Tool Demonstration TrackInternetware 2026

The Internetware 2026 Tool Demonstration Track provides a dedicated forum for presenting innovative software tools, systems, and research artifacts at the 17th edition of the Internetware conference. This track offers an opportunity to showcase practical implementations and tool-supported techniques that advance the design, development, and operation of Internetware systems, while engaging with a diverse and interdisciplinary research community.

The track encourages discussion and feedback on both early-stage prototypes and more mature tools, fostering interaction between tool developers, researchers, and practitioners. Internetware’s broad and forward-looking scope makes it an ideal venue to highlight tool-based contributions addressing the challenges of open, dynamic, and Internet-scale software environments.

We invite submissions describing:

• Early implementations of novel tools and techniques
• Mature prototypes that introduce new functionalities or demonstrate significant advances over existing tools

Submissions should include access to open-source code, datasets, or other reusable artifacts, where applicable. Live demonstrations are strongly encouraged to facilitate a deeper understanding of the tools and their practical impact. Authors of accepted Research Track papers are also welcome to submit complementary Tool Demonstration papers to further illustrate and extend their contributions.

Topics of Interest

The Tool Demonstration Track welcomes submissions aligned with the themes of Internetware, emphasizing practical tools and systems that support Internet-based software development and operation. The topics of interest for the Tool Demonstration Track are the same as those of the Research Track.

Call for Papers

The Internetware 2026 Tool Demonstration Track invites researchers and practitioners to present and discuss recent advances, practical experiences, and emerging challenges in the development of innovative software tools, datasets, and research artifacts related to Internetware. Submissions should focus on novel early-stage prototypes or new and significant aspects of mature tools, ideally accompanied by open-source code or data. Live demonstrations are encouraged to facilitate deeper understanding and engagement.

Authors of accepted Research Track papers are welcome to submit complementary Tool Demonstration papers to further showcase and extend their research contributions through practical implementations.

Best Tool Demonstration Award

The Internetware 2026 Best Tool Demonstration Award will be presented to recognize outstanding tool demonstrations that exhibit strong innovation, technical quality, and practical relevance to the Internetware community.

Formatting and Submission Guidelines

• Submissions must not exceed 4 pages, including references.
• All submissions must be written in English and submitted in PDF format.
• Submissions must use the ACM SIGCONF template, available from the ACM Proceedings Template page, with the following document class:

\documentclass[sigconf,review]{acmart}

• Papers must be submitted via https://internetware2026-td.hotcrp.com/.
• The Tool Demonstration Track does not follow a double-anonymous review process. If authors submit both a Research Track paper (double-anonymous) and a Tool Demonstration paper, they should notify the Tool Demonstration Track Chairs to ensure independent and appropriate review processes.

Evaluation Criteria

Each submission will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Significance: The potential impact of the tool or artifact on software engineering research and practice.
• Novelty: The originality of the contribution with respect to existing tools and techniques.
• Presentation: The clarity of the paper, quality of figures and tables, and adherence to formatting guidelines.
• Verifiability: The extent to which the tool, data, or artifact can be examined, reproduced, or validated.

Tools and Data Availability

To promote transparency and reproducibility, submissions should make associated datasets publicly available whenever possible. Tools are strongly encouraged to be open-sourced and released under an appropriate open-source license. If public availability is not feasible, authors must clearly explain the reasons in the paper.

Authors are encouraged to provide their demonstrations in accessible formats, such as:

• Virtual machine images, software containers (e.g., Docker), or automated system configurations (e.g., Ansible).
• Screencasts illustrating the tool’s functionality and usage. Links to such materials may be included as supplementary information.

Conference Attendance

For each accepted Tool Demonstration paper, at least one author must register for and attend Internetware 2026 and present the demonstration. Presentations are expected to be delivered in person, unless otherwise specified by the conference organizers.

We look forward to your submissions and to engaging discussions at Internetware 2026.