CFPs: CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS


Upcoming Conferences

IEEE ISCAS 2014, Melbourne, Australia

ISCAS is the flagship meeting of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society. ISCAS 2014 will be in Melbourne, Australia, the most livable City in the world, from 1 to 5 June 2014, sponsored by the State Government of Victoria and the Melbourne Convention and Visitor Bureau.

The theme of ISCAS 2014 is nano/bio circuits and systems applied to enhancing living and lifestyles, and, in line with the Society’s Mission and Vision (http://ieee-cas.org), especially to the multidisciplinary grand challenges in healthcare and well-being, environment and climate change (e.g. see http://engineeringchallenges.org). ISCAS is the world's premier networking forum in the fields of theory, design and implementation of circuits and systems. The Society’s goal is to build it also as the premier forum in pioneering circuits and systems contributions to humanity’s grand challenges. ISCAS 2014 will include oral and poster sessions, tutorials in emerging topics and special sessions complementing the regular program. It will also include invited industry innovation sessions. ISCAS 2014 Keynotes will be delivered by distinguished speakers focusing on grand challenges relevant to the symposium theme.

Potential authors for regular papers, tutorials, special sessions, live demonstrations and industry sessions are requested to visit the symposium website for details: http://www.iscas2014.org. Note on the website the separate calls for live demonstrations and industry sessions. Only electronic submissions of papers will be accepted via the web at: http://iscas2014.e-papers.org. Authors of the accepted papers are expected to present their papers at the symposium and at least one author of the paper MUST register for the Symposium for the paper to be included in the program.

Important Dates:

Proposal for Special Sessions: 13 September 2013

Proposals for Tutorials: 13 September 2013

Submission of full four-page papers for Regular Sessions: 11 October 2013

Submission of full four-page papers for Special Sessions: 1 November 2013

Deadline for Submission of Final Papers: 14 February 2014

Author Registration Deadline: 14 February 2014


IEEE RFID 2014, Orlando (April 2014)

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is an exciting multidisciplinary field with numerous applications. The 2014 IEEE International Conference on RFID is the premier conference for exchanging all technical research in RFID. The conference attendance boasts an outstanding mix of practitioners and researchers from industry and academia. IEEE RFID 2014 is an opportunity to share, discuss, and witness research results in all areas of RFID technologies and their applications.

The 2014 IEEE International Conference on RFID is seeking original, high- impact research papers on RFID-related topics. Papers will be selected based on originality, importance of the problem, technical merit, clarity, and the potential impact of the results. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the IEEE RFID 2014 conference proceedings and submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore®. Accepted papers will also be submitted for indexing through EI Compendex, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Web of Knowledge, Thomson ISI, and IET Inspec.

Important dates:

Paper submission due: December 13, 2013

Workshop proposals due: January 20, 2014

Notifications of acceptance: February 7, 2014

Publication-ready version: March 3, 2014

Conference: April 8-10, 2014

Conference website: http://2014.ieee-rfid.org

IEEE FTFC 2014, Monaco, Monaco (May 2014)

The 13th edition of Faible Tension Faible Consommation (FTFC) will be held in Monaco on May 04-06, 2014. The conference is technically sponsored by IEEE CAS society and IEEE France section and will be organized by Institut Supérieur d’Electronique de Paris (ISEP). FTFC is dedicated to advances in designing low-voltage low-power systems, covering the manufacturing process, circuit simulation tools and synthesis, system-level design and optimization. The fields of application are numerous, including distributed networks, sensors, implants, SOCs and embedded systems. Papers are solicited in, but  not limited to, the following topics :

1. Technologies and emerging technologies for low power and low voltage

2. Low power and low voltage variability issues

3. Security models for low power circuits and systems

4. Flexible substrates

5. Inexact computing

6. Digital, analog and mixed-signal circuits

7. Power management and power optimization techniques

  1. 8.Ultra low power implants, sensors, body area networks and wearable computing

  2. 9.Low voltage and low power computer-aided design

Tutorial and Special Session Proposals: Traditionally, several tutorial and special sessions are organized during the FTFC conference. Brief proposals of tutorials should be submitted by February 01, 2014 and must include title, outline, contact information, biography & selected publications for the presenter(s) and a description of the tutorial.  Special sessions proposals should be submitted by February 01, 2014 and must include a topical title, rationale, session outline, contact information and the list of invited papers. Both tutorial and special session submissions should be sent to ftfc2014@isep.fr.

