We value submissions more highly if they are accompanied by clearly defined artifacts not previously available, including traces, original data, source code, or tools developed as part of the submitted work. We particularly encourage new ideas and approaches.

Alphabetically sorted areas of interest related to practical aspects of computer architecture, programming languages, and operating systems include but are not limited to:

• Existing, emerging, and nontraditional compute platforms at all scales
• Heterogeneous architectures and accelerators
• Internet services, cloud computing, and datacenters
• Memory, storage, networking, and I/O
• Power, energy, and thermal management
• Profiling, debugging, and testing
• Security, reliability, and availability
• Systems for enabling parallelism and computation on big data
• Virtualization and virtualized systems

A good submission will typically: motivate a significant problem; propose a practical solution or approach that makes sense; demonstrate not just the pros but also the cons of the proposal using sound experimental methods; explicitly disclose what has and has not been implemented; articulate the new contributions beyond previous work; and refrain from overclaiming, focusing the abstract and introduction sections primarily on the difference between the new proposal and what is already available. The latter statement should be interpreted broadly to also encompass studies that broaden our understanding of existing systems (rather than suggest new ones), which may constitute a significant problem in its own right. Submissions will be judged on relevance, novelty, technical merit, clarity. Submissions are expected to adhere to SIGPLAN’s Empirical Evaluation Guidelines and all the policies specified below.

Program Chairs

Benjamin C. Lee, University of Pennsylvania
Harry Xu, University of California Los Angeles
Mark Silberstein, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Please direct any questions to the program co-chairs at asplos2026pcchairs@gmail.com.