DSN 2026: Call for Contributions

The 56th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN 2026) will be held in Charlotte, USA, from June 22-25, 2026.

DSN is devoted to the mission of ensuring that computing systems and networks are dependable and secure, serving as the most prestigious international forum for presenting advances in this field.

Topics of Interest

All aspects of research and practice of computer system resilience (dependability and security) are within the scope of DSN. Example topical areas include:

• Hardware: CPUs/GPUs/DPUs/TPUs, memory systems, systems on chip, I/O devices, storage systems, Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), edge and mobile devices, data center infrastructure, hardware accelerators, emerging technologies, processing in memory, quantum computing.
• Software: Applications, middleware, distributed algorithms, operating systems, software security, dependable software design.
• Networked systems and clouds: Wireless networks, mobility, software-defined networking, edge computing, cloud computing/storage, networks on chip, network security.
• Autonomous systems: Self-driving vehicles, autonomous robots, assured autonomy, explainable decision-making, acceptability, privacy issues.
• Cyber-physical systems: Embedded systems, real-time control of critical systems, Internet of Things, smart grid, automotive, aerospace, railway, medical systems, security and safety.
• Distributed ledgers/Blockchains: BFT/consensus algorithms, cryptocurrencies, decentralized storage, zero-knowledge proofs, cross-chain protocols.
• AI/Machine Learning for resilient systems: Robust, resilient, secure, and explainable AI/Machine Learning techniques; applications of AI/ML/LLM techniques for dependability and security; robustness issues in AI/ML/LLM systems.
• Models and methodologies: Programming, evaluating, verifying, and assessing robust systems (performance and dependability evaluation, analytical and numerical methods, simulation, experimentation, benchmarking, verification, field data analysis).
• Emerging technologies and computing paradigms: Robustness, security, dependability issues of emerging memory and storage systems, quantum computing, processing in memory/sensors/storage/network, 3-dimensional architectures, new hardware/software cooperative paradigms.

Important Dates

• Abstract Submission Deadline: November 27, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: December 4, 2025
• Early Reject Notification: January 27, 2026
• Author Rebuttal & Revision Period: February 13 - 27, 2026
• Notification to Authors: March 19, 2026
• Camera Ready Materials: April 28, 2026

All dates refer to AoE time (Anywhere on Earth).

Paper Categories and Submission Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit original papers. All contributions must be written in English. IEEE Computer Society will publish accepted contributions.

• Regular papers: (up to 11 pages) - Full paper describing a research contribution, including experimental work focused on implementation and evaluation. Papers should clearly describe a novel scientific contribution and a significant advancement of the state of knowledge.
• Practical experience reports: (up to 7 pages) - Shorter paper describing practitioner experiences or lessons learned applying tools and techniques to real-world problems and systems.
• Tool descriptions/demonstrations: (up to 7 pages) - Descriptions of the architecture, implementation, and usage of substantive tools to aid the research and practice of dependability.

Note: The page limits include the title page, abstract, text, figures, and appendices. References are not included in the page limit.

Submission Website: https://dsn26.hotcrp.com

Anonymization Rules:

Authors must make a good-faith effort to anonymize their papers for double-blind review. Refer to your own related work in the third person. Do not identify yourself explicitly or by implication (e.g., through references or acknowledgments). Avoid destructive anonymization; system names important for evaluation may be left un-anonymized. Care should be taken with file names and referring to related work.

Formatting Rules:

Submissions must adhere to the IEEE Computer Society camera-ready 8.5″x11″ two-column format (using a 10-point font on 12-point single-spaced leading). Use the provided LaTex Package or Word Template.

• Each paper must be submitted as a single Portable Document Format (PDF) file with embedded fonts.
• The first page must include the title, paper type, and a maximum 150-word abstract.
• Color figures are encouraged but should be readable in grayscale.
• Limit file size to less than 15 MB.

Artifacts

DSN supports open science. Authors are encouraged to make their code and datasets publicly available for reproducibility and replicability. A separate artifact evaluation track will be offered for accepted papers. Authors should indicate their intent to submit an artifact, its type, and reserve a DOI on an open-access repository (Zenodo or Figshare) at the time of paper submission. Artifacts will be evaluated by a dedicated Artifacts Evaluation (AE) committee.

Review Process and Author Response

DSN employs a double-blind review process. In addition to a rebuttal process, a Paper Revision Process is in place for papers not early rejected. Authors will be invited to submit a revised paper along with a rebuttal to strengthen their submission and allow reviewers to see addressed comments. Revised papers may have an extra page allowance (12 pages for regular, 8 for practical/tool). The rebuttal is strictly limited to 750 words.

Awards

DSN gives three Best Paper Awards, with one receiving a Distinguished Best Paper Award based on oral presentation quality. Awards are also given for Best Ph.D. Dissertation, Rising Star in Dependability, Test-of-Time, and Jean-Claude Laprie. A Distinguished Artifact Award is also presented.

Open Science Policy

Authors are encouraged to make all research results accessible and ensure reproducibility. Sharing research data is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged.

Ethical Considerations

Submissions describing experiments with human subjects or with ethical implications must discuss how ethical concerns were addressed and disclose if an ethics review was conducted. Papers reporting high-impact vulnerabilities should discuss steps taken to address them. The PC may examine the ethical soundness of papers.

Contact

For further information, please contact the program co-chairs at dsn26pcchairs@gmail.com.