Call for Research Papers and Posters

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Sponsored by USENIX, the Advanced Computing Systems Association in cooperation with LOPSA

LISA15 will take place November 8–13, 2015, at the Wardman Park Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Important Dates

  • Submissions due: April 20, 2015, 11:59 pm PDT Deadline Extended!
  • Author response period: May 11, 2015–May 17, 2015
  • Notification to authors: June 5, 2015
  • Final papers and poster abstracts due: August 27, 2015, 11:59 pm PDT

Download the Call for Papers and Posters PDF

Conference Organizers

Program Co-Chairs

Cory Lueninghoener, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Amy Rich, Mozilla Corporation

Academic Co-Chairs

Paul Anderson, University of Edinburgh
Marc Chiarini, MarkLogic Corporation

Invited Talks Co-Chairs

Doug Hughes, D. E. Shaw Research, LLC.
Mario Obejas, Retirado

Lightning Talks Coordinator

Lee Damon, University of Washington

Workshops Chair

Lee Damon, University of Washington

Content Recruitment Team

Jonathon Anderson, University of Colorado, Boulder
Jennifer Ash-Poole, NASA
Patrick T. Cable, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Travis Campbell, Indeed
Selena Deckleman, Mozilla Corporation
Matt Disney, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Nicole Forsgren, Chef
Ski Kacoroski, LOPSA
Paul Krizak, Qualcomm
Tom Limoncelli, Stack Overflow
Mike Rembetsy, Etsy
Chris St. Pierre, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Mandi Walls, Chef

LISA Lab Co-Chairs

Tony Del Porto, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Andrew Mundy, National Institute of Standards and Technology

LISA Build Coordinators

Branson Matheson, sandSecurity
Brett Thorson, Cranial Thunder Solutions

USENIX Liaisons

David N. Blank-Edelman, Apcera
Carolyn Rowland, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

USENIX Tutorials Staff

Natalie DeJarlais, USENIX Association
Rik Farrow, USENIX Association

Publishing at USENIX LISA Means Industry Impact and Recognition

Papers published at LISA receive visibility and recognition from a unique audience that fundamentally builds and operates the systems that run the world. For a researcher, publishing at LISA proves that your work is relevant and applicable to industry and has the potential to transform the profession’s approach to systems engineering.

USENIX Stands for Open Access and Advancing the State of the Computing World

USENIX strongly believes that research is meant for the community as a whole and maintains a clear stance advocating open access. Your poster abstract or paper and presentation will be available online at no charge, where it can have the most impact and reach the broadest possible audience. Papers and poster abstracts will also be part of the conference proceedings, which has its own ISBN.

Topics of Interest

LISA is interested in research related to the fields of system administration and engineering. We welcome papers and posters in areas including but not limited to:

Systems and Network Engineering

  • Cloud and hybrid cloud computing
  • Software Defined Networks (SDN)
  • Virtualization
  • HA and HPC Clustering
  • Cost effective, scalable storage
  • Configuration management
  • Security

Monitoring and Metrics

  • Performance and Scalability
  • Monitoring, alerting, and logging systems
  • Analytics, interpretation, and application of system data
  • Visualization of system data

SRE/Software Engineering

  • Software-defined System Administration
  • Continuous delivery and product management
  • Continuous deployment and fault resilience
  • Release engineering
  • Big Data

Culture

  • Business communication and planning
  • Standards and regulatory compliance
  • DevOps
  • On-call challenges
  • Distributed and remote worker challenges
  • Mentorship, Education, and Training
  • Workplace Diversity

Papers

Refereed papers accepted to LISA describe new techniques, tools, theories, and inventions, and present case histories that extend our understanding of system and network administration. They present new ideas, backed by rigorous and repeatable methodology, in the context of previous related work, and can have a broad impact on operations and future research.

Accepted papers will be published in the LISA15 proceedings and conference web pages, and all accepted papers will be given a presentation and Q&A slot in the LISA15 academic research track. After acceptance, paper authors should also create a companion poster to present during the poster session to further engage with the conference attendees. Cash prizes will be awarded at the conference for the best refereed paper.

Posters

The LISA juried posters session is a great opportunity to present your work visually, either as a companion to a refereed paper or as a standalone submission displaying work in progress. Posters present the core of your research to a wide audience, providing you with the ability to gain valuable feedback from both industry and academic audiences. Poster abstracts of 500 words or less will be published in the LISA15 Proceedings, and a link to your research website will be included in the conference web page. Additionally, cash prizes will be awarded at the conference for the best juried poster.

We hope that you will consider sharing your ongoing research with the LISA community. All paper and poster abstract submissions are due by April 17, 2015. If you have any questions beyond this CFP, please contact lisa15research@usenix.org.

Submission and Acceptance Information    Submit Your Work

For more information on submitting a paper or poster, please see the Submitting Papers and Posters page.