SAMOS is a unique conference. It deals with embedded systems (sort of) but that is not what makes it different. It brings together every year researchers from both academia and industry on the quiet and inspiring northern mountainside of the Mediterranean island of Samos, which in itself is different. But more importantly, it really fosters collaboration rather than competition. Formal and intensive technical sessions are only held in the mornings. A lively panel ends the formal part of the day, and leads nicely into the aFernoons and evenings -- reserved for informal discussions, good food, and the inviting Aegean Sea. SAMOS has IEEE technical co-sponsorship by the IEEE CAS Society and the IEEE SSCS Germany Chapter. The conference proceedings will be published in the IEEE Xplore Database. Authors are invited to submit technical papers in accordance to the author's instructions describing original work in either one of the Conference Tracks or one of the Special Sessions.

APPLICATIONS, SYSTEMS, ARCHITECTURES, AND PROCESSORS:
This track focuses on advances in systems efficiency in various domains. Novel micro-architectural techniques to improve vector, reconfigurable, multimedia, graphics, real-time, embedded, multithreading, SDR and low power processor architectures by exploiting novel parallel techniques, memory and cache organizations are welcomed. Moreover this track presents advances in efficient application execution and system implementation technologies exploiting novel architectural and micro architectural techniques. Topics of interest include (but
are not limited to):
- Novel Architectures and Micro-architectures for Embedded Systems;
- Application-specific and Domain-specific Embedded Systems;
- Embedded Reconfigurable Processors;
- Multimedia and Graphics Architectures and Processors;
- Embedded Hardware Architectures for Industrial Applications;
- Energy-Aware and Low-Power Processors;
- Embedded Parallel Systems and Multiprocessor Systems-On-Chip;
- Memory Management and Smart Caches;
- Network-on-Chip;
- Digital Signal Processors / SoFware Defined Radios.

MODELING, DESIGN, AND DESIGN SPACE EXPLORATION:
This track focuses on all design processes for embedded systems: specification and modeling languages and simulation, hardware/soFware and system synthesis and compilation strategies; performance and power estimation and analysis; design and design space exploration methodologies. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Hardware/SoFware and Algorithm/Architecture Co-design;
- Design Space ExploraDon Strategies, Algorithms and CAD Tools;
- Specification Languages and Models;
- System-Level Design, Simulation, and Verification;
- Hardware, SoFware and System Synthesis Techniques and CAD Tools;
- MP-SoC and Platform Based Design Methodologies;
- MP-SoC Programming, Compilers, Simulation and Mapping Technologies;
- Profiling, Measurement and Analysis Techniques and CAD Tools;
- (Design for) System Adaptivity;
- Testing and Debugging.