CFP summary
DATE 2026 is the Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference, the main European event that brings together designers, design automation users, researchers, vendors, and specialists in hardware and software design, test, and manufacturing of electronic circuits and systems. The conference emphasizes both technology and systems, spanning ICs and SoCs, reconfigurable hardware, embedded systems, and embedded software. The 2026 edition, the 29th in the series, is held in Verona, Italy and combines research papers with keynotes, focus sessions, tutorials, workshops, project sessions, and networking-oriented activities.
Topics
The official call for papers states that DATE addresses all aspects of research into technologies for electronic and systems engineering. It covers design processes, test, and design-automation tools for electronic products from integrated circuits to distributed large-scale systems, including both hardware and embedded software design. Research tracks include Design Methods and Tools (e.g., high-level synthesis, simulation, formal methods, hardware security, NoC, low-power design, reconfigurable systems, physical design, emerging technologies, and design automation for quantum computing); Application Design (e.g., sustainable computing, smart society and digital wellness, secure systems, autonomous systems, applications of emerging technologies, and AI systems); Test and Dependability; and Embedded Systems Design.