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

Thu Sep 3 19:43:45 EDT 2026

Hi all,
I also agree with the sam's list.

best,
Jooyoung
2026년 9월 4일 (금) 오전 2:25, Ali Anwar via Hotstorage-sc <
hotstorage-sc at fsl.cs.sunysb.edu>님이 작성:

> 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,n5kUbQyukSyavFm4rJcb3942tz_r1PkA0rKHcpFVAfNsiOJ4ZJDazvSD58MCg8-3BMQmqZr3S9IQc9FPW437voqxcEqsmZ4CJ12Wiu7kOGJT&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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