Submission: General information and the submission procedure can be found on the conference site: ftfc.isep.fr.

Deadline for paper submission: Extended to February 28, 2014

Tutorial submission deadline: February 01, 2014

Special session submission deadline: February 01, 2014

Notification of acceptance: April 04, 2014

Deadline for submission of final paper: April 19, 2014


IEEE NEWCAS 2014, Quebec, Canada (June 2014)

The 12th IEEE International NEWCAS Conference will be held in Trois-Rivières, Canada, from June 22 to 25, 2014 at the Trois-Rivières Delta Hotel. It will encompass a wide range of special sessions and keynote talks given by prominent experts covering key areas of research in microsystems in order to provide all attendees a unique forum for the exchange of ideas and results. The program of the conference will be tailored to reflect the wide spectrum of topics and research interest shared by researchers in this field.

The topics include, but are not limited to:

  1. •Analog circuit design

  2. •Biomedical circuits & systems

  3. •Digital and mixed-signal circuit design

  4. •Digital signal processing

  5. •EDA and CAD tools

  6. •Embedded and control systems

  7. •Harvesting / Scavenging Energy

  8. •Imaging & image sensors

  9. •Low-Power circuits & systems

  10. •Microsystems, sensors and actuators

  11. •Packaging, Test and verification

  12. •Parallel computer architecture and memories

  13. •Wireless communication, RF circuits and systems

AUTHOR’S SCHEDULE

Deadline for special sessions proposals:  January 17, 2014

Deadline for full paper submission: February 21, 2014

Deadline for  tutorials proposals: February 21, 2014

Notification of acceptance: April 18, 2014

Deadline for submission of final manuscript:  May 16, 2014

Conference website: www.newcas2014.org



CNNA 2014, Notre Dame, IN, USA (July 2014)

The 14th International Workshop on Cellular Nanoscale Networks and their Applications (CNNA) will take place on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, 29-31 July 2014.  As customary, there will be the Memristor and Memristive Symposium on the day prior to CNNA, July 28.

Prospective authors are invited to submit their papers on Cellular Nanoscale Networks (CNN) topics included but not limited to:

  1. •Nanoscale cells and devices for arrays

  2. •Cellular architectures and algorithms

  3. •Theoretical advances of CNNs

  4. •Sensory integration

  5. •New spatial-temporal algorithms

  6. •Kilo-processor chips (1D, 2D, 3D) and development systems

  7. •Biological relevance of CNNs

  8. •Applications on FPGAs and GPUs

  9. •Emerging new Cellular Wave Computing Technologies


Important Dates:

Submission Deadline for Special Session Proposal: February 7, 2014

Acceptance Notification for Special Session Proposal: February 28, 2014

Submission Deadline for Extended Abstracts & Demo Proposals: March 1, 2014

Acceptance Notification for Extended Abstracts & Demo Proposals: May 1, 2014

Camera-ready Submission for all Extended Abstracts: May 30, 2014

Conference: July 29-31, 2014

Conference website : http://www3.nd.edu/~cnna2014



ISVLSI 2014, Tampa, Florida, USA (July 2014)

The IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI 2014) July 9-11, 2014, Tampa, Florida, USA. This Symposium explores emerging trends and novel ideas and concepts in the area of VLSI. The Symposium covers a range of topics: from VLSI circuits, systems and design methods to system level design and system-on-chip issues, to bringing VLSI experience to new areas and technologies like nano- and molecular devices, MEMS, and quantum computing. Future design methodologies will also be one of the key topics at the workshop, as well as new CAD tools to support these technologies. For the past two decades, the conference has been a unique forum for promoting visionary approaches to VLSI design process and has been an esteemed venue for presenting multidisciplinary research. The Symposium is bringing together leading scientists and researchers from academia and industry. The papers from this symposium have been published as the special issues of top archival journals. This fact indicates a very high quality of the symposium papers, and we are determined to keep a strong emphasis on this critical aspect of the conference. The symposium proceedings are published by IEEE Computer Society Press. The Symposium has established a reputation in bringing well-known international scientists as invited speakers, and this trend will continue.  Conference website: http://www.isvlsi.org/
 

IEEE MWSCAS 2014, College Station, TX, USA (August 2014)


The IEEE International Midwest Symposium on circuits and Systems is the oldest Circuits and Systems Symposium sponsored by IEEE. The 57th edition will be held at Hilton Hotel College Station, Texas, USA, August 3 - 6, 2014, http://mwcas-2014.org . MWSCAS 2014 will include oral and poster sessions, student paper contest, tutorials given by experts in circuits and systems topics, and special sessions. Topics include, but are not limited to:

  1. •Analog and Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits

  2. •Neuromorphic Systems

  3. •Digital Integrated Circuits, SoC and NoC

  4. •Control Systems, Mechatronics, and Robotics

  5. •Programmable Logic, VLSI, CAD and Layout

  6. •Optics and Photonics

  7. •Linear and Non-linear Circuits and Systems

  8. •Power Systems and Power Electronics

  9. •Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

  10. •Bioengineering Systems and Bio Chips

  11. •Communication and Wireless Systems • System Architectures

  12. •Embedded Electronics

  13. •Emerging Technologies

  14. •Image Processing and Multimedia Systems

  15. •MEMS/NEMS

  16. •RFICs, Microwave, and Optical Systems

  17. •Digital Signal Processing

  18. •Power Management and Energy Harvesting

  19. •Hardware/Software Co-design

  20. •Bio-inspired Green Technologies

Prospective authors are invited to submit a full paper (4-page) 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. Paper in both format presentations, oral and poster, have the same value, and presentation method will be chosen for suitability. All submissions should be made electronically through the conference web site at http://mwcas-2014.org. 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.


NOLTA 2014, Luzern, Switzerland (September 2014)

The 2014 International Symposium on Nonlinear Theory and its Applications (NOLTA 2014) will be held September 14–18, 2014 in Luzern, Switzerland. The objective of the symposium is to provide a forum for exchange of the latest results related to nonlinear theory and its applications. Papers describing original results in all aspects of nonlinear theory and its applications are invited.

Authors are invited to submit full papers in PDF format via the web site: http://chaos.keiei.shikoku-u.ac.jp/NOLTA14/

Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Corresponding authors of accepted papers will be requested to submit a 4-page final paper for the symposium proceedings. NOLTA2014 welcomes proposals for special sessions. Proposals will be evaluated based on the timeliness and the scientific quality of the topic. Notification of acceptance will be sent to the organizers by March 1, 2014. Please submit proposals via email by February 15, 2014 to: NOLTA’14 Special Session Proposal E-mail: nolta14ss@keiei.shikoku-u.ac.jp

Authors’ schedule:

Deadline for Special Session proposals: 15 February 2014

Notification of acceptance for Special Sessions: 1 March 2014

Deadline for submission of full papers for Regular and Special Sessions: 1 April 2014

Notification of acceptance for Regular and Special Session Papers: 1 June 2014

Deadline for submission of all camera-ready papers: 15 June 2014

IEEE SOCC 2014, Las Vagas (Sept 2014)

