BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//HasGeek//NONSGML Funnel//EN DESCRIPTION:Speak at Rootconf’s Special Edition on Databases X-WR-CALDESC:Speak at Rootconf’s Special Edition on Databases NAME:Rows\, columns\, and consequences X-WR-CALNAME:Rows\, columns\, and consequences REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H SUMMARY:Rows\, columns\, and consequences TIMEZONE-ID:Asia/Kolkata X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-TIMEZONE:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rows\, columns\, and consequences DTSTART:20260309T033000Z DTEND:20260430T062900Z DTSTAMP:20260411T055307Z UID:session/Kz2wzdtx1EX6rVi49n9MuV@hasgeek.com SEQUENCE:9 CREATED:20260309T065659Z DESCRIPTION:## Background\n[The ACM SIGMOD/PODS Conference 2026](https://2 026.sigmod.org/) will be held in Bengaluru from 31 May to 5 June 2026.\n\n To mark the occasion\, Rootconf is hosting a **special community edition f ocused on databases on 29 and 30 May**\, bringing together practitioners a nd researchers who build\, operate\, and study modern data systems.\n\nFol lowing the success of the [Distributed Data Systems track at Rootconf 2025 ](https://hasgeek.com/rootconf/2025)\, community members suggested creatin g a space where industry engineers and database researchers can exchange i deas\, experiences\, and lessons learned.\n\nThis edition of Rootconf aims to do exactly that. With several database researchers and SIGMOD particip ants visiting Bangalore\, this is an opportunity to explore how database i deas move between research papers and production systems.\n\n---\n\n## The me\nModern applications are pushing databases in new directions: distribut ed architectures\, AI-driven workloads\, global-scale deployments\, and in creasingly strict reliability and security requirements.\n\nAt this specia l Rootconf edition\, we invite talks that explore how databases are design ed\, operated\, optimized\, and sometimes broken. **We are particularly in terested in submissions that bridge research insights and production exper ience**.\n\nExample topics include:\n\n### Database architectures\n* Objec t-store–backed databases\n* Disaggregated databases (compute–storage s eparation)\n* Lakehouse and hybrid architectures\n* HTAP systems (hybrid t ransactional/analytical processing)\n* Serverless or multi-tenant database systems\n\n### Performance and scalability\n* Query optimization and inde xing strategies\n* Operating databases at extreme scale\n* Observability a nd performance debugging\n* Cost-aware query planning and workload optimiz ation\n\n### AI and vector workloads\n* Vector databases and hybrid search architectures\n* Retrieval systems and embedding pipelines\n* AI-assisted query optimization\n* Integrating LLM applications with databases\n\n### Reliability and operations\n* Replication\, failover\, and disaster recove ry\n* Incident postmortems and failure analysis\n* Schema evolution and sa fe migrations\n* Multi-region database operations\n\n### Security and gove rnance\n* Fine-grained access control and row-level security\n* Data linea ge\, auditability\, and compliance\n* Privacy-preserving database systems\ n\n### War stories and lessons learned\n* Production incidents that reshap ed your architecture\n* Unexpected performance regressions\n* Lessons from large-scale database migrations\n* When theory met reality\n\n*If your ta lk fits the broader theme of building or operating modern databases\, we e ncourage you to submit even if it doesn’t fall neatly into the categorie s above.*\n\n---\n\n## Formats\nWe welcome submissions in multiple formats :\n\n* **30-minute talk** – technical deep dive\n* **15-minute talk** – focused engineering experience\n* **Lightning talk (5 minutes)** – n ew ideas\, experiments\, or early work\n* **Birds of Feather (BOF) proposa ls** – discussion on focussed topics\n* **Hands-on workshops** - where p articipants follow instructors on their laptops \n\n**If you are presentin g research at SIGMOD\, consider submitting a practitioner-focused version of your work for the Rootconf audience.**\n\n---\n\n## What makes a strong submission\nWe look for submissions that clearly explain:\n* The **proble m** you encountered\n* The **system design or approach** you adopted\n* ** Trade-offs** and alternatives you evaluated\n* **Lessons learned** that ot hers can apply\n\nReal-world engineering stories and detailed technical in sights are especially welcome.\n\n---\n\n## Meet the curation team\n* **An irudh Rowjee** – Founder\, Bengaluru Systems meetup\n* **Kumar Abhijeet* * – Software Engineer\, Index Exchange\n* **Sandeep Joshi** – Fifth E lephant track editor\; Uber\n* **Sunil Sayyaparaju** – The Fifth Elephan t reviewer\; Aerospike\n* **Unmesh Joshi** – Distinguished Engineer\, Th oughtworks\n\n---\n\n### Join the Rootconf review team\nIf you have signif icant experience working with databases\, have spoken at conferences\, and are willing to review submissions\, we’d love to hear from you.\n\n📧 **[editorial@hasgeek.com](mailto:editorial@hasgeek.com)**\n\n---\n\n## Wh y speak at Rootconf\n* Share your work with **database engineers\, distrib uted systems practitioners\, and researchers**\n* Receive **constructive f eedback** from an experienced review committee\n* Engage with the **SIGMOD community visiting Bangalore**\n* Contribute to conversations that connec t **academic ideas with production systems**\n\n---\n\n## Deadline\n**30 A pril 2026**\nEvery submission will be invited to give a 15-minute virtual pitch to the review team before final selections.\n\n---\n\n## Questions?\ nIf you have questions about the CfP\, submission process\, or talk ideas: \n\n📞 Call or message Rootconf: **+91 76763 32020**\n📧 Email: **[inf o@hasgeek.com](mailto:info@hasgeek.com)**\n\nFor sponsorship inquiries:\n 💰 **[sales@hasgeek.com](mailto:sales@hasgeek.com)** LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T110712Z LOCATION:Bangalore - https://hasgeek.com/rootconf/database-conf-cfp/ ORGANIZER;CN=Rootconf:MAILTO:no-reply@hasgeek.com URL:https://hasgeek.com/rootconf/database-conf-cfp/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Rows\, columns\, and consequences in 5 minutes TRIGGER:-PT5M END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR