This is the 1st December 2025 digest of SIGARCH Messages.
Call for Papers: Call for Papers: HCDS 2026 – 5th Workshop on Heterogeneous Composable and Disaggregated Systems - (Note: The Call for Paper type has not been set for this item!)
Call for Papers: CP 2026: ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers - (Note: The Call for Paper type has not been set for this item!)
Call for Papers: AccML @ HiPEAC 2026
https://accml.dcs.gla.ac.uk/
Submitted by José Cano
8th Workshop on Accelerated Machine Learning (AccML)
Co-located with HiPEAC 2026
January 27, 2026
Kraków, Poland
https://accml.dcs.gla.ac.uk/
https://www.hipeac.net/2026/krakow/#/program/sessions/8255/
Recent advances in diverse AI applications have driven the rise of heterogeneous architectures to accelerate machine learning workloads. Increasing model complexity and deployment demands have spurred the development of high-productivity systems, advanced programming abstractions, specialized runtimes, and tools. Since deep learning models are memory- and compute-intensive, acceleration reduces energy use and enables edge deployment. Beyond CNNs, newer models like Vision Transformers and LLMs introduce broader computational challenges, continually testing hardware, software stacks, and abstractions—highlighting the need for dedicated forums on ML acceleration and system design.
Topics of interest:
– Novel ML/AI systems: heterogeneous multi/many-core systems, GPUs, ASICs and FPGAs;
– Software ML/AI acceleration: languages, primitives, libraries, compilers and frameworks;
– Novel ML/AI hardware accelerators and associated software;
– Emerging semiconductor technologies with applications to ML/AI hardware acceleration;
– ML/AI for the design and tuning of hardware, compilers, and systems;
– Cloud and edge ML/AI computing: hardware and software to accelerate training and inference;
– Hardware-Software co-design techniques for more efficient model training and inference (e.g. addressing sparsity, pruning, etc);
– Training and deployment of huge LLMs (such as GPT, Llama), or large GNNs;
– Computing systems research addressing the privacy and security of ML/AI-dominated systems;
Submission
Papers will be reviewed by the workshop’s technical program committee according to criteria regarding the submission’s quality, relevance to the workshop’s topics, and, foremost, its potential to spark discussions about directions, insights, and solutions in the context of accelerating machine learning. Research papers, case studies, and position papers are all welcome.
In particular, we encourage authors to submit work-in-progress papers: To facilitate sharing of thought-provoking ideas and high-potential though preliminary research, authors are welcome to make submissions describing early-stage, in-progress, and/or exploratory work in order to elicit feedback, discover collaboration opportunities, and spark productive discussions.
The workshop does not have formal proceedings.
Important Dates
Submission deadline: November 21, 2025 December 5, 2025 (Extended)
Notification of decision: December 5, 2025 December 17, 2025
Organizers
José Cano (University of Glasgow)
Valentin Radu (University of Sheffield)
José L. Abellán (University of Murcia)
Marco Corner (Google DeepMind)
Ulysse Beaugnon (Google DeepMind)
Juliana Franco (Google DeepMind)
Call for Papers: IEEE Micro Special Issue on Top Picks from the 2025 Computer Architecture Conferences
https://toppicks2026.hotcrp.com
Submitted by Hsien-Hsin Sean Lee
IEEE Micro will publish its annual “Top Picks from the Computer Architecture Conferences” issue in September/October 2026. This issue collects some of the most significant research papers in computer architecture based on novelty and potential for long-term impact. Any computer architecture paper published in the top conferences of 2025 (including MICRO-58) is eligible. Each Top Picks submission must be based on a single paper, not a combination of multiple papers. The Top Picks Selection Committee will recognize those significant and insightful papers that have the potential to influence the work of computer architects for years to come.
Important Dates
Eligibility
Eligible submissions include papers that make substantial contributions to computer architecture published in 2025 at the following conference venues:
Core Computer Architecture Venues: ASPLOS, ISCA, MICRO, HPCA.
Related and Cross-Disciplinary Venues: MLSys, SC, PACT, ISPASS, IISWC, ICLR, NeurIPS, CVPR, SOSP, OSDI, IEEE S&P, USENIX ATC, NSDI, and NDSS.
Papers from these venues must demonstrate clear and substantial contributions to computer architecture; submissions without such focus may be desk-rejected at the discretion of the PC Chairs.
For papers originating from other venues, authors must obtain prior approval from the Selection Committee Chairs before submission.
Submission Guidelines
To simplify reviewing, there is a mandatory format for submissions. Authors will need to upload the following two documents:
Submissions that do not follow this format will not be reviewed. The first document should contain the names of the authors with a footnote that includes the title of the original conference paper, the full name of the conference, and date of publication.
