About
Computing and ML systems conference, news, and membership
Systems Leadership and Engineering Network publishes technical news, is planning a virtual conference, and manages membership for engineers and researchers working on computing systems, ML systems, infrastructure, and adjacent production systems.
Current focus
ML systems
Evaluation, serving, observability, and data quality in deployed systems.
Infrastructure
Distributed systems, data platforms, and internal tooling.
Reliability and security
Operational reliability, incident analysis, and system security.
Applied systems work
Embedded systems, robotics, edge platforms, and production architecture.
Technical scope
The conference and technical news coverage focus on the following areas. Final submission review criteria will be published after the program committee is established.
- ML systems and model evaluation
- Distributed systems and data platforms
- Reliability, observability, and incident response
- Security, trust, and abuse resistance
- Developer tooling and platform engineering
- Embedded, edge, robotics, and applied control systems
- Systems architecture and operations at production scale
Governance
Operating model
SYLEN is currently in an early operating phase. Confirmed roles, review responsibilities, and advisory structures will be published as they are established.
Current operations
The current team manages site operations, technical news, membership administration, and conference planning.
Program Committee
The conference program committee will be established by August 2026. Final review roles and criteria will be published before submissions close.
Advisory input
Advisory roles are not yet appointed. Any advisory structure will be published after roles, expectations, and term lengths are defined.
Members
Members receive updates and may be asked for feedback on drafts, conference planning, and membership services.
Organization updates will be published on the site.
Contact
General
contact@sylen.orgConference
conference@sylen.orgMembership
Membership supports SYLEN programs, member services, and conference operations.