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SYLEN Journal - Founding Editorial Board

Help set the standard for computing and ML systems publishing.

The founding editorial board shapes the scope, quality bar, and review standards for the SYLEN Journal of Computing and ML Systems from the first issue forward. Board members are named in every masthead, permanently.

Role and commitment

Term length: 2 years, renewable once. Time commitment: approximately 15–20 hours per year.

  • Review 3–5 manuscripts per year using the double-blind review protocol
  • Participate in quarterly editorial board meetings (virtual, 60 min)
  • Contribute to scope and standards decisions for the inaugural issue
  • Advise on review criteria for your domain specialty
  • Optional: contribute a perspective or invited article to Volume 1

Who we are looking for

Qualifications

  • Active practitioner or researcher in computing systems, ML systems, infrastructure, security, robotics, or adjacent production systems work
  • Minimum 7 years of relevant professional or research experience
  • At least one of: peer-reviewed publication, significant production contribution, recognized tool or methodology work, or active standards participation
  • Ability to commit approximately 15–20 hours per year to review and governance
  • Geographic diversity is valued. We are actively recruiting across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East

Domain specialties we are actively recruiting

ML systems and model evaluationDistributed systems and infrastructureData platforms and storage systemsDeveloper tooling and internal platformsSecurity, trust, and abuse resistanceReliability, observability, and incident responseEmbedded systems, robotics, and edge platformsFormal methods and verificationSystems architecture and operationsHardware-software integration

What founding board members receive

Complimentary membership for term

Full paid membership for the duration of your board service.

Named in perpetuity

Listed in every journal masthead for as long as SYLEN publishes - including all issues of Volume 1 and beyond.

"Founding Editorial Board" designation

Permanent designation on your SYLEN profile and in all journal publications.

Governance input

Vote on journal scope, review standards, and article-type policies before the formal governance structure is established.

First access

First notification of journal calls for papers and conference program committee invitations before open calls go out.

Express interest

Introduce yourself and your domain expertise.

Send a brief note - your name, current role, affiliation, and the domain areas you would contribute to the journal. Founding board selections will be announced before the first call for papers goes out.

Email the editorial team

Responses are reviewed by the founding team. All submissions are held in confidence.

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