SIGMOD 2027 CALL FOR TUTORIALS

We solicit proposals for tutorials to be presented at the 2027 ACM SIGMOD conference on topics that are of interest to the database community. This includes the latest developments in particular areas of data management and data science & engineering, as per the SIGMOD topics of interest, but also interdisciplinary topics or foundational introductions to related areas. Tutorials can come in different flavors, depending on the area covered, for instance:

• Survey: in-depth survey of the chosen topic with the option of describing particular pieces of work in detail
• Hands-on tutorials (lecture style): in-depth hands-on exercises on cutting edge systems and tools of relevance to data management and data science community
• Primer: a more fundamental introduction to an area less familiar to the database community that has potential impact on database research, could benefit from database support, or has already demonstrated such synergy in multi-disciplinary research (DB+X).

A meaningful summary of open research issues on the topic should be included in all cases. Each accepted tutorial is expected to enable non-experts to enter the research field being presented by either gaining important background knowledge about the area, learning the fundamentals of the area, or gaining practical experience with tools relevant to the area.

Submission Guidelines

Tutorial proposals should be no more than six pages and an unlimited number of pages for citations in the same format as research papers. Proposals should be submitted by email.

Submission: by email to melanie.herschel@ntu.edu.sg and Angela.Bonifati@liris.cnrs.fr. Indicate “SIGMOD 2027 TUTORIAL” in the title of the email.

Each submission should include the following information:

• The proposed tutorial title
• The preferred duration (1.5 or 3 hours). If both options are possible, the proposal should identify which material will be included for each length
• An abstract
• Why authors think the topic is important for the data management community
• Sufficient detail to provide a sense of both the scope of the material to be covered and the depth to which it will be covered
• Summary of target learning outcomes
• A comprehensive bibliography for the proposed tutorial
• A short description of the intended audience and any prerequisite knowledge for attendees
• A very brief biography of the proposed presenter(s), along with contact information and a declaration of the parts of the tutorial that each presenter will contribute to the on-site tutorial presentation at the conference. An indication of the duration of each part of the presentation is also required.
• If (part of) the tutorial material or an earlier version of it has been or will be presented elsewhere before SIGMOD 2026, the proposal should indicate those events (and dates), and describe how the current proposal differs from the previous editions.
• For Hands-on tutorials: a list of hardware/software requirements and instructions for attendees.

By submitting a tutorial, all authors (same as presenters) commit to registering and attending the conference in person if the tutorial is accepted. We reserve the right to exclude a tutorial from the proceedings and the conference program if presenters do not register by the early bird registration deadline or do not attend the conference (except for extenuating circumstances e.g. visa issues).

For an accepted tutorial, a description paper will be included in the conference proceedings - the list of authors of this paper must be identical to the list of presenters at the conference. Tutorial slides are expected to be made available to conference participants and also uploaded as supplementary material to the ACM Digital Library (linked to the tutorial description).

Important Dates

• Submission: December 20, 2026
• Notification: February 1, 2027
• Camera-ready copy: TBD

Tutorial Chairs

Angela Bonifati, Lyon 1 University, CNRS Liris & IUF, France

Melanie Herschel, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore