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HotNetsACM The Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks
HotNets is a rank C conference in Computer Networks in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. The HotNets 2027 deadline is not announced; past editions suggest early July. HotNets 2026 takes place on Nov 16–17, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Acceptance rate 2026: 22.9% (43/188).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Latest edition
HotNets 2026: call for papers timeline
- Jul 17, 2026, 11:59 UTCAbstractRegistration / full paperCommunity data · unverified
- Jul 17, 2026, 11:59 UTCPaperRegistration / full paperCommunity data · unverified
- Nov 16–17, 2026Local timeConferenceSalt Lake City, Utah, USA
AoE (Anywhere on Earth) is UTC−12 (time zones explained). These dates come from the ccf-deadlines community project and have not yet been checked against the conference website; confirm them there before you submit. Conference website ↗
Past editions
Dates, venues, deadlines and acceptance rates
| Year | Paper deadline | Acceptance | Papers (dblp) | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-07-16UTC-12 | 22.9%43/188 · source | — | Nov 16–17, 2026 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| 2025 | 2025-07-09AoE | 28.1%50/178 · source | 50 | Nov 17–18, 2025 | College Park, Maryland, USA |
| 2024 | 2024-06-27AoE | — | 44 | Nov 18–19, 2024 | Irvine, California, USA |
| 2023 | 2023-06-30UTC-4 | 28.0%40/143 · source | 38 | Nov 28–29, 2023 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| 2022 | 2022-06-23UTC-4 | 30.8%32/104 · source | 32 | Nov 14–15, 2022 | Austin, Texas, USA |
| 2021 | 2021-06-25UTC-4 | 30.7%31/101 · source | 31 | Nov 10–12, 2021 | Virtual |
| 2020 | — | — | 30 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 20 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 26 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 28 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 30 | — | — |
HotNets 2027 deadline forecast: early July (not announced). The last paper deadlines: 2026: Jul 17, 2026; 2025: Jul 10, 2025; 2024: Jun 28, 2024. The conference's own announcement decides.
Paper counts are dblp's main proceedings only, without workshop volumes; acceptance rates link to the page they come from. dblp ↗
CCF list
HotNets in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF C Computer Networks · no. 19
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF C Computer Networks
- Name in the list
- ACM The Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks
- Publisher
- ACM
- dblp
- conf/hotnets ↗
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FAQ
About HotNets
What CCF rank is HotNets?
HotNets is a rank C conference in Computer Networks in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.
When is the HotNets 2027 deadline?
Not announced yet. The last paper deadlines were 2026: Jul 17, 2026; 2025: Jul 10, 2025; 2024: Jun 28, 2024, so early July is likely; the conference's announcement decides.
Where is HotNets 2026?
HotNets 2026 takes place on Nov 16–17, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
What is the HotNets acceptance rate?
2026: 188 submissions, 43 accepted, 22.9%. 2025: 28.1% (50/178). The history table links each figure to its source.
Do HotNets workshop and short papers count as CCF C?
CCF counts the full (regular) papers of a listed conference: short papers, demos, technical briefs, summaries, Findings and the workshops held with a conference are outside the list. CCF also says the list is a recommendation and should not be used on its own to evaluate research; your institution's rules decide.
In more detail: Which CCF conference papers count · How to read conference deadlines
Sources: the CCF list of recommended international conferences and journals, 7th edition (published 31 March 2026, corrected 9 April 2026) and 6th edition (2022); editions, deadlines and acceptance rates from the ccf-deadlines community project (MIT licence), marked as community data until checked against each conference's website, then marked as checked with the website's own words; proceedings and paper counts from dblp (CC0).