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osdi-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a systems project fits OSDI, choosing between its Research and Operational Systems tracks, or routing the work to SOSP, NSDI, FAST, EuroSys, or the post-USENIX ATC instead — applying the built-and-measured test before a December deadline is spent on a misfit.
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# OSDI Topic Selection
Decide venue months before writing, not days. Everything below reflects the OSDI '26
pages as read on 2026-07-08; the scope paragraph and track structure are re-issued in
every CFP, so reopen `usenix.org/conference/osdi<yy>/call-for-papers` before committing
a project to the December deadline.
## The built-and-measured test
OSDI's identity is in its name: design **and implementation**. Before anything else,
answer three questions honestly:
1. **Does the system exist?** Not a simulator of the idea — the artifact itself,
runnable under load. A design argued only from simulation or analysis is fighting