The 47th IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS 2026) will be held on December 9-11, 2026 in Yokohama, Japan. ============================================================ Important Dates ------------------------------------------------------------ - Abstract Submission Deadline: May 21, 2026 (firm) - Paper Submission Deadline: May 26, 2026 (firm) - Hot Topic Day: December 8, 2026 - Conference: December 9-11, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------ Scope of the Conference ------------------------------------------------------------ RTSS is the premier conference in the field of real-time systems, covering theory, design, analysis, implementation, verification, evaluation, and practical experience. The 47th edition (RTSS'26) will be held in Yokohama, Japan, and embraces both well-established topics and bold, emerging directions in real-time systems research. [Timing Requirements] All submissions must explicitly address some form of real-time requirement / constraint. Examples include deadlines, response-time bounds, tail-latency thresholds in SLAs, and statistical/stochastic notions of timeliness. Other forms may be in scope if the submission justifies that the problem requires nontrivial resource allocation, programming, scheduling, or design to satisfy timing-predictability requirements. Improving average-case performance alone is NOT in scope. Improving average-case performance while ensuring that worst-case latency or execution-time variability is not made worse IS in scope. Emerging topics especially welcome: - ML techniques for design/analysis of real-time systems - System design for real-time machine learning - Resource management in autonomous systems - Real-time use of domain-specific accelerators ------------------------------------------------------------ Submission Policies ------------------------------------------------------------ - Use of Generative AI: follow the IEEE TCRTS Transparency policy ("Responsible Use of Generative-AI"). - Double-blind review: RTSS follows the IEEE TCRTS Double-Anonymous Submission Requirements (since 2019). - Empirical survey-based research is welcome (surveys, questionnaires, interviews, use cases). Pure literature surveys are NOT in scope. ------------------------------------------------------------ Proceedings and Awards ------------------------------------------------------------ - All accepted papers appear in the proceedings, provided they are presented live at the conference. - Outstanding papers will be highlighted in the proceedings. - Awards: Best Paper, Best Student Paper, Best Presentation. - Best Student Paper eligibility: first author must be a student at the submission deadline. ============================================================ Tracks ============================================================ ------------------------------------------------------------ Track 1: Real-Time Systems and Foundations ------------------------------------------------------------ Focus: practical and theoretical foundations enabling predictable timing in computing systems. [Practical and Theoretical Foundations] - RTOS components (kernels, hypervisors, middleware, runtime environments) - Schedulability analysis and scheduling algorithms - Theoretical foundations and verification methods - Timing analysis (WCET, MBTA) - Real-time and time-sensitive networking - Timing-predictable hardware (general principles; domain-specific solutions belong to Track 2) - Stochastic real-time systems modeling and analysis - Statistical/empirical approaches to predictability - Fault tolerance and security w.r.t. timing guarantees (e.g., timing side-channels, secure TSN) - Cross-layer timing predictability (HW/OS/application) - Compiler techniques, system synthesis, model-driven engineering, applied formal methods (model checking, proof-based verification) - Experimental designs, case studies, experience reports [AI for Real-Time Systems Foundations] Use of ML/AI to advance real-time scheduling, timing analysis, resource management, and system optimization under timing constraints. NOTE: Track 1 covers "AI for real-time systems." The converse, "real-time systems for AI," is in Track 2. ------------------------------------------------------------ Track 2: Design and Applications ------------------------------------------------------------ Focus: real-time requirements as an integral part of a larger system or objective; how foundational tools are adapted, extended, and applied to specific domains. [Cyber-Physical Systems] - Theoretical foundations of CPS - Design methodologies, simulation/emulation, tool chains - CPS architectures - Secure CPS and CPS for security - Performance analysis and robustness - Safety and certification - Hardware/software co-design [Real-Time System Design for AI] - Deployment of perception/planning/decision-making under latency and resource constraints - System design, frameworks, resource management - Hardware acceleration - Case studies of real-time AI in safety-critical apps - AI safety in CPS: V&V of learning-enabled components, runtime monitoring, safe exploration, explainability, robustness under uncertainty [HW-SW Integration and System-Level Design] - Architecture description languages and tools - Hardware architectures, DSE, synthesis, optimization - SoC design for real-time workloads (special-purpose units, custom memory hierarchies, multicore, NoC) - FPGA-based simulation and prototyping - SW simulation/compilation for emerging architectures - Power, thermal, timing, and predictability analysis - Emerging: RISC-V platforms, AI/ML accelerators, chiplet-based design [Internet of Things] - Real-time capabilities under extreme resource limits - Distributed sensing and control - Reliable communication, low-latency processing - Edge / fog computing, AI-at-the-edge - Smart cities, industrial IoT, smart healthcare, mission-critical deployments - 5G/6G for URLLC, in-network computing/offloading under timing constraints ============================================================ Yours sincerely, RTSS 2026 organizing committee