MobiSys Camera Ready
Use this after acceptance. Reopen the current camera-ready instructions, the ACM rights form,
the registration page, and the decision email before advising authors — dates and forms are
cycle-specific.
Camera-ready audit
- Convert the anonymous submission to the public ACM version: author names, affiliations,
acknowledgements, funding, and de-anonymized code/data links.
- Apply the current ACM double-column template and page budget. MobiSys 2026 kept a 12-page
body including figures and tables; references and appendices sit outside the cap — confirm
the final-version rule against the current instructions.
- Deliver every result promised in the rebuttal; a promised camera-ready experiment that
never appears is a credibility failure the AC may notice.
- Complete ACM rights, the CCS concepts/keywords metadata, title/abstract/author-order
metadata, and the bibliography.
- Coordinate the three artifact badges so passing badges are printed on the paper and recorded
in the ACM DL (
mobisys-artifact-evaluation).
- Confirm registration and the June in-person obligation; MobiSys expects at least one author
to present.
What changes between the reviewed and final version
| Element |
Reviewed (anonymous) |
Camera-ready (ACM) |
| Author block |
Stripped |
Restored with affiliations |
| Repository links |
Anonymized placeholder |
Public, licensed, archival |
| Screenshots / demo media |
Blurred / de-identified |
Restored, subject to vendor NDA |
| Rebuttal promises |
Pending |
Delivered in body/appendix |
| Metadata |
Minimal |
ACM rights + CCS concepts |
De-anonymization sweep
- Restore the author block, acknowledgements, grants, and any contribution statements the
anonymous version stripped.
- Replace anonymized repository placeholders with the public, licensed, archival artifact and
test every link from a logged-out browser.
- Un-blur screenshots and demo media, and restore device/vendor names where they were hidden
for review — while respecting any vendor NDA on hardware details.
ACM double-column reflow
- Switching the template from anonymous to final mode changes spacing; recheck every page
break, figure placement, and wide device-table width after the flip.
- Adding the author block, acknowledgements, and funding lines can push the body over budget;
confirm the 12 pages still hold rather than assuming.
- Keep figure, table, and section numbering identical to the reviewed version so the review and
rebuttal record remain traceable to the final text.
Worked example: integrating a promised result
The rebuttal promised a fifth-device measurement to answer a generalization concern.
Camera-ready move: add the device to the multi-device table and one sentence of interpretation,
regenerate the figure from the artifact so numbers match, and note the device in App. A's
provenance table — without restructuring the accepted contribution.
Camera-ready readiness
Final-package checklist:
PDF: ACM double-column, 12-page body confirmed, numbering unchanged
metadata: ACM rights, CCS concepts, author order, abstract
promises: every rebuttal-promised result delivered
artifacts: badges coordinated, repo de-anonymized and archival
logistics: registration done, June presenter and demo assigned
Hedged logistics
- Registration pricing, ACM rights/OA mechanics, and exact camera-ready dates change every
cycle; confirm against the decision email and current instructions.
Output format
[Camera-ready status] Ready / Needs fixes / Blocked
[Final package] <PDF/metadata/ACM rights/artifacts>
[Policy checks] <page/authors/presentation/registration/badges>
[Promise delivery] <rebuttal promise -> final edit>
[Remaining owner] <person -> task>
Source: brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills → MobiSys-Skills/skills/mobisys-camera-ready/SKILL.md
1---2name: mobisys-camera-ready3description: Use when preparing an accepted MobiSys paper for the ACM Digital Library camera-ready — de-anonymization, the ACM double-column final layout and 12-page budget, ACM rights and CCS metadata, delivering any results promised in the rebuttal, coordinating the three artifact badges, registration, and the June in-person talk and demo in Cambridge.4---567# MobiSys Camera Ready89Use this after acceptance. Reopen the current camera-ready instructions, the ACM rights form,10the registration page, and the decision email before advising authors — dates and forms are11cycle-specific.1213## Camera-ready audit1415- Convert the anonymous submission to the public ACM version: author names, affiliations,16 acknowledgements, funding, and de-anonymized code/data links.17- Apply the current ACM double-column template and page budget. MobiSys 2026 kept a **12-page18 body including figures and tables**; references and appendices sit outside the cap — confirm19 the final-version rule against the current instructions.20- Deliver every result **promised in the rebuttal**; a promised camera-ready experiment that21 never appears is a credibility failure the AC may notice.22- Complete ACM rights, the CCS concepts/keywords metadata, title/abstract/author-order23 metadata, and the bibliography.24- Coordinate the three artifact badges so passing badges are printed on the paper and recorded25 in the ACM DL (`mobisys-artifact-evaluation`).26- Confirm registration and the June in-person obligation; MobiSys expects at least one author27 to present.2829## What changes between the reviewed and final version3031| Element | Reviewed (anonymous) | Camera-ready (ACM) |32|---|---|---|33| Author block | Stripped | Restored with affiliations |34| Repository links | Anonymized placeholder | Public, licensed, archival |35| Screenshots / demo media | Blurred / de-identified | Restored, subject to vendor NDA |36| Rebuttal promises | Pending | Delivered in body/appendix |37| Metadata | Minimal | ACM rights + CCS concepts |3839## De-anonymization sweep4041- Restore the author block, acknowledgements, grants, and any contribution statements the42 anonymous version stripped.43- Replace anonymized repository placeholders with the public, licensed, archival artifact and44 test every link from a logged-out browser.45- Un-blur screenshots and demo media, and restore device/vendor names where they were hidden46 for review — while respecting any vendor NDA on hardware details.4748## ACM double-column reflow4950- Switching the template from anonymous to final mode changes spacing; recheck every page51 break, figure placement, and wide device-table width after the flip.52- Adding the author block, acknowledgements, and funding lines can push the body over budget;53 confirm the 12 pages still hold rather than assuming.54- Keep figure, table, and section numbering identical to the reviewed version so the review and55 rebuttal record remain traceable to the final text.5657## Worked example: integrating a promised result5859The rebuttal promised a fifth-device measurement to answer a generalization concern.60Camera-ready move: add the device to the multi-device table and one sentence of interpretation,61regenerate the figure from the artifact so numbers match, and note the device in App. A's62provenance table — without restructuring the accepted contribution.6364## Camera-ready readiness6566```text67Final-package checklist:68 PDF: ACM double-column, 12-page body confirmed, numbering unchanged69 metadata: ACM rights, CCS concepts, author order, abstract70 promises: every rebuttal-promised result delivered71 artifacts: badges coordinated, repo de-anonymized and archival72 logistics: registration done, June presenter and demo assigned73```7475## Hedged logistics7677- Registration pricing, ACM rights/OA mechanics, and exact camera-ready dates change every78 cycle; confirm against the decision email and current instructions.7980## Output format8182```text83[Camera-ready status] Ready / Needs fixes / Blocked84[Final package] <PDF/metadata/ACM rights/artifacts>85[Policy checks] <page/authors/presentation/registration/badges>86[Promise delivery] <rebuttal promise -> final edit>87[Remaining owner] <person -> task>88```8990---9192**Source:** [`brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills`](https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) → `MobiSys-Skills/skills/mobisys-camera-ready/SKILL.md`
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