ISCA 2025: gem5 Workshop
The gem5 Workshop is be an opportunity for members of the gem5 community to give presentations on their contributions to gem5 and gem5-related research. It will be held in conjunction with ISCA 2025.
📅 Date: June 22, 2025
📍 Location: ISCA 2025, Tokyo, Japan
⏰ Time: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM (All-day event)
Important Dates
📅 Submission Deadline: May 1, 2025 (No extension will be given)
📅 Notification of Acceptance: May 7, 2025
📅 Workshop Date: June 22, 2025 (8:30 AM – 3:00 PM) at ISCA 2025, Tokyo, Japan
We invite the gem5 community to participate in the gem5 Workshop at ISCA 2025, a full-day event dedicated to discussing the latest developments in the gem5 simulation framework.
This workshop aims to foster collaboration, highlight innovative research, and shape the future of gem5 through presentations and open discussions.
Workshop Overview
The gem5 Workshop at ISCA 2025 will feature a keynote presentation by Dr. Bobby R. Bruce, gem5 engineer, who will discuss recent developments, challenges, and the future roadmap of gem5.
The core of the workshop will consist of presentations from community members, covering how gem5 is being used in research and industry, the introduction of new features, and discussions on best practices and challenges.
The event will conclude with a gem5 Town Hall, offering an open forum for discussion on the management, development, and future direction of gem5.
Submission Guidelines
We welcome submissions for 20-minute presentations on gem5-related topics.
If you are interested in presenting, please prepare and submit a 1-page PDF describing your talk and its relevance to the gem5 community by May 1, 2025 to Dr. Bobby R. Bruce at bbruce@ucdavis.edu.
Submissions should include:
- Title of the presentation
- Presenter’s name, affiliation and contact email address
- An abstract outlining the key discussion points
- Relevance to the gem5 community and contributions to the workshop
Topics of Interest
We encourage submissions on a broad range of gem5-related topics, including but not limited to:
- New Features and Models – Contributions expanding gem5’s capabilities
- Industrial Applications – Case studies and real-world uses of gem5 in industry
- Software Engineering and Infrastructure – Enhancements to the gem5 codebase, performance optimizations, and architectural improvements
- Tools, Visualizations, and Analysis – Methods for improving usability, debugging, and performance evaluation
- User Experiences and Case Studies – Sharing lessons learned and best practices
- Integration with Other Tools – Combining gem5 with other frameworks and methodologies
- Proposed Research Leveraging gem5 – Future ideas and experimental designs using gem5
Tentative Schedule
🕣 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM – Keynote Address: The State and Future of gem5 – Dr. Bobby R. Bruce
🕘 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Community Presentations (Morning Sessions): 7 sessions @ 20 minutes each (3.5 hours, excluding breaks)
🕛 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch Break
🕐 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Community Presentations (Afternoon Sessions): Additional 3 sessions @ 20 minutes each (1 hour)
🕑 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM – gem5 Town Hall: Open discussion on development, challenges, and roadmap
(Note: The schedule may be adjusted based on the number of accepted presentations.)
gem5 Town Hall: Shaping the Future of gem5
The gem5 Town Hall is an interactive session where users, developers, and researchers can discuss the future of gem5.
Unlike structured presentations, this session provides a unique opportunity for attendees to ask questions, propose ideas, and directly engage with the gem5 maintainers.
Key discussion topics may include:
- Prioritization of new features and improvements
- Challenges in using and developing gem5
- Enhancing community collaboration and contributions
Whether you are a longtime contributor or new to gem5, the Town Hall is an excellent opportunity to engage with the community and help drive the evolution of the gem5 project.
PC Members
We are currently soliciting nominations for the Program Committee (PC) members.
The PC members will be responsible for reviewing presentation submissions to ensure their suitability for the workshop.
If you are interested in serving on the PC, or know someone who would be, please fill out the following form at https://forms.office.com/r/qQUiKBN61t
Contact Information
For any questions or to submit your presentation proposal, please contact Dr. Bobby R. Bruce at bbruce@ucdavis.edu.
We look forward to your participation!