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Seven years across the US · Community-run · Open call

Bringing the CS community together across AI, cloud, data, security, software, HCI, and emerging tech.

viz is a traveling conference series where researchers and practitioners across every subfield of computer science come together — from deep learning and distributed systems to human-computer interaction and technology policy. Twenty-eight conferences. Twenty-eight US cities. One ongoing conversation.

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Fig. 1 — Where disciplines converge.
420+
Peer-reviewed papers
28
US conference cities
12,500+
Attendees
240+
Partner labs & companies
From the Organizers

viz 2026 — call for host cities now open.

We are excited to announce that planning for viz 2026 is underway, and we are now accepting proposals from cities and local chapters interested in hosting this year’s flagship conference.

Each year, the flagship brings together researchers from AI, systems, security, HCI, and beyond for a multi-day program of keynotes, peer-reviewed papers, panels, and posters. Hosting is a chance to showcase your city’s CS community to the nation.

We’re also expanding our regional chapter program — if you’d like to start a viz chapter in your city or have ideas for the 2026 program, reach out.

— The viz Organizing Committee

Research Themes

Three pillars of modern computer science.

Each theme represents a broad research area where viz brings together leading work across academia and industry.

01Theme

AI & Machine Learning

From deep learning architectures to production ML systems, exploring how intelligent systems are built, deployed, and scaled.

The AI landscape has transformed from research curiosities to production-grade systems powering everything from search to drug discovery. This theme spans the full stack: novel architectures and training paradigms, reinforcement learning and planning, foundation model fine-tuning, MLOps and model serving at scale, and the emerging science of AI evaluation and safety. We welcome contributions from both the theoretical and applied ML communities.

Deep LearningFoundation ModelsMLOpsRLAI Safety
02Theme

Cloud, Data & Security

Distributed systems, data engineering pipelines, and the security infrastructure that powers modern computing.

Modern software runs on distributed infrastructure that must be reliable, efficient, and secure. This theme covers cloud-native architectures and serverless computing, data engineering and stream processing at terabyte scale, database systems and query optimization, and the full security landscape — from hardware roots of trust to application-layer cryptography, privacy-preserving computation, and adversarial robustness. Systems and security research find a shared home here.

Distributed SystemsData EngineeringSecurityPrivacyCloud
03Theme

Software, Humans & Society

Software engineering practices, human-computer interaction, green computing, and the societal impact of technology.

Technology does not exist in a vacuum. This theme examines the human and societal dimensions of computing: software engineering methodologies and developer productivity, human-computer interaction and accessible design, the environmental footprint of computation and green computing, technology policy and algorithmic fairness, and the broader ethical responsibilities of computer scientists. Bridges between CS research and its real-world consequences.

Software EngHCIGreen ComputingFairnessPolicy
Annual Conferences · 2020 — 2026

One flagship conference each year.

Once a year, the entire viz community convenes for a multi-day flagship — keynotes, peer-reviewed papers, panels and posters. Between conferences, our regional chapters host monthly local talks.

Fig. 2 — viz 2026 flagship locationSan Francisco, CA
Jump to a year

Each year's flagship is hosted by a different chapter city. Open the card for the full multi-day program.

2026Flagship · 620 attendees
Chapters · 26 cities, year-round

Local chapters. Monthly talks.

Between flagships, our chapters keep the conversation going — evening talks, paper-reading clubs, and small workshops hosted in labs, libraries, and lofts across the country.

Proceedings · The viz Library

Seven annual volumes. One growing canon.

Each year is published as a bound, peer-reviewed proceedings volume — pulled from the keynotes, juried papers, and panels of the annual flagship conference. ISSN 2998-1152.

viz
2020
Proceedings
Vol. 01
Volume 01 · 2020

Proceedings of viz 2020

Edited by David Patterson & Jeannette Wing

Papers
56
Pages
512
Publisher
ACM Press · New York
ISBN
978-1-4503-8000-1
DOI
10.1145/3422622
viz
2021
Proceedings
Vol. 02
Volume 02 · 2021

Proceedings of viz 2021

Edited by Peter Norvig & Jennifer Rexford

Papers
63
Pages
584
Publisher
ACM Press · New York
ISBN
978-1-4503-8001-8
DOI
10.1145/3488560
viz
2022
Proceedings
Vol. 03
Volume 03 · 2022

Proceedings of viz 2022

Edited by Michael I. Jordan & Ayanna Howard

Papers
58
Pages
546
Publisher
IEEE Computer Society · Washington DC
ISBN
978-1-4503-8002-5
DOI
10.1145/3560871
viz
2023
Proceedings
Vol. 04
Volume 04 · 2023

Proceedings of viz 2023

Edited by Jeannette Wing & David Patterson

Papers
67
Pages
618
Publisher
ACM Press · New York
ISBN
978-1-4503-8003-2
DOI
10.1145/3611643
viz
2024
Proceedings
Vol. 05
Volume 05 · 2024

Proceedings of viz 2024

Edited by Jennifer Rexford & Peter Norvig

Papers
72
Pages
672
Publisher
IEEE Computer Society · Washington DC
ISBN
978-1-4503-8004-9
DOI
10.1145/3650212
viz
2025
Proceedings
Vol. 06
Volume 06 · 2025

Proceedings of viz 2025

Edited by Ayanna Howard & Michael I. Jordan

Papers
74
Pages
704
Publisher
ACM Press · New York
ISBN
978-1-4503-8005-6
DOI
10.1145/3692814
viz
2026
Proceedings
Vol. 07
Volume 07 · 2026

Proceedings of viz 2026

Edited by Editorial board, 2026

Papers
80
Pages
760
Publisher
ACM Press · New York (Forthcoming)
ISBN
978-1-4503-8006-3
DOI
10.1145/3725491
viz
2027
Proceedings
Vol. 08
Volume 08 · 2027

Proceedings of viz 2027

Edited by Program committee, 2027

Papers
0
Pages
0
Publisher
ACM Press · New York (Planned)
ISBN
Call for Papers · Q2 2026
DOI
TBA
Steering Committee

Stewards of the program.

A rotating committee of senior researchers across academia and industry guides the editorial direction of viz.

Prof. David Patterson
Steering Chair
Prof. David Patterson
UC Berkeley · EECS
Prof. Jeannette Wing
Editor-in-Chief, Proceedings
Prof. Jeannette Wing
Columbia University · Data Science Institute
Dr. Peter Norvig
Industry Liaison
Dr. Peter Norvig
Stanford HAI · Google (Emeritus)
Prof. Jennifer Rexford
Awards Chair
Prof. Jennifer Rexford
Princeton University · CS
Prof. Ayanna Howard
Diversity & Access Chair
Prof. Ayanna Howard
Ohio State · College of Engineering
Prof. Michael I. Jordan
Publications Chair
Prof. Michael I. Jordan
UC Berkeley · EECS & Statistics
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IEEE Computer Society
USENIX
AAAI
NeurIPS Foundation
ICML
CVPR Foundation
SIGGRAPH
In the press

Selected coverage.

  • "viz has become the premier roaming venue for computer science research — where ideas cross subfield boundaries and find new audiences."

    Communications of the ACM · 2025
  • "A traveling conference series that brings the best of CS research out of the coasts and into communities across the country."

    MIT Technology Review · 2024
  • "Where AI, systems, security, and HCI researchers actually talk to each other — a rare and valuable thing."

    IEEE Spectrum · 2023
  • "The conference series that proves CS research isn't just for the Bay Area — 28 cities and counting."

    Wired · 2022
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