Please submit here: https://toppicks2026.hotcrp.com
Accepted Paper Guidelines
Authors of accepted papers will receive further instructions on how to prepare the final papers to conform to IEEE Micro‘s guidelines. Final papers should not exceed 6,000 words including no more than 12 references and short bios of authors, with each average-size figure counting as 250 words toward this limit. Papers must have at least 30 percent new content. Final papers will be reviewed again before publication and edited for structure, style, clarity, and readability.
Guest Editors (and Selection Committee Chair and Vice Chair)
Nam Sung Kim (Chair), University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Yingyan (Celine) Lin (Vice Chair), Georgia Tech
Contact the guest editors at MicroToppicks2026 <microtoppicks2026@gmail.com>
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Call for Papers: Call for Papers: HCDS 2026 – 5th Workshop on Heterogeneous Composable and Disaggregated Systems
https://hcds-workshop.github.io/edition/2026/
Submitted by Jie Ren
Topics of Interest
Hardware and Prototyping
Modeling and Evaluation
System software and programming models/tools
Applications and Use cases
Submission Deadline: January 23, 2026 (AoE)
To submit your work, please visit https://hcds26.hotcrp.com/
Organizers
Christian Pinto (IBM Research Europe, Ireland),
Dong Li (UC Merced, CA, USA),
Thaleia Dimitra Doudali (IMDEA Software Institute, Spain),
Christina Giannoula (Max Planck Institute for Software Systems),
Jie Ren (William & Mary, VA, USA),
Dimosthenis Masouros (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
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Call for Papers: CP 2026: ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers
https://www.computingfrontiers.org/2026/index.html
Submitted by Dipika Deb
23rd ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers (CF 2026)
May 19-21, 2026
Catania, Sicily, Italy
Computing Frontiers (CF) is an eclectic, interdisciplinary, collaborative community of researchers investigating emerging technologies in the broad field of computing: our common goal is to drive the scientific breakthroughs that support society.
We seek original research contributions at the frontiers of a wide range of topics, including novel computational models and algorithms, new application paradigms, computer architecture (from embedded to HPC systems), computing hardware, memory technologies, networks, storage solutions, compilers, and runtime environments.
Topics of Interest
We strongly encourage submissions in other emerging fields of computing, and welcome submissions that propose new directions of research and out-of-the-box solutions for grand computing challenges. If you are in doubt whether your work fits Computing Frontiers, please contact the program co-chairs.
Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline: January 12, 2026
Paper submission deadline: January 19, 2026
Author notification: March 9, 2026
Camera-ready version due: April 6, 2026
Organizers
Chairs:
Hubertus Franke, IBM Research, US
Maurizio Palesi, University of Catania, IT
Call for Presentations: Arch4Health @ HPCA 2026
https://events.safari.ethz.ch/hpca26-arch4health/
Submitted by Nika Mansourighiasi
2nd Workshop on Architecture for Health (Arch4Health 2026)
31st January 2026, Sydney, Australia
co-located with HPCA 2026
https://events.safari.ethz.ch/hpca26-arch4health/
A full-day workshop exploring the key computational challenges in health-related applications and the vital role of computer architecture in overcoming them to advance healthcare
Summary:
Opportunities. Recent biotechnological advances enable high-throughput, low-cost, and accurate biological data generation (e.g., using genome sequencing, medical imaging, and continuous wearable sensing). This wealth of data enables unique opportunities for advancing healthcare.
Challenges. Despite these opportunities, efficiently analyzing large-scale biological data poses significant challenges for conventional computing systems. These systems often cannot keep up with the rate at which data is generated, and they face additional constraints related to energy efficiency, scalability, privacy, and security. High-throughput processing is especially critical in clinical settings, where faster analysis can improve patient outcomes. Therefore, there is a need to design systems to enable high-performance, energy-efficient, private, and secure analysis of biological data.
Architecture for Health. This workshop will focus on identifying key computational challenges in health-related applications and discussing how computer architects can contribute to advancing healthcare by addressing these challenges.
Fostering Diverse and Cross-Disciplinary Discussions. Since cross-disciplinary discussions are crucial for better identifying challenges in real-world health-related applications, we aim to foster open discussions and cooperation between researchers with diverse backgrounds (i.e., from both computer architecture and health sciences communities, industry, and academia).
Call for Presentations:
This workshop consists of talks on the general topic of computing system designs for healthcare applications, as well as new trends and bottlenecks in data-intensive healthcare applications. There are slots available for talks. If you are interested in delivering a talk on related topics, please submit your talk’s title and extended abstract via this form: https://forms.gle/8ZmbDWH6szNQBchE8
Topics of Interest
Importanta Dates
Organizers:
Nika Mansouri Ghiasi, ETH Zurich
Konstantina Koliogeorgi, ETH Zurich
Onur Mutlu, ETH Zurich
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