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DCSS 2027
Data Center Systems Symposium 2027
An international online symposium on data center systems, bringing research and practice together across infrastructure, efficiency, sustainability and AI-era workloads.
01 Apr 2027 – 30 Apr 2027 · Submission deadline 12 Feb 2027
About the symposium
The Data Center Systems Symposium 2027 (DCSS 2027) is an international online symposium organised by the European Centre for Technology Research and Practice. It brings together researchers and practitioners working on data center infrastructure, resilience, efficiency, sustainability and the systems that support cloud and AI workloads.
Research areas: Data Center Infrastructure · Energy Efficiency · Cloud Computing · Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure
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How the Symposium Works
30 Days of Access
The symposium remains available online for 30 days, giving participants time to explore presentations and engage with the research.
Connect Through Q&A
Ask questions and engage directly with presenters through asynchronous Q&A. Discussions remain open throughout the symposium period.
Earn Contribution Credits
Active participation in eligible Q&A discussions can earn you Contribution Credits, which can be used toward eligible future ECTRP activities and benefits.
Best Paper Award
The symposium’s Best Paper will receive 50 Contribution Credits for future use within ECTRP.
Proceedings & DOI
Accepted papers will be published in the symposium proceedings. The proceedings are intended to carry an ISSN, and each published paper will receive a separate DOI, subject to successful registration and publication requirements.
Online Publication & Indexing
Published papers will be available online through the ECTRP website. ECTRP intends to submit the proceedings and published papers for consideration by relevant scholarly indexing and discovery services. Indexing is subject to the requirements and decisions of each service.
Tracks
Infrastructure Design, Resilience & Operations
Facility and systems design, redundancy, reliability engineering and day-to-day operational practice.
Efficiency & Sustainability
Energy and water efficiency, heat reuse, carbon accounting and sustainable operating models.
Cloud & AI Applications
Cloud platform architecture and the infrastructure implications of AI and high-density computing.
Global Cases & Industry Perspectives
Case studies, regional perspectives and lessons learned from deployments worldwide.
Conference Committee
Chairs
Bruno Torido
UnB
LinkedInCall for Papers — DCSS 2027
DCSS 2027 invites original research articles, technical papers, practice notes, case studies and reviews addressing the design, operation and evolution of data center systems. Submissions are assessed through double-blind peer review by the ECTRP reviewer community. Contributions from practitioners are explicitly encouraged: rigorous operational experience is treated as a legitimate form of knowledge alongside academic research.
- Submission deadline
- 31 Mar 2027
- Publication
- Accepted articles are published in the DCSS 2027 symposium proceedings by ECTRP, with a persistent record on the ECTRP publications platform.
Submission instructions
Download the official submission template and prepare your manuscript according to the instructions provided.
- Manuscripts are assessed through double-blind peer review.
- Remove author names and affiliations from the manuscript file.
- Submit a single file in the format provided by the official template.
ECTRP strongly recommends using the LaTeX template. If you are a new user for LaTeX, we suggest using PRISM.
Important dates
20 Sept 2026Call for Papers Opens
12 Feb 2027Submission Deadline
12 Mar 2027Notification of Acceptance
28 Mar 2027Camera-Ready Deadline
01 Apr 2027Symposium starts
30 Apr 2027Symposium ends
20 Sept 2026Call for Papers Opens
12 Feb 2027Submission Deadline
12 Mar 2027Notification of Acceptance
28 Mar 2027Camera-Ready Deadline
01 Apr 2027Symposium starts
30 Apr 2027Symposium ends
Participation and fees
Participation in DCSS 2027 is free of charge for ECTRP members. An article processing fee applies only to articles accepted through peer review.
Event participation
ECTRP Member — Free
Free
Open to authenticated ECTRP members.
- Access to the symposium
- Participation in Q&A
- Unlimited participation during the event
Attending DCSS 2027 is free. No fee is required to participate.
Article processing fee
Article Processing Fee
€100
Authors of articles accepted through peer review.
- €100 per accepted article
- Payable only after an editorial decision of acceptance
- Available Contribution Credits may be applied towards this fee
Contribution Credits
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Estimate only. Credits are applied by the editorial office once an article has been accepted.
This is not a registration ticket and is never required in order to attend the symposium.
Attending the symposium and publishing an accepted article are separate matters. No fee is required in order to participate.
Contact
Questions about DCSS 2027 may be addressed to the conference secretariat.