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From: Mehta, Gayatri (Gayatri.Mehta_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-10 15:01:25


Announcement: Call for Papers for DAC Ph. D. Forum 2010

The Ph.D. Forum<http://www.sigda.org/daforum/> at the Design Automation Conference<http://www.dac.com/> is a poster session hosted by SIGDA<http://www.sigda.org/> for Ph.D. students to present and discuss their dissertation research with people in the EDA community. It has become one of the premier forums for Ph.D students in design automation to get feedback on their research and for industry to see academic work in progress: 400-500 people attended the last forums. Participation in the forum is competitive. In 2009, about 27 submissions out of 90 were accepted. Limited funds will be available for travel assistance, based on the financial need. The forum is open to all members of the design automation community and is free-of-charge. It is co-located with DAC to attract the large DAC audience, but DAC registration is not required in order to attend this event.

Eligibility

 * Students with at least one published or accepted conference, symposium or journal paper.
 * Students within 1-2 years of dissertation completion and students who have completed their dissertation during the 2009-2010 academic year.
 * Dissertation topic must be relevant to the DAC community.
 * Previous forum presenters are not eligible.
 * Students who have presented previously at the DATE and ASP-DAC Ph.D. forums are eligible, but will be less likely to receive travel assistance.
Important Dates

 * Submission Deadline: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 5:00PM MST
 * Notification Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
 * Forum Presentation: Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Enclosed please find the Call for Papers for DAC Ph.D. Forum.

Best regards,
Gayatri Mehta