eurosys

name	eurosys
description	Writing and formatting guidance for EuroSys (European Conference on Computer Systems) papers. Use when drafting, formatting, or submitting to EuroSys 2026. Covers ACM acmart sigconf format with anonymous review mode, systems paper conventions (real systems, design rationale, implementation challenges, rigorous evaluation), 16-page limit, and camera-ready preparation.

EuroSys 2026 Conference Writing Skill

CCF-A | Systems | Publisher: ACM Conference: https://2026.eurosys.org Template: EuroSys/acmart.cls (ACM acmart, sigconf format)

Document Setup

Preamble Structure

% === SUBMISSION MODE (anonymous, double-blind) ===
\documentclass[sigconf,review,anonymous]{acmart}
\settopmatter{printfolios=true}

% === CAMERA-READY MODE ===
\documentclass[sigconf]{acmart}
\acmConference[EuroSys 2026]{EuroSys '26: Twenty-First European...}
               {April 14--17, 2026}{Stavanger, Norway}
\acmISBN{978-X-XXXX-XXXX-X/XX/XX}
\acmDOI{10.5555/XXXXXXX.XXXXXXX}

Required Packages

\usepackage[round]{natbib}     % Author-year citations
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{listings}
\lstset{basicstyle=\small\ttfamily}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{graphicx}

Page Limits

Section	Limit
Main paper (submission)	16 pages
References	No limit
Appendix	Permitted (not counted)

EuroSys enforces a 16-page limit for the main body. References and appendix do not count.

Anonymity Requirements

Double-blind review with anonymous class option:

1. No author names anywhere in submission
2. Third-person self-citations: "Smith et al. showed..." not "we showed..."
3. Anonymize all URLs (GitHub, institutional pages)
4. Clear PDF metadata
5. Do not include acknowledgments

Camera-Ready Differences

After acceptance:

1. Remove review and anonymous options
2. Fill in \acmConference, \acmISBN, \acmDOI
3. Restore author names and affiliations
4. Add appropriate \setcopyright mode
5. Enable page numbers with \settopmatter{printfolios=true}

Section Organization

EuroSys papers follow the systems paper structure:

1. Introduction — Problem, motivation, contributions (enumerate contributions)
2. Background & Motivation — Why the problem matters, existing approaches and limits
3. Design/Approach — Core contribution with sufficient technical depth
4. Implementation — Practical system details, complexity, challenges solved
5. Evaluation — Rigorous experimental methodology, baseline comparisons, sensitivity analysis
6. Related Work — Thorough positioning against prior art
7. Conclusion — Summary and future directions
8. References
9. Appendix (optional)

EuroSys values papers that show systems depth: thorough motivation, honest trade-off discussion, and reproducible evaluation.

Systems Paper Conventions

EuroSys has particular expectations for systems papers:

• Real systems: Must be implemented and evaluated, not just designed
• Design rationale: Explain why design decisions were made
• Implementation challenges: Describe real challenges encountered
• Evaluation rigor: Compare against the best existing systems, include sensitivity analysis

\section{Design}

\subsection{Design Goals}
Our system aims to achieve:
\begin{itemize}
  \item \textbf{Low latency}: Sub-millisecond tail latency under
    production workloads
  \item \textbf{High throughput}: 10M ops/sec on a single server
  \item \textbf{Strong consistency}: Linearizability guarantees
\end{itemize}

\subsection{Design Decisions}
We chose a log-structured design rather than update-in-place
because it provides better write amplification characteristics
for our target workload. We evaluated three alternatives:
...

Figures and Tables

• Use vector formats (.pdf) for all figures
• Ensure grayscale legibility
• Self-contained captions
• Tables should have clear column headers and units

\begin{figure}[t]
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=0.85\linewidth]{figs/architecture}
  \caption{System architecture showing the coordination layer
    and data plane components. The coordination layer uses
    Raft consensus for leader election while the data plane
    handles request routing and replication.}
  \label{fig:architecture}
\end{figure}

References (natbib)

\bibliographystyle{ACM-Reference-Format}
\bibliography{references}

\citet{doe2025}      % Doe et al. (2025)
\citep{doe2025}     % (Doe et al. 2025)

All references must list every author by full name.

Formatting Rules

• Format: ACM sigconf (two-column, single-spaced)
• Paper size: US Letter
• Body font: 9pt minimum
• References: 8pt, unlimited pages
• Margins: Top/bottom 1in, sides 0.75in, column gap 0.25in

Submission Checklist

• 16 pages or fewer (main body)
• \documentclass[sigconf,review,anonymous]
• All author identification removed
• No self-referential citations in first person
• Anonymized all URLs
• PDF metadata cleared
• References list all authors
• Figures legible in grayscale

Camera-Ready Checklist

• Remove review and anonymous options
• Add conference metadata
• Restore author information
• Enable page numbers