Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the abstract submission portal is now open for the 11th International Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing (REC2026), to be held from 2 to 5 September 2026 at TU Dortmund University, Germany.
The central theme of REC2026 is: Reliability Computations in a Data and Model-Driven World
We warmly invite you to contribute your latest research on uncertainty quantification, data-driven approaches, and reliability in complex systems. REC2026 will feature keynote lectures, invited talks, and discussions with leading experts from around the world.
Submit your abstract here: https://rec2026.web.tu-dortmund.de/
We look forward to receiving your contributions and welcoming you in Dortmund!
With best regards,
The REC2026 Organizing Committee
ACM SIGMETRICS Doctoral Dissertation Award
The SIGMETRICS Doctoral Dissertation award recognizes excellent thesis
research by doctoral candidates in the field of performance evaluation
analysis of computer systems. The award winner will receive a plaque, a
$1,000 honorarium, and a complimentary registration to the ACM SIGMETRICS
conference. The SIGMETRICS Doctoral Dissertation Award winner and up to two
honorable mentions will be recognized at the annual ACM SIGMETRICS
conference.
*Eligibility:*
- The final dissertation defense should take place at the nominee’s host
institution during the 12 months prior to the submission deadline and not
earlier than the previous submission deadline. Each submitted doctoral
dissertation must be on a topic related to the measurement, modeling,
analysis, and/or design of computing systems and networks. Of particular
interest is work that presents new performance evaluation methods or that
creatively applied previously developed methods to make predictions about,
or gain insights into, key design tradeoffs in a variety of computing,
networked, and cyber-physical systems. The determination of whether a
thesis is in scope for the award will be made by the SIGMETRICS Doctoral
Dissertation Award Committee.
- An English-language version of the dissertation must be submitted with
the nomination.
- A dissertation can be nominated for both the SIGMETRICS Doctoral
Dissertation Award and the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award.
- A supervisor can nominate a maximum of two PhD students in the same
year.
*Important dates:*
- Submission deadline: September 15, 2025.
- Notification: November 15, 2025.
*Submission procedure:*
All nomination materials must be submitted electronically by the supervisor
to the 2025 committee chair, Daniel Sadoc Menasche (sadoc(a)dcc.ufrj.br)
Please use the subject line: "SIGMETRICS DDA 2025 [candidate name]". You
will receive an acknowledgment of successful submission within one week of
your email. Nominations must be received by the submission deadline and
must be submitted in English. Late submissions will not be considered.
Supervisors of co-supervised candidates should coordinate to ensure that
only one nomination per candidate is submitted to the committee.
Nominations for the award must include:
- A statement summarizing the candidate’s PhD thesis contributions and
potential impact, and justification of the nomination. Please address the
candidate's involvement and contributions with the SIGMETRICS or
Performance community. No more than two pages;
- A list of papers published within the candidate's thesis;
- A copy of the PhD thesis itself;
- Two endorsement letters supporting the nomination including the
significant PhD thesis contributions of the candidate. Each endorsement
should be no longer than 2 pages with a clear specification of the
nominee’s PhD thesis contributions and potential impact;
- A concise statement (one sentence) of the PhD thesis contribution for
which the award is being given. This statement will appear on the plaque
and on the SIGMETRICS website.
PDF format is required for all materials. ACM's conflict-of-interest
guidelines <https://awards.acm.org/conflict-of-interest> apply to all award
nominations.
The 2025 Doctoral Dissertation Award Committee comprises Daniel Sadoc
Menasché (chair), Ningfang Mi, Jayakrishnan Nair, Giovanni Neglia and Ziv
Scully.
