IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Newsletter | Volume 15 | Issue 5 | October 2021 | CURRENT/PAST ISSUES

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IEEE ISCAS 2022, Austin, USA, 2022

The IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) is the flagship conference of the IEEE Circuits and Systems (CAS) Society and the world’s premiere networking forum for researchers in the highly active fields of theory, design and implementation of circuits and systems. 

ISCAS 2022 will be held in Austin Texas, one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Much of this growth is attributable to the rapidly growing tech sector in the Austin metropolitan area. The large and dynamic tech sector will provide an opportunity to include a strong industrial presence in the conference.

Following the lead of the ISCAS 2021 organizers that used a hybrid format whereby some participants attended in person and others participated virtually, a hybrid format will be established for ISCAS 2022. As we hopefully enter the post-pandemic era, our intentions are to expand the on-site in-person activities but for those that either can-not or prefer to not attend in person, for whatever reason, we also plan on providing the opportunity for anyone to participate virtually. In keeping with the tradition of maintaining a high-quality technical program, the paper submission procedure and the review guidelines will be identical irrespective of whether the presentation is made in-person in a lecture session, in-person in a poster session, or virtually.

New to ISCAS 2022 will be an early-bird paper submission option and correspondingly a somewhat earlier review decision date on submitted papers. This should provide additional lead time for those that need to obtain a visa. We are tentatively planning on waiving tutorial registration fees for authors of accepted early-bird submissions as well. Additional details will be provided later.

We look forward to your participation in ISCAS 2022 in person, in Austin Texas, or virtually if that better suits your needs.

Symposium Website: www.iscas2022.org



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SERESSA 2021, Brazil (Virtual) (November 2021)

The 17th International School on the Effects of Radiation on Embedded Systems for Space Applications (SERESSA) combines academic, government, and industrial communities working in the area of radiation effects on embedded systems. Radiation effects are a significant concern for space and avionics systems, as well as for critical applications operating at ground level such as automotive, high energy facilities, medical or even banking. The school is based on lectures and exercises involving real case studies using the common tools of the domain. The intended audience includes both beginning and experienced researchers, engineers, and post-graduate students wishing to enhance their knowledge base in this rapidly evolving field. Topics covered by SERESSA include: radiation environment, spacecraft anomalies, single-event effects (SEE), total dose effects (TID), radiation effects in power systems, radiation effects in solar cells, architecture hardening in analog, and digital circuits and in memories, software hardening, effects in FPGAs, hardness assurance, rate prediction, radiation testing, laser testing and remote testing experiments. 

First SERESSA was organised in 2005, in the middle of the Amazon Jungle, Manaus, Brazil. Then, it moved around the world, being organised in Seville, Buenos Aires, Palm Beach, Takasaki, São José dos Campos, Toulouse, Ansan, Moscow, Bariloche, Puebla, Montreal, Munich, Nordwick, Seville and Porto Alegre (virtual). Now, in 2021, it will be a fully Virtual Edition again, from Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Program: Includes speakers from several countries, available at www.ufrgs.br/seressa2021


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ICECS 2021, Dubai, UAE (November 2021)

IECES

ICECS is a premier international conference dedicated to circuits and systems, design and innovations. It is held annually in Region 8 (EU, Africa and Middle-east). The 28th edition of this IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Region 8 flagship conference will take place in Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk, Dubai, UAE. The theme of the conference this year is Security of Microelectronic Circuits and Systems. 

A virtual track will be available for presentations for people who have travel restrictions.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

  • Regular papers submission: August 15, 2021   
  • Special session proposals: July 31, 2021   
  • Special session papers submission: August 15, 2021   
  • Workshop proposals: August 31, 2021   
  • Tutorial proposals: August 31 , 2021 
  • Industrial forum submission: August 31, 2021   
  • MSc/PhD forum submission: August 31, 2021   
  • Notification of acceptance September 15, 2021   
  • Final submission: October 9, 2021

Conference Website: https://www.ieeeicecs2021.com


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ISICAS 2021, Singapore (Postponed to December 2021)

The International Symposium on Integrated Circuits and Systems (ISICAS), to be held in September 3-4, 2021 in Singapore, invites high-quality submissions presenting original work in the areas of integrated circuits and systems. Topics in the areas of analogue, digital, power, energy, biomedical, sensor interfaces, and communication systems are welcome. The submissions must describe integrated circuit and system implementations, with experimental results. Extended versions of previously published recent conference papers with significant additional materials are also welcome. 

The symposium will not produce proceedings as all accepted papers will be published in Special Issues of TCAS-I, TCAS-II, TBioCAS, and OJCAS shortly after the results are presented at ISICAS 2021. The deadline has been extended till 7 March, 2021. 

Conference website: http://www.ieee-isicas.org/


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iSES 2021, Jaipur, India (December 2021)

iSES

The primary objective of IEEE International Symposium on Smart Electronic Systems (IEEE – iSES, formerly IEEE – iNIS) is to provide a platform for both hardware and software researchers to interact under one umbrella for further development of smart electronic systems. Efficient and secure data sensing, storage, and processing play pivotal roles in current information age. The state-of-the-art smart electronic systems cater to the needs of efficient sensing, storage, and computing. At the same time, efficient algorithms and software used for faster analysis and retrieval of desired information are becoming increasingly important. Big data which are large, complex data sets, are now a part of the Internet world. Storing and processing needs of the enormous amount of structured and unstructured data are getting increasingly challenging. At the same time, Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber-physical systems (CPS) have been evolving with simultaneous development of hardware and software and span across everyday consumer electronics. The performance and efficiency of the present as well as the future generations of computing and information processing systems are largely dependent upon advances in both hardware and software. IEEE-iSES has been initiated as a sponsored meeting of Technical Committee on VLSI, IEEE-CS (https://www.ieee-tcvlsi.org/) that endorses a league of successful meetings including ASAP, ISVLSI, and ARITH, are now presented as “Sister Conferences”.

