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CF 2026

ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers

May 19-21, 2026Catania, Sicily, ItalyOfficial conference site Site reachable

The 23rd ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers (CF'26) is an interdisciplinary forum for researchers exploring emerging technologies and frontiers in computing, spanning hardware, systems, networking, AI, and societal applications. The conference emphasizes forward-thinking, early-stage research and welcomes contributions from embedded systems to supercomputing, with a focus on innovation, sustainability, and cross-cutting challenges in computing.

Official CFP Back to deadlines Verified September 9, 2026

Key deadlines

Verified September 9, 2026

Abstract registration

January 13, 2026

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Full paper

January 20, 2026

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Conference timeline

Submission and decisions

Abstract registrationKey deadline

January 13, 2026 · AoE

Full paperKey deadline

January 20, 2026 · AoE

Paper fit

Contribution paths

A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.

Full papers

Expected to provide well-rounded contributions with novelty, originality, and sufficient preliminary evaluation; maximum of eight (8) pages (excluding references), with option to buy up to two extra pages (max 10 pages total excluding references).

Short papers

May be position papers or describe preliminary or highly speculative work; maximum of four (4) pages (including references).

Posters

Separate submission track with a deadline of March 13, 2026; poster papers due by April 6, 2026.

Special Session Papers

Submitted via separate calls; abstracts due February 15, 2026; camera-ready due April 6, 2026.

Workshop Papers

Submitted independently through individual workshop submission systems; deadlines vary by workshop but camera-ready is due April 6, 2026.

Research areas in scope

Hardware Frontiers

Emerging processor architectures, accelerators and memory systemsPost-exascale high-performance computingQuantum computing systems, runtimes, algorithms and applicationsPost-Moore's Law Systems: Neuromorphic, biologically-inspired, superconducting, and hyperdimensional computing

Distributed Systems and Networking Frontiers

Multi and Hybrid Cloud computing, and challengesIoT, CPS, edge and embedded computing systemsBreakthroughs in edge-cloud continuum, satellite computingSensor networks and wearable computing

System Software and Runtime Frontiers

Virtualization and containerizationPlatforms for workflows and distributed programmingCompilers and optimizations for heterogeneous systemsBig data platforms and analytics

AI for Systems and Systems for AI

Distributed AI and federated learningSystem design for efficient AIAI for system optimizationsAgentic AI and AIOps

Cutting-edge Developments in Computing for Society and Emerging Applications

AI ethics: Privacy, sustainability, biasesEmerging applications in education, health, smart cities and emerging markets

Pushing the Boundaries of Cross-cutting Computing Challenges

Designing for scale and performanceEnergy efficiency and sustainabilitySecurity and privacy, impact of quantum and AIReliability, resiliency and dependabilityAlgorithmic innovationsBenchmarking, performance analysis and modeling

Policies worth checking twice

Submissions must be original, unpublished work.
Concurrent submission to other conferences or journals is not permitted.
All submissions must be double-blind; identifying information must be removed (e.g., cite own work in third person).
Papers must use the double-column ACM conference format.
Page limits: full papers max 8 pages (excluding references), short papers max 4 pages (including references).
Authors may purchase up to two extra pages for accepted full papers (max 10 pages excluding references).
Authors must submit with final author list; changes may not be feasible later due to publisher restrictions.
Authors may post drafts on arXiv or institutional repositories only if the title and system name are sufficiently different to preserve anonymity.

Official sources

Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.

Official conference site Workshops TXT Format PDF Format Posters - PDF Format HERE

Last verified September 9, 2026