CCF AArchitecture and Systems2022: APublisher: IEEE
SCInternational Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis
SC is a rank A conference in Computer Architecture, Parallel and Distributed Computing, and Storage Systems in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. The SC 2027 deadline is not announced; past editions suggest early April. SC 2026 takes place on Nov 16–20, 2026 in McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Acceptance rate 2025: 22.0% (137/623).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Latest edition
SC 2026: call for papers timeline
- Apr 2, 2026, 11:59 UTCAbstractCommunity data · unverified
- Apr 9, 2026, 11:59 UTC
- Nov 16–20, 2026Local timeConferenceMcCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, 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 | 2026-04-08AoE | — | — | Nov 16–20, 2026 | McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 2025 | 2025-04-14AoE | 22.0%137/623 · source | 181 | Nov 17–21, 2025 | St. louis, Missouri, USA |
| 2024 | 2024-04-02AoE | — | 108 | Nov 18–22, 2024 | ATLANTA, GA, USA |
| 2023 | 2023-04-06AoE | — | 99 | Nov 13–17, 2023 | DENVER, CO, USA |
| 2022 | 2022-04-01AoE | — | 87 | Nov 14–18, 2022 | Dallas, Texas, USA |
| 2021 | 2021-04-09AoE | — | 104 | Nov 15–19, 2021 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA & Online |
| 2020 | — | — | 101 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 89 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 74 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 64 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 87 | — | — |
SC 2027 deadline forecast: early April (not announced). The last paper deadlines: 2026: Apr 9, 2026; 2025: Apr 15, 2025; 2024: Apr 3, 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
SC in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF A Computer Architecture, Parallel and Distributed Computing, and Storage Systems · no. 6
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF A Computer Architecture, Parallel and Distributed Computing, and Storage Systems
- Name in the list
- International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis
- Publisher
- IEEE
- dblp
- conf/sc ↗
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. What counts, case by case →
FAQ
About SC
What CCF rank is SC?
SC is a rank A conference in Computer Architecture, Parallel and Distributed Computing, and Storage Systems in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.
When is the SC 2027 deadline?
Not announced yet. The last paper deadlines were 2026: Apr 9, 2026; 2025: Apr 15, 2025; 2024: Apr 3, 2024, so early April is likely; the conference's announcement decides.
Where is SC 2026?
SC 2026 takes place on Nov 16–20, 2026 in McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
What is the SC acceptance rate?
2025: 623 submissions, 137 accepted, 22.0%. The history table links each figure to its source.
Do SC workshop and short papers count as CCF A?
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).