Call for proposals!

🚀 Rootconf 2025 is open for submissions at https://hasgeek.com/rootconf/rootconf-2025-cfp/sub! Anyone working with infrastructure, system-level code, distributed systems, and related topics can pitch in and share their experiences with an audience of their peers.

If you feel you have something to say - an inkling of an idea that you’d love to polish with some experts, or a take that will earn you a crowd that will corner you in the halls for an extended debate -submit your proposal!

Who should submit?

You don’t have to be an expert to submit. The best conference talks come from polishing ideas and bouncing them off peers and industry experts.

You should submit a proposal if:

• You have an idea that you want to test with a larger audience
• You want to share an experience with junior engineers
• You want to show off your side project that could attract investors someday!

We look forward to seeing submissions ranging from beginner-friendly to hardcore, perhaps even esoteric code that makes our eyes sparkle with excitement!

Why submit?

Speaking at a conference is a great way to make an impact on the field. Even if you don’t get selected, our expert curation process will help you understand how to structure a great tech talk.

If you’re unsure about the idea, you’ll receive guidance on how to develop it into a compelling CFP.

What’s in it for you?

• 🚀 Get noticed—this could lead to your next job!
• 📚 Learn new things by preparing a tech talk.
• 🎤 Stand on stage in front of your peers and share knowledge.
• 🗣️ Improve public speaking and storytelling skills.
• 🤝 Make lifelong friends—many of us have!

Submission tracks

Do you like pub-sub queues? This year, we are running three parallel tracks under the Rootconf 2025 umbrella. Think of it like topics in a message queue.

Each track comes with a dedicated curator, ensuring you get feedback from someone who speaks your language (figuratively).

Platform engineering

Engineers and Architects unite! If you work in platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Infra, this track is for you.

Curated by Safeer CM, this track is for those building internal service platforms, reusable components, and scalable infra.

Suggested topics:

• Internal developer portals and software catalogs
• Developer productivity and experience
• Infrastructure engineering and cloud management
• CI/CD - with focus on testing and test environments
• Observability - focus on standardization and platformization
• Performance engineering

AI, GenAI for Security

Are you using LLMs or GenAI to improve security services? This track is for you.

Curated by Vikram Mehta, this track welcomes submissions on AI-powered security tools, processes, and best practices.

Suggested topics:

• Evaluating and establishing trust in GenAI security environments
• Reference architectures for GenAI training at enterprise scale
• Practical security use cases across industries
• Overcoming implementation challenges in security operations
• GenAI-powered threat detection and response
• Security implications of different LLM deployment strategies
• Measuring effectiveness of GenAI solutions for security teams

Distributed data systems

If scaling large-scale data systems is your thing, this track is where you belong!

Curated by Aniruddh Rowjee, this track explores how companies manage petabyte or exabyte-scale distributed systems.

Suggested topics:

• Database internals
• Distributed database / dataflow system architecture and prod stories
• State-of-the-art advancements in distributed data systems

Submit now!

Once you’ve narrowed down your track, prepare a killer submission and submit it soon.

Remember:

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⏳ The clock is ticking!