UK Systems Research

Collating news and events for the UK Systems Research Community

This is the website for the UK research community, academic and industrial, interested in problems relating generally to computer systems. That includes both the more traditional topics such as operating systems, distributed systems and networking, as well as more current challenges and approaches at scales from edge and mobile computing to datacenter and the cloud. If your work has bearing on how we should go about building practical computer systems, it's of interest!

We organise an annual community workshop, held in beautiful County Durham, to share recent results, work-in-progress, challenges, and other matters of interest.

Click here for details of past workshops.

Ninth Annual UK System Research Challenges Workshop, April 15 – April 17, 2025

Call for Presentations & Participation

We invite you to submit 500 word / 0.5 page abstracts (PDF or plain text) of work for presentation at the next UK Systems Research Challenges workshop. In most cases the main points to include in the abstract are the problem being solved, the new idea or hypothesis being explored in your work, and the current state of the project (e.g., whether you are looking for feedback on an early idea or presenting finished results that others might want to use).

This is the ninth iteration of a workshop bringing together systems researchers from across the UK and beyond, to discuss pressing topics affecting the design and implementation of large-scale systems in a friendly and inclusive setting. We’re interested in presentations that speak to:

Past topics have included everything from system security and architecture, to consensus and engineering, to data visualisation, data centres and the Internet of Things. We aim to be broad and inclusive – if it’s a matter that has bearing on how we design, build, operate and use large-scale computing systems, it’s in scope.

This is an informal workshop without published proceedings. Work is not subject to detailed peer review; we are requesting abstracts only to help us put together the programme and confirm that work is on-topic. In the event of an excess of submissions, preference for presentation slots will be given to Ph.D. students and early career researchers.

Location

Key Dates

Programme

Tuesday 15th April

16:00 Coach departs Newcastle University, Newcastle Helix

17:35 Arrive and check-in at Redworth Hall

18:30 Registration & drinks reception (Prince Bishop Suite foyer)

19:00 Dinner (Great Hall)

Wednesday 16th April

07:00–08:30 Breakfast (Restaurant 1744)

09:00–09:10 Welcome & introductions (Prince Bishop Suite) (Tom Spink)

09:10–10:30 Session 1: Networking

10:30–11:00 Coffee break

11:00–12:15 Session 2: Short Talks

12:15–13:30 Lunch

13:30–15:10 Session 3: Operating Systems

15:10–15:30 Coffee break

15:30–17:10 Session 4: AI & Hardware

19:00–21:00 Dinner

21:00–22:00 Lightning Talks

Thursday 17th April

07:00–08:30 Breakfast (Restaurant 1744)

09:00–09:15 Welcome back

09:15–10:15 Session 5: Short talks

10:15–10:40 Coffee Break

10:40–12:00 Session 6: Distributed Systems

12:15–12:30 Wrap-up and close

12:30–13:30 Lunch (Restaurant 1744)

14:00 Coach departs for Newcastle

Registration and Costs

Including accommodation and meals:

We are committed to widen participation and historically underrepresented groups within the Systems community. We recognise the need for individualised support to address barriers to participation. To discuss how we can support you (e.g. through bursaries or reimbursement of reasonable expenses) please contact Angela Craggs.

Organising Committee

Chair

Co-Chairs

For any other questions or queries, please contact Tom Spink.

Sponsors

Many thanks to our generous sponsor for their support of this event!

Red Hat