ACM Middleware

The annual ACM Middleware conference is a major forum for discussing innovations and recent scientific advances in middleware systems with a focus on the design, implementation, deployment, and evaluation of distributed systems, platforms, and architectures for computing, storage, and communication.

The conference will include a high-quality single-track technical program, invited speakers, an industrial track, panel discussions involving academic and industry leaders, poster and demonstration presentations, a doctoral symposium, tutorials, and workshops.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

The Middleware conference seeks original submissions of research papers on a diverse range of topics, particularly those identifying new research directions. The topics of interest for the conference include, but are not limited to:

Middleware Applications

Middleware for cyber-physical and real-time systems
Middleware support for security and privacy
Middleware for AI and machine learning systems
Middleware for data science pipelines
Middleware techniques for internet-of-things and smart cities
Middleware for multimedia systems
Middleware for sustainable computing

Middleware Systems

Fault tolerance and consistency
Distributed and parallel systems
Distributed ledgers and blockchains
Event-based, publish/subscribe, streaming, and peer-to-peer systems
Serverless and Function-as-a-Service computing
Data-intensive systems (big data)
Cloud, fog, edge computing, and data centers
Networking, network function virtualization, and software-defined networking
Mobile and pervasive systems and services
Emerging hardware technologies

Middleware Design Principles and Programming Models

Programming abstractions and paradigms for middleware
Reconfigurable, adaptable, and reflective middleware
Critical reviews of middleware paradigms, e.g., object models, aspect orientation
Methodologies and tools for middleware systems design, implementation, verification, and evaluation
Monitoring, resource management, and analysis
Virtualization, auto-scaling, provisioning, and scheduling
Energy and power-aware techniques
Sustainability-aware techniques