42nd Annual UK Performance Engineering Workshop (UKPEW'2026)

Scope of Workshop

The UK Performance Engineering Workshop (UKPEW) is an annual event that aims to gather researchers working on all aspects of performance modelling and analysis.

We solicit original papers on performance evaluation techniques for computer and telecommunication systems analysis. Papers on or related to the following topics are particularly welcome.

• Performance analysis methods

• Formal modelling paradigms: stochastic process algebra, stochastic Petri nets, stochastic automata networks, Markov chains, queueing theory

• Model checking and validation

• Approximate results for Markov and semi-Markov Processes

• Simulation techniques and experimental design

• Benchmarks and benchmark evaluation

• Performance tools

• Performance case studies

• Software performance engineering

• New frontiers of performance evaluation/modelling

• Performance analysis of communication networks, mobile and wireless networks, software systems, distributed systems, system architectures, embedded systems, Web-based systems, cloud computing, edge computing, High Performance Computing

• Observability and Monitoring

• AI and Machine Learning for Performance Management

• Performance Engineering for AI Systems

• Sustainability and Green Performance Engineering

• Performance Engineering of 5G/6G Systems.

Important Dates

• Paper submission deadline: 18th November 2026

• Notification to authors: 2th December 2026

• Camera-ready deadline: Post conference

• Workshop: 15th December 2026

Publication 

Accepted full papers from the proceedings of UKPEW'26 will appear in Electronic Notes in Theoretical and Applied Informatics and Computer Science

Programme Committee

Nigel Thomas, Newcastle University

Steven Wright, University of York

Matthew Leeke, University of Birmingham

Karim Djemame, University of Leeds

Instructions to Authors

Electronic paper submission should be made via Easychair. Paper template.

Submitted papers can be Regular Papers (6-12 pages) or Short Papers (1-4 pages).

Instructions for authors of accepted papers will be circulated together with the acceptance notification. The authors will use special LaTeX macros supplied by ENTICS to prepare the final version of their papers. 

Programme

TBA

Workshop Venue

The workshop venue is located at the School of Computer Science, University of Leeds. Leeds can be reached:

By air. Leeds is served by two major airports: Leeds Bradford and ­Manchester. Regular flights are available from a huge number of European and International cities. Leeds Bradford airport is approximately seven miles away from the University, so easily commutable by taxi.

By train. Leeds station connects us with all major UK cities and has a fast and efficient London service. For train information and timetables visit the National Rail Enquiries website

By car. If you are using satellite navigation our address details for the main entrance to our site are:

University of Leeds 

Woodhouse Lane 

Leeds 

LS2 9JT

Leeds is linked to the M1 and M62 motorways. Parking on campus is limited.

University of Leeds Campus Map.

Contact

For information regarding the workshop please contact Karim Djemame (K.Djemame@leeds.ac.uk).

Previous Workshops

• UKPEW'2025, Newcastle

• UKPEW'2024, Leeds

• UKPEW 2023, Warwick

• UKPEW 2022, online

• UKPEW 2021, online

• UKPEW 2020, online

• UKPEW 2019, Leeds

• UKPEW 2018, Newcastle

• UKPEW 2017, Newcastle

• UKPEW 2016, Bradford

• UKPEW 2015, Leeds

• UKPEW 2014, Newcastle

• UKPEW 2013, Loughborough

• UKPEW 2012, Edinburgh

• UKPEW 2011, Bradford

• UKPEW 2010, Warwick

• UKPEW 2009, Leeds

• UKPEW 2008, London

• UKPEW 2007, Edge Hill University

• UKPEW 2006, Bournemouth

• UKPEW 2005, Newcastle

• UKPEW 2004, Bradford

• UKPEW 2003, Warwick

• UKPEW 2002, Glasgow

• UKPEW 2001, Leeds

• UKPEW 2000, Durham

• UKPEW 1999, Bristol

• UKPEW 1998, Edinburgh

• UKPEW 1997, Ilkley (Bradford University)

• UKPEW 1996, Edinburgh

• UKPEW 1995, Liverpool (Liverpool John Moores University)

• UKPEW 1994, Edinburgh

• UKPEW 1993, Loughborough

• UKPEW 1992, London (Imperial College)

• UKPEW 1991, Edinburgh

• UKPEW 1990, Bradford

• UKPEW 1989, Edinburgh

• UKPEW 1988, Edinburgh

• UKPEW 1987, Edinburgh (Heriot-Watt University)

• UKPEW 1986, Edinburgh

• UKPEW 1985, 1st UKPEW, Edinburgh