VLDB 2027 — 53rd International Conference on Very Large Data Bases

VLDB 2027, the 53rd International Conference on Very Large Data Bases, runs 23-27 August 2027 in Athens, Greece. Organised by the VLDB Endowment, it is one of the two top-tier data-management venues alongside ACM SIGMOD, and its research programme lists machine learning, AI and databases as a first-class area next to data mining and analytics, database engines, distributed systems, graph data, data privacy and security, information integration and semi-structured data processing. The week combines research talks with keynote and invited talks, panels, tutorials, demonstrations, an industrial track and workshops. VLDB is unusual in running rolling monthly research-track deadlines rather than one annual cutoff: submissions open on the 20th of each month from March 2026, papers are due on the 1st of each month through March 2027, notifications land on the 15th of the following month, and starting with this edition an abstract is due on the 25th of the month before the full paper.

• Research track abstract deadline (final monthly cycle)Feb 25, 2027
• Research track paper submission deadline (final monthly cycle)Mar 1, 2027

Date

August 23–27, 2027

Location

Athens, Greece

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

VLDB Endowment

Added

Aug 4, 2026

Updated

Aug 4, 2026

• ✓Data platform engineers
• ✓Database researchers
• ✓Heads of Data and Analytics
• ✓Data infrastructure architects
• ✓CTOs and VPs of Data
• ✓Engineers at database and cloud vendors
• ✓PhD students and postdocs

VLDB is where the data platform your AI stack sits on gets designed. If you are choosing between vector indexes, deciding whether retrieval belongs in the warehouse or beside it, sizing a lakehouse, or working out what machine learning inside a query optimizer actually buys you, the peer-reviewed papers and the industrial track here run two to four years ahead of the vendor roadmap you will be shown. The demonstrations and industrial sessions put engineers from the major database vendors and cloud providers in the same room, so a platform lead can pressure-test an architecture decision against the people who implemented the alternatives rather than against a benchmark blog post.

• ✓Research track with monthly submission cycles — submissions open the 20th of each month from March 2026, papers due the 1st of each month through March 2027, notifications on the 15th of the following month
• ✓Mandatory abstract submission on the 25th of the month preceding the full paper deadline, new for this edition
• ✓Industrial track
• ✓Demonstrations
• ✓Tutorials and workshops
• ✓Keynote and invited talks plus panels
• ✓Research areas spanning machine learning/AI and databases, data mining and analytics, database engines, distributed systems, graph data, data privacy and security, information integration and semi-structured data processing

• ★Rolling monthly research-track deadlines with a revision cycle instead of one annual cutoff — the submission model that makes PVLDB read more like a journal than a conference.
• ★One of only two top-tier data-management venues, with ACM SIGMOD; this is the 53rd consecutive edition.
• ★"Machine learning, AI and databases" is a named research area rather than a bolted-on AI track, so the AI content is about data systems rather than model demos.
• ★New at this edition: research-track abstracts are due on the 25th of the month before the full-paper deadline, a procedural change authors have to plan around.

Not published. The VLDB 2027 site carries the programme description and the full important-dates table but no registration page as of August 2026. VLDB is a paid academic conference with tiered member, non-member and student rates and separate workshop fees, normally published a few months out; the submission deadlines below are the firm dates to plan against in the meantime.

When is VLDB 2027?

VLDB 2027 takes place August 23–27, 2027 in Athens, Greece.

Where is VLDB 2027 held?

VLDB 2027 is held in Athens, Greece. The event format is in-person.

What is the VLDB 2027 submission deadline?

The next VLDB 2027 deadline is research track abstract deadline (final monthly cycle) on Feb 25, 2027. Remaining dates: Research track paper submission deadline (final monthly cycle) — Mar 1, 2027.

How much does VLDB 2027 cost?

VLDB 2027 is paid. Not published. The VLDB 2027 site carries the programme description and the full important-dates table but no registration page as of August 2026. VLDB is a paid academic conference with tiered member, non-member and student rates and separate workshop fees, normally published a few months out; the submission deadlines below are the firm dates to plan against in the meantime.

Who should attend VLDB 2027?

VLDB 2027 is aimed at Data platform engineers, Database researchers, Heads of Data and Analytics, Data infrastructure architects, CTOs and VPs of Data, Engineers at database and cloud vendors, PhD students and postdocs.

What topics does VLDB 2027 cover?

VLDB 2027 covers Data Management, Databases, Machine Learning and AI for Data Systems, Data Mining and Analytics, Distributed Systems, Graph Data, Data Privacy and Security, Vector and Semi-structured Data.

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