The Job Candidate Showcase at the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO) is a session for PhD students to present their dissertation research and gain visibility within the computer architecture community as they prepare for the job market.

Format. The presentation format will be a poster session and a lightning talk session. The showcase welcomes presentations on any topic in computer architecture. For examples, see the call for papers from MICRO.

Contact. micro-showcase2026-organizers@googlegroups.com

Timeline

  • Deadline for submissions: September 4, 2026
  • Notification: September 18, 2026

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Eligibility. Dissertation topic must be relevant to the computer architecture community. Students should have published in the community's rigorously peer-reviewed conferences or journals. Students should be within 1-2 years, before or after, of dissertation completion. Students closer to graduation will be given priority as other students can attend a future forum with more mature results.

Submission Requirement -- Research Statement. Two-page research statement including name, institution, advisor, contact information, estimated or actual graduation date. References to published work and relevant figures are welcome.

Submission Requirement -- Published Paper. A published (or accepted) first-author paper from the community's rigorously peer-reviewed conferences: ASPLOS, HPCA, ISCA, MICRO.

Submission Requirement -- Curriculum Vitae. A current CV. Please note that the presenter agrees to make their CV publicly available and agrees to be contacted about job opportunities.