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

Thu Sep 3 13:25:08 EDT 2026

I also agree with Sam's list.

-Ali

On Thu, Sep 3, 2026, 12:15 PM Marcos K. Aguilera via Hotstorage-sc <
hotstorage-sc at fsl.cs.sunysb.edu> wrote:

> +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,G4VnI-9nil2S2NBgduKGACklJuD5G5zzqBvLk6rgX_HtFvkmfVMHMDkcji_TfA6CySooOVxlKWDF4wmBKCDlzJQZppnGdYn-a2V6wHHIBgU,&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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