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Submission Due: 3 December 2026 @ 11:59pm AoE
Publication: July/August 2027
IEEE Micro will publish its annual "Top Picks from the Computer Architecture Conferences" issue in July/August 2027. This issue collects some of the most significant computer architecture research papers based on novelty and potential for long-term impact. Any computer architecture paper published in the top computer architecture conferences of 2026 (including MICRO-59) is eligible. Each Top Picks submission must be based on a single paper, not a combination of multiple papers. The Top Picks Selection Committee will recognize those significant and insightful papers that are judged to have high potential to influence the work of computer architects for years to come.
Eligible submissions include papers that make substantial contributions to computer architecture published in 2026 at the following conference venues:
Computer architecture venues: ASPLOS, HPCA, ISCA, MICRO.
Computer architecture-adjacent venues: CCS, CVPR, ECCV, FAST, ICLR, ICML, ICS, IEEE S&P, IISWC, ISPASS, MLSys, NDSS, NeurIPS, NSDI, OSDI, PACT, SC, SOSP, USENIX ATC, USENIX Security.
Papers must demonstrate clear and substantial contributions to computer architecture; submissions without such focus may be desk-rejected at the discretion of the Selection Committee Chair. For papers originating from other venues, authors must obtain prior approval from the Selection Committee Chair before submission.
Selection Committee members may submit papers for consideration; standard COI rules apply.
To simplify review, submissions must follow a mandatory format. Authors will need to upload the following two PDF documents:
Submissions that do not follow this format will be desk-rejected. The first document should include the authors' names and a footnote with the original conference paper title, the full conference name, and the publication date.
Please submit here: https://toppicks2027.hotcrp.com
Authors of accepted papers will receive further instructions on how to prepare the final papers to conform to IEEE Micro's guidelines. Final papers should not exceed 6,000 words, including no more than twelve references and short bios of authors, with each average-size figure counting as 250 words toward this limit. Final papers must contain substantial new material relative to the original conference article, and must include a short statement explaining how the IEEE Micro version differs from it. As a working guideline, the committee expects roughly 30% of the final paper to be new. Final papers will be reviewed again before publication and professionally edited for structure, style, clarity, and readability.
Per IEEE policy, any content generated by AI tools, including text, figures, images, and code, must be disclosed in the acknowledgments section of the final paper. The disclosure must identify the AI system used, the specific sections containing AI-generated content, and briefly explain the level of use. Using an AI tool to improve the language of text the authors wrote themselves does not require disclosure, provided the tool does not change the meaning or add new intellectual content. Authors remain responsible for all content appearing in their paper, including verifying the accuracy and originality of any AI-generated material before submission.
José F. Martínez, Cornell University (USA)
You may contact the Selection Committee Chair at martinez+tp27@cornell.edu.
