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

ReCoSoC 2014, Montpellier, France (May 2014)

Over the past decade ReCoSoC has established itself as a reference international event for research in the areas of reconfigurable and communicationcentric systems-on-chip. Its informal and dynamic philosophy encourages technical and scientific interactions of both academic and industrial participants through presentations and special sessions reporting latest advances in the related areas.

ReCoSoC'2014 will be held in Montpellier, France.

All accepted papers will be published in IEEE Xplore. In addition authors of the best papers will be invited to submit an extended versions of their papers for publication in special issue of a journal to be announced at a later point in time.

Important dates:

Paper submission due: April 13, 2014

Notifications of acceptance: April 28, 2014

Publication-ready version: May 12, 2014

Conference website: http://www.recosoc.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

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

9. 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

ISBCCI, Aracaju, Brazil (Sept 2014)

SBCCI is an international forum dedicated to integrated circuits and systems design, test and CAD, held annually in Brazil.  It is co-sponsored by :

1. IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
   

2. ACM SIGDA
   

3. SBC - Brazilian Computer Society
   

4. SBMicro - Brazilian Microeletronics Society
   

5. IFIP WG10.5 - International Federation for Information Processing
   

The 27th SBCCI will take place at Curitiba, capital of the State of Sergipe. The goal of the symposium is to bring together researchers in the areas of EDA, design and test of integrated circuits and systems. The scope of the symposium includes technical sessions, tutorials and panels, as well as an exhibition and working group meetings. The best papers presented at the symposium will be invited to resubmit an extended version to be considered for publication at the  IEEE Design & Test and at the JICS - Journal of Integrated Circuits and Systems.

Please find more information on the SBCCI  website: www.sbcci.org.br

Important Dates:

1. •Abstract Submission: March 23rd, 2014
   

2. •Paper Submission Deadline: March 30th, 2014
   

3. •Notification of Acceptance : May 18th, 2014
   

4. •Camera-Ready Deadline : June 08th, 2014
   

VLSI-SoC 2014, Playa del Carmen, Mexico (Oct 2014)

VLSI-SoC 2014 is the 22nd in a series of international conferences sponsored by IFIP TC 10 Working Group 10.5, IEEE CEDA and IEEE CASS, which explores the state-of-the-art in the areas that surround Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) and System-on-Chip (SoC). Previous conferences have taken place in Edinburgh, Trondheim, Tokyo,  Vancouver, Munich, Grenoble, Gramado, Lisbon, Montpellier, Darmstadt, Perth, Nice, Atlanta, Rhodes, Florianópolis, Madrid, Hong Kong, Santa Cruz and Istambul. The purpose of VLSI-SoC is to provide a forum to exchange ideas and showcase research as well industrial results in EDA, design methodology, test, design, verification, devices, process, systems issues and application domains of VLSI and SoC. Paper Submission: Papers should present original research and industrial results not published or submitted for publication in other forums. Electronic submission in PDF format to the http://www.vlsi-soc.com website is required. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

1. •Analog and Mixed-Signal IC Design
   

2. •3-D Integration
   

3. •Physical Design
   

4. •SoC Design for Variability, Reliability, Fault Tolerance and Test 
   

5. •New Devices, MEMS, and Microsystems
   

6. •Digital Signal Processing and Image Processing SoC Design
   

7. •Prototyping, Validation, Verification, Modelling, and Simulation
   

8. •Embedded Systems and Processors, Hardware/Software Codesign 
   

9. •Processor Architectures and Multicore SOCs
   

10. •Logic and High-Level Synthesis
    

11. •Low-Power and Thermal-aware Design
    

12. •Reconfigurable SoC Systems for Energy and Reliability
    

13. •Dependable SoCs
    

14. •SoC in the Dark Silicon Era
    

15. •Green Computing Systems
    

16. •Low Energy Secure Systems
    

17. •Circuits and Systems for Micro-sensing Applications
    

Submission Deadline (regular papers and special sessions) Apr 4, 2014

Notification Due Jun 13, 2014

Final Version Due Jun 27, 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:

1. 
   