Conference Website: https://ieee-ises.org/2021


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LASCAS 2022, Puerto Varas, Chile (March 2022)

LASCAS is the international symposium and flagship event of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society in Latin America (Region 9). The conference provides a high-quality exchange and networking forum for researchers, professionals, and students, gathering an international audience with experts from all over the world. This event is a space where the CAS community can present new concepts and innovative approaches, learn about new trends and solutions, and receive feedback from specialists in diverse fields.

LASCAS thirteent edition will take place in Puerto Varas, Chile. Puerto Varas is a city in Chile’s Lake District about 1,000km south of Santiago. It sits on the southwest banks of the expansive Lake Llanquihue, which offers commanding views of snow-capped Osorno Volcano and Calbuco Volcano, both still active. Cerro Tronador an extinct stratovolcano is also clearly visible from the lakefront. The city is also known as "the city of roses" and is famous for its German traditions and its natural environment. It enjoys a scenic location close to mountains, lakes, forests, and national parks. Puerto Varas is the southernmost of a string of towns on the western shore of Llanquihue Lake that includes Frutillar, Llanquihue and Puerto Octay.

The symposium will cover novel technical developments, and offer tutorial overviews on topics related to circuits and systems including, but not limited to:

  • Analog and Digital Circuits
  • Mixed-Mode Circuits
  • Biomedical Electronics
  • Communication/RF Circuits
  • Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Nanoelectronics
  • Electronic Design Automation
  • VLSI Systems and Applications
  • FPGA Design and Applications
  • Circuit Testing
  • Fault-Tolerant Circuits
  • Circuits and Systems for Space and Nuclear Applications

The proceedings will be published by IEEE Xplore, and extended versions of a selection of the best papers will be invited to submit to a Special Issue of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I and IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, published by IEEE.

Conference Website: http://ieee-lascas.org/


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NEWCAS 2022, Quebec City, Canada (June 2022)

The 20th IEEE International NEWCAS Conference will be held in Quebec City, Canada, on 19-22 June 2022. As with previous editions, it will reflect the wide spectrum of topics, research and practice in the field of circuits and systems, and offer an international forum for exchanging ideas and results. There will also be tutorials, special sessions, and keynote talks by prominent experts on current topics in microsystems research. This year's edition is oriented towards smart and low-power circuits and systems for the revolution in artificial intelligence.

The topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Analog/mixed-signal circuits
  • Biomedical circuits and systems
  • Digital circuits and systems
  • Communications circuits and systems
  • RF & microwave circuits
  • Photonic integrated circuits
  • CAD and design tools
  • Test and verification
  • Energy harvesting and power management
  • Low-power low-voltage designs
  • Microsystems and Embedded systems
  • Circuits and systems for AI algorithms
  • Neural networks and neuromorphic circuits
  • Sensory circuits and systems
  • Imaging and image sensors
  • Emerging technologies and technology trends

Submission – The organizing committee invites prospective authors to submit complete 4-page papers in standard IEEE double-column format, with the possibility of an additional page dedicated to references, to clearly present the work, methods, results, originality, signicance, superiority and applications of the techniques discussed. The papers must be submitted in PDF format, and only electronic submissions will be accepted. The selection committee will give preference to 5-page papers.

Author schedule

  • Deadline for full paper submission: February 7, 2022
  • Deadline for tutorial and special sessions proposals: February 7, 2022
  • Notification of Acceptance: April 11, 2022
  • Submission deadline of final Manuscript: May 9, 2022

Conference website: https://newcas2022.org/


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MWSCAS 2022, Fukuoka, Japan (August 2022)

The IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS) is the Flagship conference of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) and the oldest Circuits and Systems Symposium sponsored by IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization.

The 65th IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems will be held in Fukuoka, Japan, August 7 – 10, 2022. Fukuoka is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, situated on the northern shore of the Japanese island of Kyushu.

Fukuoka is currently Japan's sixth largest city and is well connected to the world through the Fukuoka Airport which is the fourth busiest passenger airport in Japan and the fourth busiest single-runway airport in the world.

The MWSCAS 2022 conference theme is Circuits and Systems Challenges and Opportunities in a post-Pandemic World. MWSCAS 2022 will include oral and poster sessions, special sessions, tutorials given by experts in circuits and systems topics, student paper contest, and design contest.

Prospective authors are invited to submit a full paper (4 pages) describing original work. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Papers should include title, abstract, and topic category from the list above in standard IEEE two- column format for consideration as lecture or poster.

Both formats have the same value, and presentation method will be chosen for suitability. All submissions should be made electronically through PAPER SUBMISSIONS of this website.

Students are encouraged to participate in the best student paper award contest. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings subject to advance registration of at least one of the authors.

Important Dates

  • 5 January 2022: Special sessions proposals deadline
  • 5 February 2022: Regular paper submission deadline
  • 18 March 2022: Tutorial session proposals deadline
  • 25 March 2022: Notice of paper acceptance 
  • 25 April 2022: Camera-ready paper deadline

Conference website: https://mwscas2022.org/

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