---
title: Middleware
full_name: ACM/IFIP/USENIX Middleware Conference
domain:
- edge-and-cloud
- distributed-systems
type: conference
icore_rank: A
dblp_key: conf/middleware
draft: false
homepage: https://middleware-conf.github.io/2026/
next_deadline: Jun 5, 2026
next_event: Dec 14-18, 2026
abstract_deadline: May 29, 2026
notification: Aug 28, 2026
camera_ready: Oct 16, 2026
location: Tarragona, Spain
cfp_url: https://middleware-conf.github.io/2026/calls/call-for-research-papers/
cycles:
- name: Winter
  abstract_deadline: Dec 9, 2025
  submission_deadline: Dec 12, 2025
  notification: Mar 6, 2026
  camera_ready: Apr 24, 2026
- name: Summer
  abstract_deadline: May 29, 2026
  submission_deadline: Jun 5, 2026
  notification: Aug 28, 2026
  camera_ready: Oct 16, 2026
next_cycle: Summer
---

*ACM/IFIP/USENIX Middleware Conference*

| | |
|---|---|
| **ICORE Rank** | **A** |
| **Domains** | `edge-and-cloud`, `distributed-systems` |
| **Website** | [https://middleware-conf.github.io/2026/](https://middleware-conf.github.io/2026/) |
| **Latest digest** | [Middleware 2025](/cloud-edge/digests/middleware-2025/) — 12 papers |

## Submission Cycles

| Cycle | Abstract | Paper deadline | Notification | Camera-ready |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | Dec 9, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Mar 6, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| **Summer** (next) | May 29, 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 |

| | |
|---|---|
| **Event dates** | Dec 14-18, 2026 |
| **Location** | Tarragona, Spain |
| **CFP** | [https://middleware-conf.github.io/2026/calls/call-for-research-papers/](https://middleware-conf.github.io/2026/calls/call-for-research-papers/) |

## Previous Editions

### Middleware 2025

| | |
|---|---|
| **Papers digested** | 12 |
| **Digest** | [→ Middleware 2025 Digest](/cloud-edge/digests/middleware-2025/) |

### Middleware 2024

| | |
|---|---|
| **Papers digested** | 11 |
| **Topics** | `distributed-systems`, `edge-computing`, `cloud` |
| **Digest** | [→ Middleware 2024 Digest](/cloud-edge/digests/middleware-2024/) |