[ANNOUNCE][CFP] Power Management and Scheduling in the Linux Kernel VIII edition (OSPM-summit 2026)

[Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com>]

Power Management and Scheduling in the Linux Kernel (OSPM-summit) VIII
edition

April 14-16, 2026 - Arm, Cambridge (UK)

.:: FOCUS

The VIII edition of the Power Management and Scheduling in the Linux
Kernel (OSPM) summit aims at fostering discussions on power management
and (real-time) scheduling techniques. The summit will be held at Arm in
Cambridge (UK) on April 14-16, 2026.

We welcome anybody interested in having discussions on the broad scope
of scheduler techniques for reducing energy consumption while meeting
performance and latency requirements, real-time systems, real-time and
non-real-time scheduling, tooling, debugging and tracing.

Feel free to take a look at what happened previous years:

I   edition - https://lwn.net/Articles/721573/
II  edition - https://lwn.net/Articles/754923/
III edition - https://lwn.net/Articles/793281/
IV  edition - https://lwn.net/Articles/820337/ (online)
V   edition - https://lwn.net/Articles/934142/
              https://lwn.net/Articles/934459/
              https://lwn.net/Articles/935180/
VI  edition - https://lwn.net/Articles/981371/
VII edition - https://lwn.net/Articles/1020596/
              https://lwn.net/Articles/1021332/
              https://lwn.net/Articles/1022054/

.:: FORMAT

The summit is organized to cover three days of discussions and talks.

The list of topics of interest includes (but it is not limited to):

- Power management techniques
- Scheduling techniques (real-time and non real-time)
- Energy consumption and CPU capacity aware scheduling
- Real-time virtualization
- Mobile/Server power management real-world use cases (successes and
  failures)
- Power management and scheduling tooling (configuration, integration,
  testing, etc.)
- Tracing
- Recap/lightning talks

Presentations (50 min) can cover recently developed technologies,
ongoing work and new ideas. Please understand that this workshop is not
intended for presenting sales and marketing pitches.

.:: SUBMIT A TOPIC/PRESENTATION

To submit a topic/presentation use the form available at
https://forms.gle/dR5FuzQRFNXZEQBb8.

Or, if you prefer, simply reply (only to me, please :) to this email
specifying:

- name/surname
- affiliation
- short bio
- email address
- title
- abstract

The deadline for submitting topics/presentations is January 30, 2026.
Notifications for accepted topics/presentations will be sent out
February 6, 2026.

.:: ATTENDING

Attending the OSPM-summit is free of charge, but registration to the
event is mandatory. The event can allow a maximum of 50 people (so, be
sure to register early!).

Registrations open on February 6, 2025.

To register, fill in the registration form available at
https://forms.gle/TZwvdg7196G5CWyH6.

While it is not strictly required to submit a topic/presentation,
registrations with a topic/presentation proposal will take precedence.

.:: VENUE

OSPM26 is hosted at the Arm Cambridge campus (in Cambridge, UK), in the
lecture theater and breakout area. We appreciate Arm's generous support
in providing the venue.

Although the event takes place on Arm's premises, it is fully
independent of Arm's business operations. The summit is organized by and
for the open-source community, and everyone is welcome to take part in
an open, collaborative environment.

.:: ORGANIZERS

Juri Lelli (Red Hat)
Dietmar Eggemann (Arm)
Tommaso Cucinotta (SSSA)
Lorenzo Pieralisi (Linaro)

http://retis.sssup.it/ospm-summit/