ACM 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.

CF's broad scope is driven by recent technological advances in wide-ranging fields impacting computing, such as novel computing models and paradigms, advancements in hardware, network and systems architecture, cloud computing, novel device physics and materials, new application domains of artificial intelligence, big data analytics, wearables, and IoT. The boundaries between the state-of-the-art and revolutionary innovation constitute the advancing frontiers of science, engineering, and information technology — and are the CF community's focus. CF provides a venue to share, discuss, and advance broad, forward-thinking, early research on the future of computing and welcomes work on a wide spectrum of computer systems, from embedded and hand-held/wearable devices to supercomputers and data centers.

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 for the conference include, but are not limited to:

Hardware Frontiers
- Emerging processor architectures, accelerators and memory systems
- Post-exascale high-performance computing
- Quantum computing systems, runtimes, algorithms and applications
- Post-Moore's Law Systems: Neuromorphic, biologically-inspired, superconducting, and hyperdimensional computing

Distributed Systems and Networking Frontiers
- Multi and Hybrid Cloud computing, and challenges
- IoT, CPS, edge and embedded computing systems
- Breakthroughs in edge-cloud continuum, satellite computing
- Sensor networks and wearable computing

System Software and Runtime Frontiers
- Virtualization and containerization
- Platforms for workflows and distributed progamming
- Compilers and optimizations for heterogeneous systems
- Big data platforms and analytics

AI for Systems and Systems for AI
- Distributed AI and federated learning
- System design for efficient AI
- AI for system optimizations
- Agentic AI and AIOps

Cutting-edge Developments in Computing for Society and Emerging Applications
- AI ethics: Privacy, sustainability, biases
- Emerging applications in education, health, smart cities and emerging markets

Pushing the Boundaries of Cross-cutting Computing Challenges
- Designing for scale and performance
- Energy efficiency and sustainability
- Security and privacy, impact of quantum and AI
-Reliability, resiliency and dependability
- Algorithmic innovations
- Benchmarking, performance analysis and modeling

Note: A Special Issue for the Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (JPDC) is under evaluation. If finally approved, highly ranked papers from the conference will be invited to submit their extended article by August, 2026. Details to come with final approval.

Important Dates (AoE):
Abstract submission deadline: January 12, 2026
Paper submission deadline: January 19, 2026
Author notification: March 9, 2026
Camera-ready version due: April 6, 2026