Regular Papers
Original research presenting new ideas supported by experimental implementation and evaluation; up to 10 pages excluding references, titled with prefix 'Regular-'.
Systems/CORE Unranked
IISWC 2026
IEEE International Symposium on Workload Characterization
The 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Workload Characterization (IISWC) focuses on understanding and analyzing workloads across all types of computing systems, from embedded devices to high-performance and emerging architectures. The symposium welcomes research on application characterization, system design implications, benchmarking methodologies, and tools, with an emphasis on emerging domains such as AI/ML, quantum computing, and cloud/edge systems.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
May 13, 2026
AoE
Conference timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
May 13, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Tool and Benchmark Papers
Design, development, and evaluation of new open-source tools and benchmark suites; 6–10 pages excluding references, titled with prefix 'Tools-'.
Short Papers
Extended poster abstracts (4 pages) on ongoing or late-breaking research, tools, or benchmarks; included in conference proceedings.
Work-in-Progress (WiP) Posters
2-page poster abstracts on ongoing research; not included in proceedings, allowing future submission.
PhD Forum Posters
2-page poster abstracts presenting PhD research; not included in proceedings, allowing future submission.
Research areas in scope
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Application Characterization
Life sciences, bioinformatics, scientific computing, finance, forecastingMachine learning, deep learning, generative AI and LLMs, data analytics, data miningCyber-physical systems, pervasive computation, and Internet of Things (IoT)Security and privacy-preserving computingHigh performance computingCloud and edge computingMobile computingHuman-computer interaction (HCI)Search engines, e-commerce, web services, and databasesEmbedded, multimedia, real-time, 3D-graphics, gaming, rendering, gaussian splattingBlockchain servicesAugmented reality and virtual realityBiology (e.g., DNA sequencing) and chemistry workloads
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Emerging Workloads and Architectures
Accelerator-based computingQuantum computations and communicationServerless computingNear-threshold computingNear data processing architecturesNeuromorphic and brain-inspired computingTransactional memory systems
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System Software and Middleware
Virtual machinesDatabasesGraphics libraries, scientific librariesOperating system and hypervisor effects and overheads
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System Design Implications
Power-aware computing and carbon footprintingDependable system and software architecturesSecurity, privacy, performanceProcessors, memory hierarchy, I/O, and networksDesign of accelerators, FPGAs, GPUs, CGRAs, etc.Large-scale computing infrastructures and facilities
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Benchmarking and Measurement
Benchmark methodologies and suitesRepresentative benchmarks for emerging workloadsBenchmark cloning methodsProfiling, trace collection, synthetic tracesValidation of benchmarksMeasurement tools and techniquesMeasurement tools and software for carbon footprintingInstrumentation methodologies for workload verification and characterizationTechniques for accurate analysis/measurement of production systemsAnalytical and abstract modeling of program behavior and systems
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions must be double-blind; anonymized code repositories required for open-source tools/benchmarks.
- Paper category (Regular or Tools) must be declared at submission and cannot be changed afterward.
- All submissions must use the official IISWC 2026 submission template.
- Tool and benchmark submissions must have legal permission to open-source the code at time of submission.
- Artifact evaluation is voluntary and does not affect paper acceptance; artifact descriptions are excluded from page limits.
- Short papers (4 pages) are included in the proceedings; WiP and PhD forum posters (2 pages) are not, enabling future publication.
- Abstract submission is mandatory for regular papers, with a firm paper deadline (no extensions).
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026