Call for Papers

The growing urgency to address climate change has placed sustainability at the forefront of software engineering. Software systems contribute significantly to global energy consumption, and software architecture plays a critical role in enabling energy-efficient, carbon-aware, and sustainable systems.

GreenArch 2027 aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to explore architectural principles, patterns, and tools that support sustainability without compromising key quality attributes such as performance, scalability, and reliability. Building on the success of its first edition, the workshop fosters knowledge exchange, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the development of a research and practice roadmap for green and carbon-aware software architecture. 

The workshop invites contributions (theoretical, empirical, or experience-based) in, but not limited to, the following areas:

A. Architectural Principles and Patterns

• • •  Carbon-aware and energy-efficient architectural styles

    •  Sustainability-driven architectural decision-making

    •  Trade-offs between sustainability and other quality attributes (e.g., performance, security)

B. Sustainable Orchestration of Distributed AI and Edge-Cloud Architectures Metrics, Evaluation, and Tool Support 

•  Metrics and benchmarks for energy and carbon impact

•  Simulation and modeling tools for sustainability assessment

•  Automated analysis and optimization of green architectures

C. Deployment and Operational Strategies

•  Carbon-aware deployment in cloud, edge, and IoT environments

•  Dynamic adaptation for energy efficiency

•  Integration of renewable energy sources in software systems

D. Emerging Technologies and Sustainability

•  Green AI and machine learning architectures

•  Blockchain for sustainable systems

•  Digital twins for sustainability monitoring

E. Case Studies and Industrial Experiences

•  Real-world implementations of sustainable architectures

•  Lessons learned from large-scale systems

•  Regulatory compliance and standards for green software

F. Human and Organizational Aspects

•  Human-centered design for sustainability

•  Education and training for sustainable software engineering

•  Governance and policy implications for green software

Best Paper Award: Based on the quality of the submission, comments and reviews feedback from the reviewers, a submission may be awarded best paper award. The winners of the best paper awards will be announced in a dedicated Awards Session during the main conference.

Workshop organizers are responsible for managing submissions and the review process.
All submissions must:

1. Follow the IEEE CS proceedings format, 

2. Be written in English and not exceed 8 pages.

3. Be submitted electronically in PDF format via EasyChair (Select the ICSA 2027 track Second International Workshop on Software Architecture for Green Software Systems (GreenArch2027)

Accepted papers will be published in the ICSA 2027 Companion Proceedings and made available in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Important note: No changes to the list of authors are allowed after submission.