The International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA) is the premier forum for new ideas and experimental results in computer architecture. The conference specifically seeks particularly forward-looking and novel submissions. In 2026, the 53rd edition of ISCA will be held in Raleigh during June 27 – July 1, 2026.

The submission site is coming soon!

Important Dates

  • Abstracts: November TBD, 2025 at 11:59 PM AoE
  • Full Paper Deadline: November TBD, 2025 at 11:59 PM AoE
  • Rebuttal/Revision Period: February TBD, 2026
  • Author Notification: March TBD, 2026
ISCA-53 will be conducting Artifact Evaluation. Authors of accepted papers are encouraged to submit their artifacts for evaluation.

Topics

Papers are solicited on a broad range of topics, including (but not limited to):
  • Processor, memory, and storage systems architecture
  • Parallelism: instruction, thread, data, multiprocessor
  • Datacenter-scale computing
  • IoT, mobile, edge, and embedded architecture
  • Verification, testing, and correctness
  • Interconnection networks, routers, and network interface architectures
  • Power and energy
  • Sustainable computing
  • Architectures for emerging applications including machine learning and bioinformatics
  • Architectural support for programming languages or software development
  • Architectural support for interfacing with accelerators
  • Architectural support for security, virtual memory, and virtualization
  • Dependable processor and system architecture
  • Architectures for emerging technologies including novel circuits, memory technologies, etc.
  • Quantum computer architecture
  • Architecture modeling, simulation methodologies, and tools
  • Evaluation and measurement of real computing systems
  • Human factors and user studies

Organizers

  • General Co-Chairs: James Tuck (North Carolina State University) and Huiyang Zhou (North Carolina State University)
  • Program Co-Chairs: Kevin Skadron (University of Virginia) and Carole-Jean Wu (Meta)