Call for Papers: DATE 2026

The 29th Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference (DATE 2026) will be held in Verona, Italy, from April 20-22, 2026.

DATE is the main European event connecting designers, researchers, vendors, and specialists in hardware and software design, test, and manufacturing of electronic circuits and systems.

Conference Scope

The conference addresses research into technologies for electronic and systems engineering. It covers:

• Design process
• Test
• Design automation tools for electronic products (integrated circuits to large-scale systems)
• Hardware and embedded software design
• Specification of design requirements and new architectures for:
  • Sustainable computing
  • Smart societies and digital wellness
  • Secure systems
  • Autonomous systems and smart industry
  • State-of-the-art applications of artificial intelligence

Engineers, scientists, and researchers involved in innovative industrial designs are encouraged to submit papers.

Conference Tracks

The main areas of interest are organized along the following tracks. Submissions can be made to any of the track topics.

• Track D: Design Methods and Tools
  • Addresses design automation, design tools, and Hardware architectures for electronic and embedded systems.
  • Emphasizes methods, algorithms, and tools related to the use of computers in designing complete and complex systems.
• Track A: Application Design
  • Devoted to the presentation and discussion of design experiences with a high degree of industrial relevance, real-world implementations, and applications of specific design and test methodologies.
• Track T: Test and Dependability
  • Covers all test, design-for-test, reliability, and design-for-robustness issues, at system-, chip-, circuit-, and device-level for both analogue and digital electronics.
• Track E: Embedded Systems Design
  • Devoted to the modelling, analysis, design, verification and deployment of embedded software or embedded/cyber-physical systems.

Submission Key Dates and Submission Links

Programme area	Deadline / Submission link
Research Papers - D, A, T and E tracks	https://softconf.com/date26/conference/
Abstract	Sunday, 7 September 2025 AoE
Final paper	Sunday, 14 September 2025 AoE
Notification of acceptance	Monday, 10 November 2025 AoE
Camera-ready	Friday, 16 January 2026 AoE
Video presentation	Friday, 6 February 2026 AoE
Focus Sessions	https://softconf.com/date26/focus-sessions/
Proposal	Friday, 10 October 2025 AoE
Notification of acceptance	Friday, 14 November 2025 AoE
[Optional] Paper submission	Friday, 9 January 2026 AoE
[Optional] Notification of acceptance	Friday, 30 January 2026 AoE
[Optional] Camera-ready	Friday, 6 February 2026 AoE
Embedded Tutorials	https://softconf.com/date26/tutorials/
Proposal	Friday, 31 October 2025 AoE
Notification of acceptance	Friday, 14 November 2025 AoE
Confirmed plan and speakers	Friday, 16 January 2026 AoE
Tutorial materials	Thursday, 16 April 2026 AoE
Workshops	https://softconf.com/date26/workshops/
Proposal	Friday, 10 October 2025 AoE
Notification of acceptance	Friday, 14 November 2025 AoE
Confirmed plan and speakers	Friday, 16 January 2026 AoE
Late Breaking Results	https://softconf.com/date26/LBR/
Final Paper	Sunday, 30 November 2025 AoE
Notification of acceptance	Monday, 12 January 2026 AoE
Camera-ready	Friday, 30 January 2026 AoE
Video presentation	Friday, 6 February 2026 AoE
Multi-Partner Projects	https://softconf.com/date26/MPP/
Abstract	Wednesday, 29 October 2025 AoE
Final Paper	Wednesday, 5 November 2025 AoE
Notification of acceptance	Tuesday, 9 December 2025 AoE
Camera-ready	Friday, 16 January 2026 AoE
Video presentation	Friday, 6 February 2026 AoE
Young People Programme	https://www.date-conference.com/ypp
Career Fair	TBD
University Fair - Submission	Thursday, 15 January 2026 AoE
University Fair - Notification	Saturday, 31 January 2026 AoE
PhD Forum - Submission	Sunday, 30 November 2025 AoE
PhD Forum - Notification	Thursday, 15 January 2026 AoE

AoE: Anywhere on Earth. All deadlines are strict and extensions will not be given.

Programme Areas

• Special Days on Emerging Topics: Sessions focusing on emerging topics.
  • Special Day "Embracing AI in Education and Research"
  • Special Day "Open-Source Design Ecosystem"
• Research Papers – D, A, T, and E tracks
• Focus Sessions
• Embedded Tutorials
• Workshops
• Late Breaking Results
• Multi-Partner Projects
• Young People Programme
  • Career Fair
  • University Fair
  • PhD Forum

Submission Instructions

• File format: PDF
• Maximum number of pages: 6 pages plus 1 extra page exclusively for references. For extended abstracts, manuscripts can be at most 2 page-long with an extra page to be used exclusively for references.
• Double-blind review process: Manuscripts should not include authors’ names nor affiliations.
• Format: A4 or Letter size pages, double column, single spaced, Times or equivalent font, at minimum 10pt size, avoiding the use of type-3 fonts. Baseline stretch to compress text is not allowed.
• Templates: Word DOCX and LaTeX files are available on the DATE website.
• Topic Selection: Carefully select the most appropriate research topic when submitting a paper.
• The list and order of the authors cannot be modified after the submission deadline.
• At least one author for each accepted paper is expected to attend the session where the paper is discussed and deliver the presentation, otherwise the paper will be removed from the published proceedings after the conference has taken place.

Contacts

• Programme Chair: Alberto Bosio, École Centrale de Lyon, FR, papers@date-conference.com
• Vice Programme Chair: Lukas Sekanina, Brno University of Technology, CZ, sekanina@fit.vutbr.cz
• Conference Organisation: Anja Zeun, K.I.T. Group GmbH Dresden, DE, date@kitdresden.de