Call for Papers: FCCM 2025

The 33rd IEEE International Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines (FCCM 2025) is the original and premier forum for presenting and discussing new research related to computing that exploits the unique features and capabilities of FPGAs and other reconfigurable hardware. FCCM 2025 seeks to embrace its role as the venue where “firsts” are presented by encouraging submissions describing new forward-thinking research on emerging technologies with in-field reconfiguration capabilities for the upcoming post Moore’s Law era.

Conference Dates: May 4 – 7, 2025
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA

Topics of Interest

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Custom Computing and Reconfigurable Architectures:

• Heterogeneous and mixed signal digital/analog field customizable accelerators
• Neuromorphic emulation and accelerators
• Memory centric computing architectures
• Overlays, coarse grained reconfigurable architectures
• Clusters, data centers, and large systems
• IoT and Embedded SoC, MPSoC architectures with reconfigurable devices
• Security enhancements for reconfigurable computing
• Customizable soft processor systems

Abstractions, Programming Models, and Tools:

• Use of Large Language Models (LLMs) for FPGA design
• Domain-specific languages, frameworks, and open-source hw/sw synthesis/compilation tools
• Design tools, instrumentation, debug for designer productivity
• High-level synthesis
• Software-defined-systems (e.g. radio, networks, frameworks for new domains)
• CAD tools, abstractions, and languages for mixed analog/digital fabrics

Run Time Reconfiguration:

• Run-time management and scheduling of reconfigurable hardware
• System resilience/fault tolerance for reconfigurable hardware
• Evolvable, adaptable, approximate, or autonomous reconfigurable computing systems
• Security assessment and enhancement of run-time reconfiguration

Applications:

• Evaluations and analysis on custom computing architectures with GPUs, NPUs, or DSPs
• Post Quantum Cryptography, Quantum control and emulation
• Safety critical, reliable and high assurance
• Security detection and prevention, and Side Channel analysis and Attack
• Digital twin, modeling, and acceleration

Submission Guidelines

FCCM 2025 is an in-person event. At least one author will be required to register and attend. Submissions that fail to meet this requirement will not appear in IEEE Xplore.

Paper Types:

1. Traditional technical long papers: Introduce and evaluate new technologies. Must have strong empirical results and address significant challenges. Page length is 8 pages (excluding references).
2. Short papers: Intended for new projects, early results, late breaking, and work that can be presented concisely. Page length is 4 pages (excluding references).

Accepted papers will have the same page lengths as initial submissions. Short papers will have short oral presentations, and long papers may have long or short presentations based on committee decisions. Accepted posters will have a one-page extended abstract.

Formatting:

• Papers must conform to the US letter-sized IEEE conference proceedings format.
• LaTeX template: here. Overleaf users can find the template here.
• Microsoft Word template: here.
• Page restrictions exclude references.
• Submissions violating formatting requirements may be automatically rejected.

Paper Preparation:

• Successful manuscripts will include sufficient details to reproduce the results (e.g., full part numbers, software versions).
• Application papers should show how reconfigurable technology is leveraged and contain insights for future designs.

Simultaneous Submissions:

• Papers must not be simultaneously under review or waiting to appear at another conference or journal.
• Must not be essentially the same as previously published work. Cite similar prior work and make differences clear.

Review Process:

• Double-blind reviewing system. Manuscripts must not identify authors or their affiliations.
• Authors are encouraged to cite their work but must not implicitly identify themselves (e.g., "This work builds on XYZ [citation]").
• Mask grant numbers and other government markings.
• Papers that attempt to identify authors or leverage prior work/institutional support for competitive advantage may be rejected.
• Placing a preliminary version on arXiv is not disqualifying but not encouraged.
• Rebuttal Phase: Specific questions from reviewers will be available by February 16, 2025. Authors can provide an up to 500-word response by February 24, 2025.

Artifact Evaluation:

• Optional for accepted full-length papers.
• Encourages availability and reproducibility of published results.
• Artifacts undergo a separate review process.
• Submissions with artifacts must preserve double-blindness.
• Details will be provided on the FCCM website.

Important Dates

All deadlines apply to the Anywhere on Earth (UTC – 12) timezone.

• Abstracts Due (All Papers): January 10, 2025 (NO EXTENSIONS)
• Submissions Due (All Papers): January 19, 2025, 11:59 PM PST
• Workshop Proposals Due: February 23, 2025
• Rebuttal Period: February 16 – 24, 2025
• Artifact Form Deadline: February 24, 2025
• Notification of Acceptance (All Papers): March 14, 2025
• Demo Night Submissions Due: March 24, 2025 (No Extensions)
• Notification of Acceptance (Demo Night): March 31, 2025
• Camera-Ready Submission Due: April 4, 2025
• Early Registration Deadline: April 20, 2025
• Hotel Rooms Reservation Deadline: April 11, 2025
• Conference: May 4 - 7, 2025

Submission Website

https://fccm2025.hotcrp.com/

Committees

• General Chair: David Andrews (University of Arkansas)
• Program Chair: Andrew Schmidt (AMD)
• Program Vice Chairs: Lana Josipovic (ETHZ), Callie Hao (Georgia Tech)
• Finance Chair: Grace Zgheib (Altera)
• Publicity and Website Chair: Peipei Zhou (Brown University)
• Sponsorship Chair: Jeff Goeders (BYU)
• Artifacts Chairs: Miriam Leeser (Northeastern University), Chris Lavin (AMD)
• Workshops and Tutorials Chair: Jason Bakos (University of South Carolina)
• Local Arrangements Chair: Chris Farnell (University of Arkansas)
• Travel Grants Chair: Christophe Bobda (University of Florida)
• Demo Night Chair: Estelle Kao (Silvus Technologies)
• Ph.D. Forum Chair: Gabe Weisz (AMD)
• Publications Chair: Rasha Karakchi (University of South Carolina)

Call for Sponsorship

[Details available on the FCCM website]