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+# Systems Conference Guide: OSDI, NSDI, ASPLOS, SOSP
+
+This reference provides comprehensive details for top systems conferences, including deadlines, formatting requirements, track descriptions, and submission strategies.
+
+---
+
+## Conference Overview
+
+| Conference | Full Name | Page Limit | Template | Tracks |
+|------------|-----------|------------|----------|--------|
+| **OSDI 2026** | 20th USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation | 12 pages (+2 camera-ready) | USENIX `usenix-2020-09.sty` | Research + Operational Systems |
+| **NSDI 2027** | 24th USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation | 12 pages | USENIX `usenix-2020-09.sty` | Research / Frontiers / Operational |
+| **ASPLOS 2027** | ACM International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems | 12 pages (ACM) | ACM SIGPLAN `acmart.cls` | Single track, dual review cycles |
+| **SOSP 2026** | 32nd ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles | 12 pages | ACM SIGPLAN `acmart.cls` | Single track |
+
+> **OSDI 2026**: New "Operational Systems" track. Max 8 papers per author. Encourages appropriate paper length (don't pad to 12 pages). Target acceptance rate ≥20%. No author response period; uses "conditional accept" instead of major revision.
+>
+> **NSDI 2027**: Two deadlines (Spring/Fall). New "Frontiers Track" for ambitious, forward-looking ideas. All papers undergo Introduction prescreening. Rejected papers may receive one-shot revision opportunity.
+>
+> **ASPLOS 2027**: Two cycles (April/September). New rapid review round (only first 2 pages reviewed). Evaluates contributions to architecture/PL/OS core areas. Max 4 papers per author per cycle.
+>
+> **SOSP 2026**: ACM SIGPLAN format. Optional Artifact Evaluation. Double-blind review. Encourages breakthrough research directions.
+
+---
+
+## Deadlines & Key Dates
+
+### OSDI 2026 (Seattle, WA, USA | July 13–15, 2026)
+
+| Milestone | Date |
+|-----------|------|
+| Abstract registration | December 4, 2025, 5:59 PM EST |
+| Full paper submission | December 11, 2025, 5:59 PM EST |
+| Notification | March 26, 2026 |
+| Camera-ready | June 9, 2026 |
+
+### NSDI 2027 (Providence, RI, USA | May 11–13, 2027)
+
+**Spring Deadline:**
+
+| Milestone | Date |
+|-----------|------|
+| Titles and abstracts | April 16, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT |
+| Full paper | April 23, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT |
+| Notification | July 23, 2026 |
+| Camera-ready | October 20, 2026 |
+
+**Fall Deadline:**
+
+| Milestone | Date |
+|-----------|------|
+| Titles and abstracts | September 10, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT |
+| Full paper | September 17, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT |
+| Notification | December 8, 2026 |
+| Camera-ready | March 4, 2027 |
+
+### ASPLOS 2027
+
+**April Cycle:**
+
+| Milestone | Date |
+|-----------|------|
+| Full paper submission | April 15, 2026 (AoE) |
+| Author response | July 6–9, 2026 |
+| Notification | July 27, 2026 |
+
+**September Cycle:**
+
+| Milestone | Date |
+|-----------|------|
+| Full paper submission | September 9, 2026 (AoE) |
+| Author response | December 1–4, 2026 |
+| Notification | December 21, 2026 |
+
+### SOSP 2026 (September 30, 2026)
+
+| Milestone | Date |
+|-----------|------|
+| Abstract registration | March 26, 2026 (AoE) |
+| Full paper submission | April 1, 2026 (AoE) |
+| Notification | July 3, 2026 |
+| Camera-ready | August 28, 2026 |
+| Workshops | September 29, 2026 |
+| Conference | September 30, 2026 |
+
+---
+
+## Track Descriptions
+
+### OSDI 2026 Tracks
+
+**Research Track**: Broad interest in operating systems design, implementation, analysis, evaluation, and deployment. Topics include:
+- Operating systems, their interaction with hardware/software, and their role as building blocks for other systems
+- Virtualization, including virtual machine monitors, hypervisors, and OS-level virtualization
+- File and storage systems, distributed systems, cloud computing
+- Systems for machine learning/AI, security and privacy, embedded/real-time systems
+
+**Operational Systems Track** (NEW):
+- Papers describing deployed and operational systems with valuable lessons
+- Title must end with "(Operational Systems)"
+- Evaluation criteria focus on deployment insights rather than novelty
+
+### NSDI 2027 Tracks
+
+**Research Track**: Original research on networked systems design and implementation.
+
+**Frontiers Track** (NEW):
+- For ambitious, forward-looking ideas in networked systems
+- May have less complete evaluation but must present compelling vision
+
+**Operational Track**: Systems deployed at scale with operational insights.
