Regular Track Paper
Original research papers on microarchitecture and related areas, subject to double-blind review and adherence to formatting guidelines.
Systems/CORE A
MICRO 2026
IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture
MICRO 2026 is the 59th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture, serving as the premier forum for presenting and discussing innovative research in microarchitecture, compilers, hardware/software interfaces, and advanced computing systems. The conference brings together academic researchers and industry practitioners to foster technical exchange, with a new inaugural Industry Track highlighting real-world, production-focused architectural work in Athens, Greece.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Abstract registration
March 31, 2026
AoE
Full paper
April 7, 2026
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Conference timeline
Submission and decisions
Abstract registrationKey deadline
March 31, 2026 · AoE
Full paperKey deadline
April 7, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Industry Track Paper
Technical papers from industry practitioners focusing on real-world, production-focused architectural work, requiring industry authorship and a justification for industry track submission, with single-blind review.
Workshop Proposal
One- to two-page proposals for workshops, including title, organizers, duration, past history (if applicable), sample call for papers, and diversity plan.
Tutorial Proposal
One- to two-page proposals for tutorials, including title, organizers, abstract, duration, and diversity plan.
Research areas in scope
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Regular Track Topics
Microarchitectural, architectural, compiler, and hybrid techniques for improving performance, power, and energy efficiencySecurity, privacy, and reliabilityCost, complexity, and scalabilityProgrammer productivity, predictability, quality of service, and sustainabilityProcessor, memory, and storage architecturesMulticore and multiprocessor systemsInstruction-, thread-, and data-level parallelismPrediction and speculation mechanismsMemory Hierarchy designCloud and datacenter-scale computingIoT, mobile, and embedded architecturesInterconnection networks, routers, and network interface architecturesAccelerator-based, application-specific, and reconfigurable architecturesArchitectural support for programming languages, compilation, software development, virtualization, security, and privacyArchitectures for emerging technologies and applicationsArchitectural support for non-volatile/persistent memoryQuantum computingIn-/near-memory or in-/near-storage processingEffects of circuits and technology on architectureArchitecture modeling, simulation and benchmarking methodologiesEvaluation and measurement of real computing systems
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Industry Track Topics
Retrospective Evaluations: Rigorous analysis of real, working products currently in the fieldUpcoming Roadmaps: Detailed previews of industry products that are close to tape-outTest Chips: Findings from experimental silicon used to validate new architectural ideasInsightful Cancellations: Analysis of planned products that were canceled but offer valuable 'lessons learned'
Policies worth checking twice
- All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process for the Regular Track.
- Industry Track submissions use single-blind review and require disclosure of all author affiliations.
- The first author and majority of authors on Industry Track papers must be current industry employees.
- Internship projects are not eligible for the Industry Track and must be submitted to the Regular Track.
- Submissions must follow official formatting and page limit guidelines; non-compliant papers may be returned without review.
- No changes to the author list are allowed after the abstract deadline.
- Paper titles and abstracts must be close to final form by the abstract deadline; minimal changes allowed afterward.
- Industry Track papers must include a justification statement explaining why the work belongs in the Industry Track rather than the Regular Track.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Official conference siteCall for Papers: MICRO 2026 Regular TrackCall for Papers: MICRO 2026 Industry TrackCall for Workshops & TutorialsSubmission GuidelinesMain Program
Last verified September 9, 2026