Call for Student Volunteers

Student volunteers (SV) play a crucial role in ensuring the success of ICPE. Being a student volunteer is a great opportunity to meet academic and industrial researchers and practitioners in the area of performance engineering. Volunteering at ICPE 2026 is open to undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students from all over the world.

The main conference will take place from May 6 to May 8, 2026, in Florence, Italy. We are looking for volunteers who can help on-site during the main conference.

Responsibilities

Student volunteers may be asked to help with:

  • Preparations just before the start of the conference (e.g., preparing conference badges and setting up the registration kits)
  • Duties during the conference week:
    • Registration duties (assisting attendees with registration).
    • Technical assistance to speakers and attendees.

Benefits

Student volunteers will receive:

  • Complimentary registration to the main conference, unless the SV is the sole attendee representing an accepted paper at ICPE. Each accepted paper at ICPE must have at least one paid registration.
  • A great opportunity to meet and talk about research or personal interests with academic and industrial researchers as well as practitioners
  • Build connections with your future colleagues.

Qualifications

  • Must be enrolled as a Ph.D., Master’s, or undergraduate student at the time of the conference.
  • Must be proficient in English and have good social and communication skills.
  • If the number of applicants exceeds the demand, we will consider students who demonstrate strong motivation to attend ICPE as a distinguishing criterion.

Application Procedure

  • Please fill out this application form: Student Volunteer Application Form
  • Please inform your academic supervisor/department head. The form includes this information, and we may contact her/him to collect further information.

Travel and Accommodation

Student volunteers are responsible for their own travel arrangements and accommodation.

Important Dates

  • Application deadline: April 13, 2026 (AoE)
  • Notification date: April 16, 2026 (AoE)