Introduction
Papers presented at CUG Conferences and Workshops shall be original works and may not be works submitted for other conferences or publications.
Authors are required to submit both a complete paper and the accompanying presentation. The abstract, paper, and presentation will be published in the associated CUG Proceedings. Conference attendees will have authenticated access to the CUG Program and Proceedings shortly after the associated conference.
Authors may appropriately mark abstracts, papers and presentations that contain time-sensitive and/or proprietary material. In the absence of such markings, the abstracts, paper, and presentation will be published online and made publically available approximately six months after the conference.
Best Paper Award
During the CUG Conference General Session CUG will recognize the conference’s Best Paper. To be eligible, papers must be submitted in electronic format in accordance with the deadline listed in the call for papers. Late papers will not be considered for the Best Paper Award.
Selected Papers for ACM Digital Library within its International Conference Proceedings Series
ACM will publish the proceedings of CUG ’25 in the ACM Digital Library within its International Conference Proceedings Series(ICPS). Papers submitted by the due date will be reviewed for the proceeding publication. Note that publication in the proceeding may require an additional round of reviews.
Important note to authors about the new ACM open access publishing model
ACM has introduced a new open access publishing model for the International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS). Authors based at institutions that are not yet part of the ACM Open program and do not qualify for a waiver will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC) to publish their ICPS article in the ACM Digital Library. To determine whether or not an APC will be applicable to your article, please follow the detailed guidance here: https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/author-guidance.
Further information may be found on the ACM website, as follows:
Full details of the new ICPS publishing model: https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/faq
Full details of the ACM Open program: https://www.acm.org/publications/openaccess
Please direct all questions about the new model to icps-info@acm.org.
Guidelines for Papers
The suggested paper size is 7,000 words or less. This is equivalent to approximately 15 pages, including all figures, tables, references, and appendices. The Cray User Group has adopted the IEEE Computer Society Style Guide for all published papers.
Use the double column 8.5″ x 11″ format. Papers must be submited in PDF format.
CUG Conference Submission System
The Submission System is available from the Opening Date for Submissions through the last day of each CUG Conference. During that time, the capabilities available to Authors will change to reflect existing deadlines. There will be specific windows of time for Submissions, Paper and Presentation Upload, and Paper and Presentation Updates. All submission should be done through the CUG Conference Submission System. Authors must establish an account within the submission system that may then be used to manage their submission materials.