SIROCCO is devoted to the study of the interplay between structural knowledge, communication, and computing in decentralized systems of multiple communicating entities. Special emphasis is given to innovative methodological and solution approaches leading to a better understanding of the relationship between computing and communication.

SIROCCO has a tradition of interesting and productive scientific meetings in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, attracting leading researchers in a variety of fields in which communication and knowledge play a significant role. Past SIROCCO proceedings can be found here: https://link.springer.com/conference/sirocco.

SCOPE:

Original papers are solicited from all areas of study of local structural knowledge and global communication and computational complexities, in particular (in alphabetical order):

• Biological and nature-inspired distributed algorithms
• Blockchains and related distributed paradigms
• Distributed algorithms and computability
• Distributed graph algorithms
• Distributed quantum computing
• Epistemic modeling and analysis of distributed systems
• Fault tolerance
• Formal verification of distributed systems
• Game theory in distributed computing
• Mobile agents and autonomous distributed systems
• Network modeling and analysis
• Security in distributed computing
• Self-stabilization
• Shared-memory algorithms
• Structural and communication complexity analysis
• Topology in distributed computing
• Wireless, ad-hoc, and peer-to-peer networks

Keeping with the tradition of SIROCCO, new areas are also welcome. 

IMPORTANT DATES:

Abstract submission: Sunday, November 2, 2025 (AoE)

Full paper submission: Sunday, November 9, 2025 (AoE)

Notification: January 20, 2026

VENUE:

SIROCCO 2026 will take place at Durham University (England’s 3rd oldest University) in the UNESCO world heritage city of Durham, UK – the land of the prince bishops. Located on a dramatic peninsula overlooking the River Wear, Durham’s unique 1100 yr old Norman cathedral and castle form the designated World Heritage Site attracting tourists from all over the world including the makers of the Harry Potter movies! Besides the  beautiful river, Durham has acres of tranquil woodland and peaceful parkland, adjoining castles and attractions including the University’s own Botanic Garden and Oriental Museum. 

The university city has lovely walks, cobbled streets, and a unique array of excellent cafes, bars, restaurants, and even rowing and boating opportunities. Conference participants will have the opportunity to visit Beamish Living Museum - the 2025 Museum of the Year. Beamish is a world famous open air museum which brings the history of North East England to life at its 1820s Pockerley, 1900s Town, 1900s Pit Village, 1940s Farm, 1950s Town and 1950s Spain’s Field Farm exhibit areas.

Durham is easily accessible - located just 30 minutes from the Newcastle international airport, and less than 3 hours from London, Edinburgh, and Manchester by train.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

A submission must report on original research and contain results that have not appeared previously in a regular conference paper and have not been concurrently submitted to or previously appeared in a journal or a conference with published proceedings.

The papers must be submitted in PDF format using EasyChair. Submissions must be written in English and formatted in a single column on US letter-size or A4 size paper, use at least 11-point font, and have at least 2.5 cm margins.

All submissions must start with a cover page, which will include the paper’s title, author names, a short abstract, and keywords. The main body of the paper should not exceed 12 pages and should contain a concise and clear presentation of the primary content and merits of the work. The 12-page limit excludes the cover page and bibliographic references. Additional material can be included in a clearly marked Appendix, to be read at the discretion of the reviewers only.

Submissions deviating from these guidelines as well as papers outside the scope of the conference may be rejected without consideration of their merits.

A submission that is not accepted as a full paper may be invited for a brief announcement.

Paper submission will be handled by EasyChair, so please make sure that you have an active account. The papers must be submitted electronically at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sirocco2026

PROCEEDINGS:

The proceedings of SIROCCO 2026 will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Note carefully that inclusion in the proceedings requires a presentation by one of the authors at the conference site and at least one full registration for every full paper.

SPECIAL ISSUE:

Selected papers from SIROCCO 2026 will be invited to a special issue of the journal Theoretical Computer Science.

BEST PAPER AWARDS:

All regular papers are eligible for the best paper award. Moreover, all regular papers that have at least one student author, and these student authors have done most of the work, are also eligible for the best student paper award. If a submission is eligible for the best student paper award, please state that on the cover page. The program committee may decline to make the awards or may split them among multiple papers.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

• Ittai Abraham, Intel Labs
• Vitaly Aksenov, ITMO University
• Timothé Albouy, IMDEA Software
• Emmanuelle Anceaume, IRISA
• Hagit Attiya, Technion
• Costas Busch, Augusta University
• Armando Castañeda, National Autonomous University of Mexico
• Joshua Daymude, Arizona State University
• Gianluca De Marco, Università di Salerno
• Giuseppe Antonio Di Luna, University of Rome – Sapienza
• Antonio Fernandez Anta, IMDEA Networks and IMDEA Software
• Ran Gelles, Bar-Ilan University
• Chryssis Georgiou, University of Cyprus (chair)
• George Giakkoupis, Inria
• Alexey Gotsman, IMDEA Software
• Magnús M. Halldórsson, Reykjavik University
• Taisuke Izumi, Osaka University
• Tomasz Jurdzinski, University of Wroclaw
• Mikel Larrea, University of the Basque Country
• Othon Michail, University of Liverpool
• Avery Miller, University of Manitoba
• Miguel A. Mosteiro, Pace University
• Rotem Oshman, Tel-Aviv University
• Andrzej Pelc, University of Quebec
• Sathya Peri, IIT Hyderabad
• Maria Potop Butucaru, Sorbonne University
• Christian Scheideler, Paderborn University 
• Elad Michael Schiller, Chalmers University of Technology
• Gokarna Sharma, Kent State University
• Jukka Suomela, Aalto University
• Sara Tucci-Piergiovanni, Universite Paris Saclay, CEA LIST
• Jennifer Welch, Texas A&M University
• Prudence Wong, University of Liverpool

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

• Amitabh Trehan, Durham University (General chair)
• Karl Southern, Durham University (Treasurer)
• Peter Davies-Peck, Durham University (Webmaster)
• William Moses Jr, Durham, Durham University University (Publicity)

STEERING COMMITTEE:

• Keren Censor-Hillel, Technion (chair)
• Yuval Emek, Technion 
• Andrzej Pelc, University of Quebec
• Sergio Rajsbaum, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
• Ulrich Schmid, TU Wien