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.

IEEE APCCAS 2014, Okinawa, Japan (November 2014)

The IEEE APCCAS 2014, the 12th of the biennial Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems, will be held in Japan at the splendid ANA Intercontinental Ishigaki Resort , Okinawa prefecture. The rich cultural traditions, abundant coral reefs, distinctive regional foods and the natural warmth of its people make this island getaway an unforgettable destination. The APCCAS is a major international forum established by the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society for researchers to exchange their latest findings in circuits and systems.

The IEEE APCCAS 2014 is a meeting place for scholars, scientists, educators, students, engineers, entrepreneurs and managers. It covers a wide range of topics including, but not limited to the following:

1. •Analog Signal Processing
   

2. •Biomedical Circuits and Systems
   

3. •Circuits and Systems for Intelligent
   

4. •Communication
   

5. •Computer‐Aided Network Design
   

6. •Digital Signal Processing
   

7. •Graph Theory and Computing
   

8. •Life‐Science Systems and Applications
   

9. •Multimedia Systems and Applications
   

10. •Nanoelectronics and Gigascale Systems
    

11. •Neural Systems and Networks
    

12. •Nonlinear Circuits and Systems
    

13. •Power Systems and Power Electronic Circuits
    

14. •RF and Wireless Communication Circuits
    

15. •Sensory Systems
    

16. •Smart and Green Circuits and Systems
    

17. •Visual Signal Processing and Communications
    

18. •VLSI Systems and Applications
    

TUTORIALS: The tutorials will be held on 17 Nov. 2014. Proposals are solicited for tutorial sessions.

SPECIAL SESSIONS: Proposals are solicited for special sessions.

PAPERS: Complete 4‐page manuscript (in standard IEEE double‐column format), including title, authors' names, affiliations and e‐mail addresses, and a short abstract are requested

Important Dates:

Submission of Papers in Regular Sessions: 16 May 2014

Notification of Paper Acceptance: 8 August 2014

Submission of FINAL Papers: 12 September 2014

Submission of Special Sessions Proposals: 31 March 2014

Notification of Acceptance of Special Sessions Proposals: 11 April 2014

Submission of Tutorial Proposals: 30 April 2014

Notification of Acceptance of Tutorial Proposals: 31 May 2014

Deadline for Author Registration 12 September 2014

Conference website: http://www.apccas2014.org/

IEEE ISCAS 2015, Lisbon, Portugal

ISCAS is the world's premier networking forum for leading researchers in the highly active fields of theory, design and implementation of circuits and systems. ISCAS 2015, sponsored by the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society and supported by Instituto Superior Técnico and by Universidade Nova de Lisboa, will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from May 24 to 27, 2015. ISCAS 2015 will have a special focus on Enabling Technologies for Societal Challenges, and seeks to address multidisciplinary challenges in circuits and systems using microelectronics, nanotechnologies and biotechnologies to address health, demographic change, wellbeing, security and sustainability issues. The symposium will include oral and poster sessions, live demonstrations, tutorials given by experts on state-of-the-art topics, and special sessions, with the aim of complementing the regular program with emerging topics of particular interest to the circuits and systems community.

Potential authors for regular papers, live demos, tutorials, and special sessions, please visit the conference website http://www.iscas2015.org and click the corresponding icons for details. For regular sessions, authors are invited to submit 4-page full papers according to the posted guidelines. Only electronic submissions will be accepted via the Web at: http://www.epapers.org/iscas2015. Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their papers at the Symposium and at least one author of each paper MUST register for the Symposium in order for the papers to be included in the program.

Important Submission Dates:

Tutorials Proposals: 19/9/2014

Special Session Proposals: 19/9/2014

Full papers for Regular Sessions: 10/10/2014

1-page live demos: 10/10/2014

Full papers for special sessions: 31/10/2014

Final papers: 6/2/2015

MORE DETAILS are in http://www.iscas2015.org