Workshop on Open-Source Hardware - Call for Papers

The 23rd ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers (CF'26) will be held from 19 to 21 May 2026 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. Participation is in-person only, and we are pleased to announce the fourth workshop on open-source hardware, which will be held concurrently within the Conference.

The workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners in computer architecture, electrical engineering, and computer science to discuss and share their latest research and developments in open-source hardware and related open-source software. We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:

• Design/implementation based on open-source processors, memory systems, and I/O devices
• CAD and EDA tools and methodologies for hardware design based on open-source
• Embedded systems and IoT devices based on open-source
• PCB, FPGA, and ASIC design and fabrication based on open-source
• Firmware and software for embedded systems based on open-source
• Compilers and frameworks based on open-source
• Test and Verification frameworks for hardware based on open-source
• Power and Energy-Efficient systems based on open-source
• Hardware security and trust in open-source systems

Submissions will be of maximum 4 pages, formatted according to the double-column ACM conference format, accompanied by a link to a public repository (GitHub, etc.). Submissions are double-blind. Accepted papers will be included in the workshop proceedings and published in the ACM Digital Library. At least one author of an accepted abstract must register for the Computing Frontiers 2026 conference.

Registration and No-show policy: At least one full registration is required from a submission author for each accepted paper and all accepted papers are expected to be presented in person at the conference.

Important dates:

• Paper submission deadline: March 16, 2026
• Notification of acceptance: March 30, 2026
• Camera-ready deadline: April 13, 2026