The IEEE SoC Conference (SOCC) is a premier forum for sharing advances in SoC technologies and applications in the areas of digital systems, circuit architectures, computing platforms, design methods, automations, test, and emerging technologies. SOCC2014 offers a three-day technical program including keynote and plenary speeches, oral and poster presentations, hot-topic panel sessions and tutorials, and exhibitions. This year the SOCC introduces a “Design Track” to encourage engineers to present their work and share their knowledge and experience on issues and practical solutions in the development of SoC designs. SOCC2014 also provides a high quality social events program, including a Las Vegas show, conference banquet, and a tour of the cavernous powerhouse of Hoover Dam hydro-electric plant.

Submission of Papers and Workshop/Tutorial/Special Session Proposals.

Online paper submissions are in pdf format, limited to six double-column IEEE format pages. Paper submissions will go through a double-blind peer review process. The SOCC proceedings will be submitted to IEEE Xplore®. Workshop/tutorial proposals with title, a one-page summary, and speaker’s short bio are submitted to the Tutorial Chair. Special session proposals may include title, topic rationale, organizer’s short bio, and a list of contributed papers, which are submitted to the TPC Chairs. “Design Track” submissions require a two-page extended abstract which will be published on the SOCC website and in the program. For detailed formatting instructions and submission guidelines, please refer to www.ieee-socc.org.

SOCC Areas of Interest:

  1. •Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuits and Systems

  2. •Biomedical Circuits and Systems

  3. •Wireline and Wireless Communication Circuits and Systems

  4. •Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Circuits and Systems

  5. •Low-Power, “Green” Circuits, Systems, and Design Methodologies

  6. •Embedded Systems, Multi/Many Core Systems & Embedded Memory Technologies

  7. •Network on Chip (NoC), Interconnects, and 3D-IC

  8. •Reconfigurable and Programmable Circuits and Systems

  9. •System Level Design Methodology and Tool

  10. •Design for Testability and Manufacturability

  11. •Design Verification

  12. •Computing Platform Architectures

Key Dates:

Special session proposal submission deadline: March 10, 2014

Regular paper submission deadline: March 31, 2014

Workshop/tutorial proposal submission deadline: April 8, 2014

Design Track extended abstract due: April 14, 2014

Notification of acceptance: June 10, 2014

Final camera-ready paper due: June 30, 2014



IEEE BioCAS, Lausanne, Switzerland (Oct 2014)

BioCAS 2014 will be multidisciplinary in nature, comprising of an eclectic mix of insightful invited talks, demonstrations, and technical sessions.

This conference will enable members of our communities to broaden their knowledge in emerging areas of research at the interface of life sciences and circuits and systems engineering disciplines. The complete 4-page paper (in standard IEEE double-column format), including title, authors' names, affiliations and e-mail addresses, as well as a short abstract are solicited. Papers must be submitted electronically in PDF format through www.biocas2014.org. The three-day program for BioCAS 2014 is multidisciplinary covers a range of topics including but not limited to:


  2. •Biosensor devices and interfaces

  3. •Implantable electronics

  4. •Telecare systems

  5. •Wireless and energy harvesting / scavenging technology for medicine, biology and the life sciences

  6. •Body area network / body sensor network

  7. •Lab-on-chip & BioMEMS

  8. •Bio-inspired systems

  9. •Electronics for brain science and brain machine interfaces

  10. •Innovative circuits for medical applications

  11. •Biofeedback and electrical stimulation

  12. •Biosignal processing

  13. •Biomedical imaging technologies and image processing

  14. •Medical information systems

  15. •Bioinformatics


Important Dates:

Special Session Proposal Deadline: April 4, 2014

Demonstration Proposal Submission Deadline: April 4, 2014

Paper Submission Deadline: June 4, 2014

Author Notification Date: July 17, 2014

Final Paper Submission and Obligatory Registration for Authors Deadline: July 31, 2014

Conference website: www.biocas2014.org.

 
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