[Hotstorage-sc] Hotstorage updates (and request for input)

Thu Sep 3 13:14:53 EDT 2026

+1 Sam's shortlist

On Thu, Sep 3, 2026 at 12:57 AM YOUJIP WON via Hotstorage-sc <
hotstorage-sc at fsl.cs.sunysb.edu> wrote:

> All,
>
>    I hope everyone is doing well. I support Sam's candidate list. All of
> them should be able to perform PC role very well.
>    If we are to select two out three candidates, I think the experience
> and overall research contributions on the storage systems discipline
>    should also be a good measure to take into account.
> Regards,
>
> --yjw
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM André Brinkmann via Hotstorage-sc <
> hotstorage-sc at fsl.cs.sunysb.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I think that all three on this shortlist from Sam would do an excellent
>> job!
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> André
>>
>> Am 03.09.2026 um 02:48 schrieb Sam H. Noh via Hotstorage-sc <
>> hotstorage-sc at fsl.cs.sunysb.edu>:
>>
>> My suggestions for the HS 27 chairs would be the following three who have
>> recently published as well as actively participated in HS.
>> As SOSP will be in Vancouver (correct me if I am wrong) next year,
>> Zhichao may have some travel restrictions as, AFIK, he is still waiting for
>> his green card.
>> Barring this, I think Zhichao and Janki would be my first choice.
>>
>> A/M Zhichao Cao, Arizona State University (3)
>> A/M Chun Jason Xue, City University of Hong Kong/Mohamed bin Zayed
>> University of Artificial Intelligence (3)
>> A/F Janki Bhimani, FIU (3)
>>
>> My 2 cents worth.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> --- sam
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM Ashvin Goel via Hotstorage-sc <
>> hotstorage-sc at fsl.cs.sunysb.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi HotStorage SC,
>>>
>>> *A) I wanted to update you on ongoing HotStorage activities.*
>>>
>>> HS '26 (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.hotstorage.org%2f2026%2f&c=E,1,TYqD3TqlLH4le9Ms9vOjcqq9RSVvS_lj9hj_sDj4TuqiH2tgoXUow47I5UeHQxIl8Zx29gAvtzn_IMbuD0rlqVyqk0v_VXfnqd7N6nS4syodGiiAqDvkPiCRUT90&typo=1
>>> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.hotstorage.org%2f2026%2f&c=E,1,NX-ZQy8Bs5Cn5dG-nSp-UUBb5vS2AAEbuIcanFx8DoSzxdO8xFzFnURGLm5QnaUkATUhOECrC3DcCauTAnoAeHh3s-8gmhhI9r00783gW34SIALELuudNJckthoB&typo=1>)
>>> is being held as a SOSP workshop this year. Unlike regular SOSP workshops
>>> that are one day long, HS '26 will be 1.5 days long (Oct 28, 29). We hope
>>> to see you there. If you are planning to attend, please let me know. In a
>>> pinch, the PC chairs may ask you to chair a session.
>>>
>>> While SOSP will cover all our costs for Oct 29, we are covering the
>>> costs for Oct 28. However, SOSP did not allow us to charge a separate
>>> registration fee for HotStorage (attendees pay a fixed fee for all SOSP
>>> workshops). This has raised two issues. First, we don't have a list of
>>> HotStorage attendees, which has complicated planning for T-shirts and
>>> dinner on Oct 28. We have come up with some workarounds for this issue.
>>> Second, our only source of income this year will be sponsorships.
>>> Currently, we are somewhat short but we are hoping additional sponsorships
>>> will come through. The SIGOPS chairs are aware of the situation and we will
>>> be able to use our surplus funds if needed. In the future, we could
>>> consider co-locating HotStorage with SOSP but not as an SOSP workshop
>>> (similar to APSys 2025). This would allow us more flexibility with
>>> registration but would raise our costs as well.
>>>
>>> Regarding the AI-generated submissions that we discussed previously, the
>>> PC chairs informed me that none of the 10 submissions by the (same) authors
>>> were accepted. This was because all the papers were below the bar, not due
>>> to any specific policy for AI-generated submissions. Our email discussion
>>> led to various suggestions for future workshops. We will revisit them in a
>>> later meeting when we do the debriefing with the chairs (likely Dec-Jan
>>> timeframe).
>>>
>>> *B) I am looking for your input regarding PC chairs for HS '27.*
>>>
>>> We need to choose PC chairs for HS '27. This has been delayed, partly
>>> because we are following a different schedule this year (my apologies).
>>> Instead of waiting to organize a separate meeting, I thought we could try
>>> to come to a consensus by email this time.
>>>
>>> This is our previous list (A/I: academic/industry).
>>>
>>> A/M Ali Butt
>>> A/M Peter Desnoyers
>>> A/M Zhichao Cao, ASU
>>> A/M Yu Hua
>>> I/M Changwoo Min (declined previous invitation due to family reasons)
>>> I/M Peter Macko (declined previous invitation due to chairing FAST '27)
>>> A/M George Amvrosiadis (chairing FAST '27)
>>> I/F Florentina Popovici
>>> I/M Andrew Warfield
>>> AI/M Hakim Weatherspoon
>>> I/F Andromachi Chatzieleftheriou
>>> A/F Janki Bhimani
>>>
>>> I have also compiled the top-ranked authors from the last 5 workshops
>>> (2022-2026). There were other people with three papers but many of them
>>> were students.
>>>
>>> A/M Myoungsoo Jung, KAIST (7)
>>> A/M Jian Zhang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
>>> (Guangzhou) (5)
>>> A/M Zhichao Cao, Arizona State University (3)
>>> A/M Chun Jason Xue, City University of Hong Kong/Mohamed bin Zayed
>>> University of Artificial Intelligence (3)
>>> A/F Janki Bhimani, FIU (3)
>>>
>>> Please let us know your thoughts about the choices above and if you have
>>> other people in mind as well.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Ashvin
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>>
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