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ICCD 2021 - Call for Special Sessions and Tutorial Proposals
The 39th IEEE International Conference on Computer Design

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The International Conference on Computer Design (ICCD) encompasses a
wide range of topics in the research, design, and implementation of
computer systems and their components. ICCD's multi-disciplinary
emphasis provides an ideal environment for developers and researchers
to discuss practical and theoretical work covering systems and
applications, computer architecture, verification and test, design
tools and methodologies, circuit design, and technology. Researchers
both from academia and industry are invited to submit proposals for
special sessions. A special session could consist of a set of
individual presentations or a panel. The special sessions should aim
at providing a complementary experience with respect to the regular
sessions. Hence, sessions focusing on hot topics of interest to the
community (e.g., blockchains, deep learning compilers and
accelerators, open-source design infrastructure, and quantum
computing) that may also go beyond disciplines traditionally
represented at ICCD are particularly welcome.

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Special Session Proposal Submission


A single PDF file including the following information:

* Title of special session;

* Rationale of the need for the special session at ICCD. The rationale
should stress the novelty of the topic and/or its multidisciplinary
flavor, and must explain how it is different from the subjects
covered by the regular sessions;

* Short biography of the organizers;

* List of contributed presentations (including titles, presenters,
contact information of the corresponding presenter, and an abstract
of each contribution). For panel proposals, list the panelists and
their area of expertise.

* Accepted papers will be published as short papers in the proceeding
(4-page), and at least one author is required to have full speaker
registration.


* Proposals are due on or before July 2, 2021 11:59 pm (AoE) and
should be submitted through EasyChair
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iccd2021) (Special
Sessions). Please reach Special Session Chairs, Esha Choukse and
Cunxi Yu (esha.choukse@microsoft.com, cunxi.yu@utah.edu) if you have
any questions.


Important Dates:

* Special Session proposal due: July 2, 2021
* Acceptance notification: July 16, 2021
* Contribution submission deadline: August 16, 2021
* Camera-ready final paper due: September 17, 2021


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Tutorial Proposal Submission


A single PDF file including the following information:

* Tutorial title;

* Short description of its main objectives and topics, and its
relevance to the ICCD community;

* List of organizers/speakers with short bio, including the recent
activity that is relevant to the topic of the tutorial;

* Tentative length and format of the tutorial (lecture, hands-on), and
any special requirement for the tutorial room;

* If the tutorial has been previously offered, provide information on
the conference, date, and number of attendees.


Tutorial Proposals are due on or before September 3, 2021 11:59 pm
(AoE) and should be submitted via e-mail to the ICCD 2021 Tutorial
Chairs — Esha Choukse and Cunxi Yu (esha.choukse@microsoft.com,
cunxi.yu@utah.edu)

Notification of acceptance will be sent to the organizers by September
17, 2021.