Your professional home for
computing and ML systems
SYLEN is a vetted membership network for engineers and researchers building serious systems — not a newsletter, not a Slack group. An annual conference, a curated member directory, and early access to research opportunities.
Who it's for
Vetted Network
SYLEN is for practitioners and researchers with real depth in computing systems — distributed systems, ML infrastructure, reliability engineering, security, embedded and edge platforms, and applied production work.
If you spend your time building, debugging, or publishing work at the systems level, this is the professional community designed around that work.
What you get
Charter Membership Benefits
A vetted technical community
Connect with engineers and researchers working on computing systems, ML infrastructure, reliability, and production architecture — not a general developer forum.
Early access to conference opportunities
Members are first to know about paper submission windows, reviewer calls, and program committee openings for the annual SYLEN conference.
A professional profile in the directory
Maintain a profile listing your technical role, domain focus, standards experience, tools, and open-to signals — visible to other members.
Input on the research agenda
Members can weigh in on conference tracks and coverage areas as the program develops, shaping what gets published and reviewed.
Where things stand
Roadmap & Status
Membership
OpenProfessional membership is open. Academic accounts are available through account setup.
Program and advisory board formation
In progressNominations underway. Program committee details will be announced by August 2026.
SYLEN Conference 2027
PlanningVirtual conference on February 16, 2027. Abstracts due September 15, 2026.
Conference dates are published on the site and by email.
Join the Founding Cohort
Charter members help fund initial operations, shape the community's standards, and establish the technical scope of the conference.
Academic account? Sign up with your .edu address and select academic during onboarding.