Editor's note: This article is cross-posted from SIGARCH. We believe that the article is of importance to SIGOPS conferences and thus republish as a SIGOPS blog post to disseminate the message further. In computer architecture conferences, “expert”/”knowledgeable” reviewers often are conflicte| ACM SIGOPS
Reproducibility is a cornerstone of scientific progress, yet in systems research, it remains a persistent challenge. Over the past five years, the Artifact Evaluation (AE) process at the European Conference on Computer Systems (EuroSys) has aimed to address this challenge head-on. In this blog post, we reflect on what we have learned from organizing AE ... Read more| ACM SIGOPS
The past few years have witnessed a staggering acceleration in the capabilities of large language models (LLMs). What began as an intriguing toy for autocomplete has evolved into sophisticated tools capable of summarizing research papers, drafting technical arguments, and even simulating expert‑leve| ACM SIGOPS
The Research Pipeline is Stalling The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) froze all outgoing funding, including new awards and scheduled payments on active grants. Over 1,000 NSF research projects were abruptly canceled in a few days, resulting in roughly $739 million in halted research fundin| ACM SIGOPS
