Call for Artifacts
We invite the authors of accepted HPCA 2026 papers to submit their artifacts for evaluation under the IEEE Reproducibility Badging process. Papers whose artifacts are successfully evaluated will receive the corresponding reproducibility badges, which will appear on the final published version of the manuscript. Your submission will be then reviewed according to the reviewing guidelines. Committee members evaluating your artifact might reach out to you using AE HotCRP portal to get help/clarifications for evaluating your submitted artifact.
Participation in Artifact Evaluation (AE) is voluntary and does not influence the final publication decision. However, authors of papers undergoing AE must include a dedicated Artifact Appendix (maximum 2 pages, free of charge) in the camera-ready version.
The AE Committee will also select one submission for the Distinguished Artifact Award.
Important AE Dates
| Milestone | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Artifact Submission Deadline | December 8, 2025 (AoE) |
| Notification | January 9, 2026 |
Reviewer Recruitment
We invite community members to volunteer as Artifact Evaluation reviewers. Please register using the following form:
https://forms.gle/HF3wQFT3DNdk6etB9
We also encourage authors of accepted HPCA 2026 papers to circulate this form to their teams and collaborators. Announcements will additionally be made through the HPCA communication channels.
Submission Information
Please submit your artifact to the above submission site according to the submission guidelines. Artifact submissions should be uploaded to the HPCA 2026 AE HotCRP portal. https://hpca2026ae.hotcrp.com/
Upon submission, authors should provide detailed software and hardware requirements, which will help the AE committee assign suitable reviewers. Committee members may contact submitters directly through the HotCRP interface for clarifications during the evaluation period.
Artifact Submission Contents
An AE submission consists of two components:
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The Paper and Artifact Appendix (max 2 pages).
Please prepare the appendix using the provided template.
The appendix should include:
- Abstract
- Itemized meta information
- Access information for the artifact
- System requirements and software dependencies
- Experiment workflow
- Step-by-step evaluation instructions
- Expected results
- The Artifact. Authors are free to choose any delivery method (e.g., repository link, VM image, container). To qualify for the Open Research Objects (ORO) badge, artifacts must be hosted in a publicly accessible archival repository. (for more details, see reviewing guide)
Note: The paper submitted for AE does not need to be the final camera-ready version. The primary goal is enabling reproducibility of experimental results.
Artifact Evaluation Chairs
For any questions regarding Artifact Evaluation, please contact the AE Chairs:
- Jue Wang — jue at together.ai, Together AI
- Xiaoxia Wu — shirely at together.ai, Together AI