Call For Proposals (CFP)

Join us in Paris, France on 7-8, April 2026 for all things PyTorch—the renowned, cutting-edge open-source machine learning framework. Explore the latest advancements in PyTorch and discover what our growing community is building. This two-day event brings together top researchers, developers, and academics to foster collaboration and drive innovation in end-to-end machine learning.

Please be aware that the Linux Foundation utilizes Sessionize for CFP submissions. Sessionize is a cloud-based event content management software designed to be intuitive and user-friendly. If you need guidance, please review how to submit your session for an event to see step-by-step instructions and helpful screenshots.

For questions about the CFP system, please get in touch with cfp@linuxfoundation.org

• CFP Closes: Sunday, 8 February at 11:59 pm CEST (UTC +2)
• CFP Notifications: Wednesday, 18 February
• Schedule Announcement: Thursday, 19 February
• Presentation Slide Due Date: Monday, 6 April
• Event Dates: Tuesday, 7 April – Wednesday, 8 April

• Responsible AI & Compliance (EU AI Act, governance, audit, sovereign AI)
• Security & Privacy (NIS2-aligned controls, threat modeling, privacy engineering)
• Applications & Case Studies (verticals: health, manufacturing, finance, public sector)
• Frameworks & Compilers (PyTorch, DL compilers, kernel authoring)
• Training Systems (distributed, data pipelines, scalability, pre/post-training)
• Inference & Production (serving, observability, LLMOps)
• GenAI & Multimodal (LLMs, RAG, multimodal, architectures)
• Agents & Interop (agent engineering, protocols like MCP, environments)

• Session Presentation (25 minutes) – A focused talk covering a specific topic, concept, or case study, could also include brief Q&A.
• Lightning Talk (10 minutes) – A fast-paced, high-impact presentation that delivers key insights or ideas in a concise format.
• Birds of a Feather (BoF) (25 minutes) – An informal, participant-driven discussion where attendees with shared interests connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas.
• Poster Session (Max of 2 Speakers) – A visual presentation showcasing research, projects, or innovations, allowing for one-on-one and small group discussions with attendees.

• All speakers are required to adhere to our Code of Conduct. We also highly recommend that speakers take our online Inclusive Speaker Orientation Course.
• Focus on delivering high-quality, well-crafted sessions rather than submitting multiple proposals. Strong, engaging content stands out!
• Complimentary passes for the event will be provided for the accepted speaker(s) per submission.
• Panel submissions (any session that includes three or more speakers) must include the names of all participants in the initial submission to be considered. In addition, The Linux Foundation does not accept submissions with all-male panels in an effort to increase equity & inclusion.
• Avoid sales or marketing pitches and discussing unlicensed or potentially closed-source technologies when preparing your proposal; these talks are almost always rejected due to the fact that they take away from the integrity of our events, and are rarely well-received by conference attendees.
• All accepted speakers are required to submit their slides prior to the event.

While it is not our intention to provide you with strict instructions on how to prepare your proposal, we hope you will take a moment to review the following guidelines that we have put together to help you prepare the best submission possible. To get started, here are three things that you should consider before submitting your proposal:

1. What are you hoping to get from your presentation?
2. How will your presentation benefit the PyTorch community

There are plenty of ways to give a presentation about projects and technologies without focusing on company-specific efforts. Remember the things to consider that we mentioned above when writing your proposal and think of ways to make it interesting for attendees while still letting you share your experiences, educate the community about an issue, or generate interest in a project.

How to Give a Great Talk

We want to ensure submitters receive resources to help put together a great submission and, if accepted, give the best presentation possible. To help do this, we recommend viewing seasoned speaker Dawn Foster’s in-depth session titled Overcoming Imposter Syndrome to Become a Conference Speaker!

Have More Questions? First Time Submitting? Don’t Feel Intimidated

Linux Foundation events are an excellent way to get to know the community and share your ideas and the work you are doing, and we strongly encourage first-time speakers to submit talks for our events. If you aren’t sure about your abstract, reach out to us, and we will be more than happy to work with you on your proposal.

The Linux Foundation is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for participants at all of our events. We encourage all submitters to review our complete Code of Conduct.