Reproducibility Hackathon

The Chameleon team invites students to participate in a Reproducibility Hackathon at the 13th Greater Chicago Area Systems Research (GCASR) 2026 conference. Participants will package experiments from their published research for reproducibility on Chameleon using Trovi, review the artifacts of other participants, and the top contributors will present their work in a dedicated session at the workshop.

Note: This event will take place concurrently with the poster session. If you are planning to participate in the poster session, please do not apply for this session, and vice versa.

Key Dates

Below are the important dates/deadlines related to paritcipation in the reproducibility hackathon.

What’s Involved

Selected participants (“reproducibility ambassadors”) will do the following.

Before the conference

1. Package their research: Take your experiment from a recently published CS paper (last 3 years) and package it for reproducibility on Chameleon using Trovi (trovi.chameleoncloud.org). Record a video presenting your packaged experiment and reproducibility findings. See examples here.
2. Package a second paper: Package an additional published paper (from a top conference in the last 3 years) that is not currently in the Trovi repository.
3. Review others’ artifacts: Reproduce and review 2 packaged experiments from other participants, documenting findings and any challenges encountered.

At the conference

The top 6 packages and presentations will be selected to present during a dedicated 2-hour session at GCASR (15 minutes each: 10-minute presentation + 5-minute Q&A). Note: This session will take place at the same time as the poster session.

How to Apply

Submit the Google Form linked below by April 10, 2026. You will be asked to provide:

• Your name, institution, and contact information
• A description of your experience with Chameleon
• The title and conference of the paper you intend to package (your own recently published paper — limited to the last 3 years)
• The title and conference of a second paper (published in the last 3 years) you would like to package (not currently in Trovi)
• A paragraph describing your experience with Chameleon and/or reproducibility in CS

Application link: https://forms.gle/eMpzsV9gVyUhf3NQ7

Travel Support

Up to 10 participants will be selected as reproducibility ambassadors and will receive reimbursement for GCASR registration and travel expenses (estimated $300 per person). All selected ambassadors receive travel support, not just those chosen to present.

Questions

For questions about the hackathon, please contact Marc Richardson at mtrichardson@uchicago.edu.