CompSys is a Computer Science conference (https://www.compsys.science/2026/) designed to highlight Dutch Computer Systems and Networks research, while fostering and strengthening national and international collaboration. We aim to provide a meeting space for network, computing, and computer system research and industry ideas.

The 9th edition will take place at Fletcher Hotel Restaurant Doorwerth (Kabeljauwallee 35, 6865 BL Doorwerth) on 16-18 June 2026.  We strive for diverse participation from all the interesting and interested parties in the Netherlands, and we especially welcome senior members of the research community, junior faculty members, PhD, master, or undergraduate students.

All contributions will be reviewed by the Program Committee. Accepted contributions will appear in the final program either as a short talk or a full presentation, depending on the reviews. All presentations will be made available in digital format, unless otherwise instructed by the authors. For submission, the PDF format is mandatory. 

To foster the broadest possible engagement and exchanging of ideas, CompSys 2026 does not claim copyright, making it possible for authors of accepted contributions to present work that has already been published or is in the process of being published elsewhere. 

Important Dates

• Abstract registration (not mandatory, but it helps us organize): 17th April 2026  
• Paper submission deadline: 24th April 2026  
• Notification of acceptance: 25th May 2026 
• Conference: 16-18 June 2026

Submission Types

CompSys 2026 welcomes three types of contributions: research papers, work-in-progress papers/early ideas, and negative/failed research results.

Research/Long Papers

• Research papers on your best research results from the past year(s). This includes papers already submitted to and/or accepted at (inter)national conferences or workshops.

Short Papers (work-in-progress/early ideas)

• Since CompSys is a forum that encourages discussions about early and exciting ideas, we specifically welcome extended abstracts highlighting early ideas and work-in-progress papers. Such submissions are especially suitable for graduate and undergraduate students working towards finalizing their thesis or PhD students who have recently started or would like to share one of their preliminary results with the community. In particular, we encourage contributions in the form of short talks to share an early and not yet explored idea with the community to stimulate discussions and collect feedback. These talks might be particularly interesting for early-stage researchers. The paper should mention the research question being addressed, outline the novelty and/or originality of the idea, approach, or (initial) results, and contain a summary of preliminary results. 

Negative/Failed Research Results

• As in the previous years, we also solicit contributions sharing negative results, wrong methodologies, and/or invalidated hypothesis to share the lessons learned in the community and also once again remind to ourselves that a regular part of performing research is also about trying many ideas that may not lead to expected results.  

Submission Guidelines

Research/Long Papers

• Long papers (not exceeding 12 pages in double-column or 15 pages in LNCS format) can be submitted using any of the commonly used templates (e.g., ACM, IEEE, LNCS).

Short Papers & Negative/Failed Research Results

• Submissions of early ideas, work-in-progress papers or negative/failed research results  require a short paper of at most 2 pages (not including references) in IEEE double-column format or 4 pages (not including references) in LNCS single-column format.

All contributions to be submitted through EasyChair.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to one or all of the conference chairs: Marios Avgeris, Nishant Saurabh and Ranga Rao Venkatesha Prasad.