This email is a Call For Participation in the Embedded, Mobile and Automotive Devroom at FOSDEM 2026. Devroom date: Sunday, February 1st 2026 in Brussels, Belgium CFP deadline: Sunday, November 23rd 2025. Final speaker confirmation on Monday, December 15th 2025. CFP Introduction --------------------------- Embedded software is transforming the world, and FOSS embedded software is leading the way. From automotive to the Internet of Things, launching rockets, messing with your phone or automating your toaster, small devices, embedded systems, and automatons are everywhere. Join in and tell the world about your project! This year we welcome talks that are either: * 10 min (short introduction of project/topic) * 25 min (normal slot) * 50 min (extraordinary slot for a topic that needs a deeper explanation) Topics Sought ------------------------ The embedded devroom seeks topics related to automotive, industrial, mobile, consumer electronics, autonomous and generally embedded systems, either from a professional or hobbyist background. Topics such as operating systems (Linux, Zephyr, NuttX, FreeRTOS), hardware platforms (from microcontrollers to microprocessors, FPGAs) and software stacks are welcome. Related areas are of course of interest as well and our definition of "embedded" is elastic. CFP Schedule And Submission Details ----------------------------------------------------------- Please submit proposals no later than the 23rd of November 2025. Please use the following URL to submit your talk to FOSDEM 2026: https://fosdem.org/submit and follow the following rules: * This year FOSDEM keeps using the new CFP system - pretalx. Pentabarf (old system < 2023) accounts have not been migrated so you need to create a new one * Select as the Track "Embedded, mobile and automotive devroom" * Include a title and an abstract. Please be concise, but clear and descriptive. Optionally you can clarify your abstract in the description field and provide remarks to organizers in the Submission Notes. * Indicate whether you seek a 10, 25, or 50 minute slot. * Specify additional speaker email (if any). The co-speaker will need to create an account in order to be visible on the agenda. * Use the "Links" sub-area to your past work in the field you'd like to share. * This year you will need to also state the OSI-approved license of the subject of your talk. Although this is a mandatory requirement, we still invite talks about: "Reverse engineering ...", "Hacking ...", "What's inside ..." even if the code does not exist yet. If any doubts arise don't hesitate to contact us. * Write a short bio section describing yourself. This will be visible on the schedule and is important for FOSDEM visitors to understand your background and what to expect from you. A bio is required. * Last but not least, make sure you have up to date contact info. Feel free to send an email to the embedded mailing list should you have any questions with the conference system. Subscribe here: https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/embedded-devroom About the devroom organizers -------------------------------------------------- The co-organizers of the FOSDEM 2026 Embedded devroom are (in alphabetical order by surname): * Luca Ceresoli * Walt Miner * Krzysztof Opasiak * Chris Simmonds * Geert Uytterhoeven