SOSP 2021 Goes to Germany

The steering committee has selected Koblenz, Germany to host SOSP 2021. The local organizing team will be Antoine Kaufmann, Keon Jang, and Peter Druschel. Koblenz is a small city of 100,000 and has more than 2000 years of history at the confluence of the rivers Rhein and Mosel. The city is located in Germany, half-way … Read more

The Mark Weiser Award 2019

The Mark Weiser Award was created in 2001 by ACM SIGOPS, to be given to an individual who has demonstrated creativity and innovation in operating systems research. The award is named in honor of Mark Weiser, a computing visionary recognized for his research accomplishments during his career at Xerox PARC. The award committee consisted of … Read more

The Hall of Fame Award 2019

The SIGOPS Hall of Fame Award (HoF) was instituted in 2005 to recognize the most influential Operating Systems papers that were published at least ten years in the past. The selection committee consisted of Rich Draves, Robbert van Renesse, and Tom Anderson. The following two papers were selected to receive the HoF Awards for 2019. … Read more

The Hall of Fame Award 2018

The SIGOPS Hall of Fame Award (HoF) was instituted in 2005 to recognize the most influential Operating Systems papers that were published at least ten years in the past. The selection committee consisted of Frans Kaashoek, Rich Draves, Robbert van Renesse. The following two papers were selected to receive the HoF Awards for 2018. Cristian … Read more