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2026 P4 Workshop

The P4 Workshop event is an opportunity for the P4 ecosystem to share knowledge, insights and experiences across the broader community and to facilitate collaboration. This year the workshop will be a hybrid event and feature both in-person and pre-recorded content. The in-person portion will take place on October 12 in Silicon Valley at Google’s US-SVL-CRBN100 building. Registration is now open!

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Registration

Register by September 11 to get the best price on your 2026 P4 Workshop pass.

Registration includes lunch and refreshments along with access to all speaking sessions for the full-day. It also includes the annual P4 Workshop t-shirt and a pass to the after-event networking mixer, complete with light appetizers and refreshments. Don’t miss out! 

Registration Deadline Pricing
Early-bird (until September 11, 2026) $199 USD
Regular pass (from September 12 - October 1, 2026) $299 USD
Last-minute pass (from October 2 - October 5, 2026) $499 USD

Program Committee

This year, the Program Chair is Bili Dong! Here are all the program committee members:

Ali Kheradmand

Ali Kheradmand
Google

Andy Fingerhut

Andy Fingerhut
Cisco

Annus Zulfiqar

Annus Zulfiqar
University of Michigan

Bili Dong

Bili Dong (Chair)
Google

Chris Sommers

Chris Sommers
KeySight

Davide Scano

Davide Scano
Independent

Elie Kfoury

Elie Kfoury
University of South Carolina

Fabian Ruffy

Fabian Ruffy
Xsight Labs

Fernando Ramo

Fernando Ramos
University of Lisbon

Mario Baldi

Mario Baldi
Independent

Mengqi Liu
Alibaba

Ryan Goodfellow

Ryan Goodfellow
Oxide Computer Company

Vladimir Gurevich

Vladimir Gurevich
Xsight Labs

Important Dates

  • CFP Opens: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
  • CFP Closes: Extended to Sunday, August 9, at 11:59 pm PT
  • CFP Notifications: by Tuesday, September 1, 2026
  • Event* Date: Monday, October 12, 2026

Venue

Google’s US-SVL-CRBN100 Building
100 W Caribbean Dr,
Sunnyvale, CA 94089,
United States

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Call for Papers

This year’s Workshop theme is Building AI-Native Networks with P4, but we also encourage proposals about the following topics:

  • P4 language
  • P4 targets
  • P4 tool chain
  • P4 use cases & applications
  • Control plane or network OS for P4 targets
  • Extensions to P4
  • Cross-cutting work between P4 and related systems such as eBPF, service meshes, and AI systems

CFP is now closed. Thank you for your submissions. Speakers will be notified by Sept. 1.

Code of Conduct

All attendees and participants are expected to behave in accordance with professional standards and the Linux Foundation Events Code of Conduct – read it here.

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