[FOSDEM] FOSDEM 2026 eBPF Devroom Call for Participation

[Quentin Monnet]

We are delighted to announce the Call for Participation for the second
eBPF Devroom at FOSDEM!

Mark the Dates
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* December 1st, 2025: Submission deadline
* December 15th, 2025: Announcement of accepted talks and schedule
* January 31st, 2026: eBPF Devroom at FOSDEM

eBPF at FOSDEM
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Originally introduced to make the Linux kernel more programmable, eBPF
allows users to load safe and efficient programs into the kernel, in
order to implement custom logic running on specific events. The main use
cases include kernel or user-space tracing and monitoring, network
packet processing, security policies enforcement, and process
scheduling. Today, eBPF also extends to Windows, user-space runtimes,
and hardware offloads. The depth of the ecosystem has expanded far
beyond its original goals and has seen increasing adoption from both
enthusiasts and professionals within the open-source community, while
the list of use cases and eBPF-based projects continues to grow.

After hosting a number of eBPF-related talks in various devrooms over
the years, FOSDEM 2026 welcomes a devroom dedicated to eBPF for the
second time! This devroom aims at gathering talks about various aspects
of eBPF, ideally on multiple platforms.

Topics of Interest
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FOSDEM is an event centered on free and open-source software
development, and brings the opportunity to reach a large audience of
knowledgeable, highly technical open-source software activists. If you
have something to present about eBPF, we would love for you to consider
submitting a proposal to the Devroom.

The projects or technologies discussed in the talks MUST be open-source.

Topics of interest for the Devroom include (but are not limited to):

* eBPF development: recent or proposed features (on Linux, on other
  platforms, or even cross-platform), such as:
    * eBPF program signing and supply chain security
    * Profiling eBPF with eBPF
    * eBPF-based process schedulers
    * eBPF in storage devices
    * eBPF verifier improvements or alternative implementations
    * eBPF for profiling AI workloads
* Deep-dives on existing eBPF features
* Working with eBPF: best practices, common mistakes, debugging, etc.
* eBPF toolchain, for compiling, managing, debugging, packaging, and
  deploying eBPF programs and related objects
* eBPF libraries, in C/C++, Go, Rust, or other languages
* eBPF in the real world, production use cases and their impact
* eBPF community efforts (documentation, standardization, cross-platform
  initiatives)

The list is not exhaustive, don’t hesitate to submit your proposal!

Format
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FOSDEM 2026 will be an in-person event in Brussels, Belgium.
We do not accept remote presentations.

We’re looking for 20- to 30-minute presentations. The duration should
include time for questions: allow at least 5 to 10 minutes to answer
questions from the public.

Note that due to time constraints, we may end up offering a slot
duration different than the one requested when submitting. If you have
specific duration requirements, we encourage you to mention them in your
proposal.

You can look at last year's schedule for inspiration, at
https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedule/track/ebpf/

How to Submit
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Please submit your proposals on Pretalx, FOSDEM’s submissions tool, at
https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026/cfp

Make sure to select “eBPF” as the track.

Code of Conduct
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All participants at FOSDEM are expected to abide by the FOSDEM’s Code of
Conduct. If your proposal is accepted, you will be required to confirm
that you accept this Code of Conduct. You can find this code at
https://fosdem.org/2026/practical/conduct/

Devroom Organisers
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* Alexei Starovoitov
* Andrii Nakryiko
* Bill Mulligan
* Daniel Borkmann
* Dimitar Kanaliev
* Quentin Monnet
* Yusheng Zheng

If you have questions about any aspects of this Call for Participation,
please email us at ebpf-devroom-manager at fosdem.org, and we will do our
best to assist you.

We keep an up-to-date version of this Call for Participation at
https://ebpf.io/fosdem-2026.html