IWLS 2011

2011

Co-located with the
Design Automation Conference

^{20th
International Workshop
on Logic & Synthesis

June 3 - 5, 2011

University of California, San Diego
- San Diego, CA}

Mission: The International Workshop on Logic and Synthesis is dedicated to research in synthesis, optimization, and verification of integrated circuits. Research on logic synthesis for emerging technologies and for novel computing platforms, such as nanoscale systems and biological systems, is also strongly encouraged. The workshop accepts complete papers as well as abstracts highlighting important new problems in the early stages of development. The emphasis is on novelty and intellectual rigor.

Call for Participation

Call for Participation (please post/distribute).

The International Workshop on Logic and Synthesis is the premier forum for research in synthesis, optimization, and verification of integrated circuits. Research on logic synthesis for emerging technologies and for novel computing platforms, such as nanoscale systems and biological systems, is also strongly encouraged. The workshop accepts complete papers as well as abstracts, highlighting important new problems in the early stages of development, without providing complete solutions. The emphasis is on novelty and intellectual rigor.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): synthesis and optimization; power and timing analysis; testing, validation and verification; architectures and compilation; and design experiences. Submissions on modeling, analysis and synthesis for emerging technologies and platforms are also encouraged. Both complete papers as well as extended abstracts highlighting new problems and new topics of research are welcomed. Only original and previously unpublished material is permitted.

Accepted papers are distributed only to IWLS participants. The workshop format includes paper presentations, posters, invited talks, social lunch and dinner gatherings, and recreational activities.

Technical Program

The technical program consists of 21 regular talks, 3 invited talks, 1 special session and 4 poster presentations. The workshop will be held in Room 1202 at the University of California - San Diego, Computer Science and Engineering Department, Building EBU3B.

Invited talks:

"Post-Silicon Validation and Debug"

Rand Gray - Digital Enterprise Group - Intel
(slides)

"Security through Synthesis: Towards Trustworthiness as a Hardware Design Constraint (Rather than an Afterthought)"

Tim Sherwood - Associate Professor - UC Santa Barbara
(slides available upon request)

"A Response to Technological Change: Incorporating Semantics into Software Translation"

Scott Baden - Professor - UC San Diego
(slides)

Special Session: Novel Applications of Reconfigurable Logic Circuits

"CoRAM: An FPGA Architecture for Computing"
James Hoe, CMU (slides)

"Using Reconfigurable Logic to Simulate Computer Systems"
Derek Chiou, UT Austin (slides)

"Compound circuits in multi-accelerator architectures: how to balance between flexibility & specialization"
Sami Yehia Thales (slides)

Registration

Rates for registration on or before May 9, 2011:

ACM/IEEE members: Students and unemployed professionals $200

Others $300

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Non ACM/IEEE members: Students and unemployed professionals $250

Others $400

Rates for late registration (effective May 10, 2011):

ACM/IEEE members: Students and unemployed professionals $300

Others $400

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Non ACM/IEEE members: Students and unemployed professionals $350

Others $500

To register at the unemployed rate, please contact Philip Brisk at philip@cs.ucr.edu
The cost of registration includes breakfasts, lunches, dinners and coffee break service.
Registration to IWLS does include entrance to the DAC Exhibit Hall Monday through Wednesday and all four Keynote addresses. An additional registration option is available if you wish to attend DAC Technical Sessions and additional fees are incurred. Please also note that a DAC Conference Registration does not include colocated conferences. You must go to the DAC registration page in order to register for IWLS. Please follow the instructions below to register:

Go to https://reg.mpassociates.com/reglive/PromoCode.aspx?confid=122
Select Register. This will direct you to the registration page. Complete all the contact information and select your products.
Select the "Colocated Conferences" tab on the right hand side of the registration page. Select the IWLS option and proceed to checkout.

For any question regarding the registration process, please email Register@dac.com or call the DAC offices at 303-530-4333

Hotel Accomodations

We have negotiated the rate of $99.99/night at the Clarion Del Mar Inn. To reserve a room, call +1 (858) 755-9765 by May 13, 2011 and mention the IWLS group rate. The reduced rate is subject to room availability (we have reserved a block of 20 rooms), therefore we encourage you to reserve early. If you call after May 13, 2011, do still mention the IWLS room block -- the special rate may still be available, and it will also help us know how many IWLS participants are staying at the hotel so that we can plan accordingly. We are currently working on organizing a shuttle bus service to transport participants to and from UC San Diego.
The hotel address is: Clarion Del Mar Inn, 720 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014. Email contact: sales@delmarinn.com

Organizing Committee

General Chair Philip Brisk University of California, Riverside

Technical Program Co-Chair Valeria Bertacco University of Michigan

Technical Program Co-Chair Igor Markov University of Michigan

Special Sessions Chair Ilya Wagner Intel Corp.

Special Activities Chair Alan Mishchenko University of California, Berkeley

Local Arrangements Ali Irturk University of California, San Diego

Benchmarks

The IWLS community maintains a set of benchmarks, synthesized and mapped in Verilog and OpenAccess.

Links to Past Workshops

IWLS 2010: June 18 - June 20, 2010, Irvine, California

IWLS 2009: July 31 - August 2, 2009, Berkeley, California

IWLS 2008: June 4 - 6, 2008, Lake Tahoe, California

IWLS 2007: May 30 - June 1, 2007, San Diego, California

IWLS 2006: June 7 - 9, 2006, Vail, Colorado

IWLS 2005: June 8 - 10, 2005, Lake Arrowhead, California

IWLS 2004: June 2 - 4, 2004, Temecula Creek, California

IWLS 2003: May 28 - 30, 2003, Laguna Beach, California

IWLS 2002: June 4 - 7, 2002, New Orleans, Louisiana

IWLS 2001: June 12 - 15, 2001, Lake Tahoe, California

IWLS 2000: May 31 - June 2, 2000, Dana Point, California

Mailing List

Subscribe to the IWLS mailing list. (The list is hidden, and only its administrator can post to it.)

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