+
+### ASPLOS 2027 Review Process
+
+**Rapid Review Round** (NEW):
+- Reviewers read ONLY the first 2 pages to decide if paper merits full review
+- First 2 pages must be self-contained: problem, approach, key results, contribution
+- Papers failing rapid review receive brief feedback and are rejected
+
+**Full Review Round**:
+- Standard double-blind review process
+- Author response period
+- Major revision available (not just accept/reject)
+
+### SOSP 2026 Features
+
+- **Artifact Evaluation** (optional but encouraged): Submit artifacts for reproducibility
+- **Author Response**: 500-word limit, no new experiments allowed
+
+---
+
+## Formatting Requirements
+
+### USENIX Format (OSDI, NSDI)
+
+```latex
+% USENIX format setup
+\documentclass[letterpaper,twocolumn,10pt]{article}
+\usepackage{usenix-2020-09}
+
+% Key specifications:
+% - Paper size: US Letter (8.5" x 11")
+% - Font: Times Roman, 10pt on 12pt leading
+% - Text block: 7" x 9"
+% - Two columns, 0.33" column separation
+% - Page limit: 12 pages (excluding references)
+```
+
+### ACM SIGPLAN Format (ASPLOS, SOSP)
+
+```latex
+% ACM SIGPLAN format setup
+\documentclass[sigplan,10pt]{acmart}
+
+% For submission (hide copyright block):
+\setcopyright{none}
+\settopmatter{printfolios=true, printccs=false, printacmref=false}
+\renewcommand\footnotetextcopyrightpermission[1]{}
+
+% Key specifications:
+% - Paper size: US Letter
+% - Font: 10pt
+% - Text block: 178mm x 229mm
+% - Two columns
+% - Page limit: 12 pages (excluding references)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Submission Rules
+
+### OSDI 2026
+
+- **Max submissions per author**: 8 papers
+- **No author response period**
+- **Conditional accept** replaces major revision
+- **Anonymization**: System name must differ from arXiv/talks
+- **Paper length**: Encouraged to be as short as needed (don't pad to 12 pages)
+- **AI policy**: Generative AI tools allowed if disclosed; AI cannot be listed as author
+
+### NSDI 2027
+
+- **Prescreening via Introduction**: All papers first evaluated based on Introduction quality
+- **One-shot revision**: Rejected papers may receive revision opportunity
+- **Dual deadlines**: Spring (April 2026) + Fall (September 2026)
+- **Track selection**: Must choose Research, Frontiers, or Operational at submission
+
+### ASPLOS 2027
+
+- **Max submissions per author per cycle**: 4 papers
+- **Rapid review**: Only first 2 pages reviewed initially
+- **Dual cycles**: April + September
+- **Resubmission note**: Required if previously submitted to ASPLOS
+- **Must advance**: Architecture, Programming Languages, or Operating Systems research
+
+### SOSP 2026
+
+- **Artifact Evaluation**: Optional but recommended
+- **Author response**: 500-word limit, no new experiments
+- **Anonymous system name**: Required, different from public versions
+- **Double-blind**: Authors must not be identifiable
+
+---
+
+## Format Conversion: ML Venue → Systems Venue
+
+When converting a paper from an ML venue to a systems venue, the changes go beyond template swapping:
+
+| Aspect | ML Venue | Systems Venue | Action |
+|-------|----------|---------------|--------|
+| **Page limit** | 7-9 pages | 12 pages | Expand with system design details |
+| **Evaluation** | Benchmarks, ablations | End-to-end + microbenchmarks | Add system-level evaluation |
+| **Contribution framing** | Algorithmic novelty | System design + implementation | Reframe as systems contribution |
+| **Implementation** | Often secondary | Core contribution | Detail architecture, optimizations |
+| **Deployment** | Rarely discussed | Highly valued (especially OSDI/NSDI) | Add deployment experience |
+
+### Specific Conversion Paths
+
+| From → To | Key Adjustments |
+|-----------|------------------|
+| ML → OSDI | USENIX template; reframe for systems; add design/implementation; emphasize deployment |
+| ML → NSDI | USENIX format; emphasize networked systems; choose track |
+| ML → ASPLOS | ACM SIGPLAN; self-contained first 2 pages (rapid review); frame for arch/PL/OS |
+| ML → SOSP | ACM SIGPLAN; emphasize OS principles; system design/evaluation |
+| OSDI ↔ SOSP | USENIX ↔ ACM SIGPLAN template; similar page limits |
+| OSDI ↔ NSDI | Same USENIX format; adjust scope (general vs networked) |
+
+---
+
+## Systems Paper Structure
+
+A typical systems paper follows this structure (differs from ML papers):
+
+```text
+1. Introduction          - Problem, approach, key results (CRITICAL for NSDI prescreening / ASPLOS rapid review)
+2. Background/Motivation - System context, why existing solutions fail
+3. Design                - System architecture, key design decisions
+4. Implementation        - Implementation details, optimizations, engineering challenges
+5. Evaluation            - End-to-end performance + microbenchmarks + scalability
+6. Discussion            - Limitations, deployment lessons (optional but valued at SOSP)
+7. Related Work          - Organized by approach, not chronologically
+8. Conclusion            - Summary of contributions and impact
+```
+
+**Key differences from ML papers**:
+- **Design section** replaces Methods: Focus on architecture and trade-offs
+- **Implementation section** is a core contribution, not an afterthought
+- **Evaluation** includes both macro (end-to-end) and micro benchmarks
+- **Discussion** section is common (especially SOSP)
+
+---
+
+## Official CFP Links
+
+- **OSDI 2026**: <https://www.usenix.org/conference/osdi26/call-for-papers>
+- **NSDI 2027**: <https://www.usenix.org/conference/nsdi27/call-for-papers>
+- **ASPLOS 2027**: <https://www.asplos-conference.org/asplos2026/call-for-papers-asplos27/>
+- **SOSP 2026**: <https://sigops.org/s/conferences/sosp/2026/cfp.html>
+- **USENIX LaTeX Template**: <https://www.usenix.org/conferences/author-resources/paper-templates>
+- **ACM SIGPLAN Template**: <https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template>