MCSoC 2014 - IEEE 8th International Symposium on Embedded Multicore/Many-core SoCs

The International Symposium on Embedded Multicore/Many-core System-on-Chip (MCSoC-14) aims at providing the
world's premier forum of leading researchers in the embedded Multicore/Many-core SoCs software, tools and
applications design areas for Academia and industries. Prospective authors are invited to submit paper of their works.
Submission of a paper implies that at least one of the authors will have a full registration to the symposium upon
acceptance of the paper.
Important dates:
Paper Submission:March 31, 2014
Notification of Acceptance:May 31, 2014
Camera Ready Paper:June 30, 2014
Symposium Date:September 24-26, 2014
Topics of Interests:
Software for Embedded Multicore and Many-core: Compilers, cross assemblers, programming, memory
management, object-oriented aspects, virtual machines, concurrent software for SoCs.
Hardware for Embedded Multicore and Many-core: SoCs, DSPs, hardware specification, modeling,
synthesis, low power simulation and analysis, reliable, performance modeling, security issues.
Embedded Multicore System Architecture: Multicore, Many-core, reconfigurable platforms, memory
management support, communication, protocols, real-time systems.
Electronic Network-on-Chip: NoC architecture, Power and energy issues in NoC , Application specific NoC
design, Timing, synchronous /asynchronous communication, RTOS support for NoC, Modeling, simulation,
NoC support for MCSoC, NoCs for FPGAs and structured ASICs, NoC design tools.
Silicon Photonic NoCs: Design tools, Photonic components, Virtual fabrications, Photonic circuits, Routing,
Filter design, Topics related to Large-scale systems (datacenters, supercomputers) with Optical NoC-based
systems.
Multicore/Many-core Testing: Design-for-test, test synthesis, built-in self-test, embedded test for MCSoC
Multicore Practices & Benchmarks: Software, tools, trends, emerging technologies, experience maintaining
benchmark suites, representation, tools, copyrights, maintenance.
Packaging Technologies: 3D VLSI packaging Technology, Vertical Interconnections in 3D Electronics,
Periphery Interconnection between Stacked ICs, Area Interconnection between Stacked ICs, Thermal
Management.
Embedded Real-Time Systems: real-time system design, OS, Compilation techniques, memory/cache
optimization, interfacing and software issues, Software, distributed real-time systems, real-time kernels, task
scheduling, multitasking design.
Workshops and Special Sessions
Special Session on Auto-Tuning for Multicore and GPU (ATMG 2014)
International Workshop on Networked Embedded Systems for Internet of Things (NEST-2014)
International Workshop on Heterogeneous Multicore Computing Systems and Applications (HMC’2014)
Special Session on Legacy HPC Application Migration.
Submission
The paper should be prepared according to the IEEE CS format, and no longer than 8 pages. Each submitted paper
will be reviewed by at least three reviewers and will be evaluated based on originality, significance to Symposium's
topics, organization, and technical quality.
Submission of a paper implies that at least one of the authors will have a full registration to the symposium upon
acceptance of the paper. All submitted papers to the MCSoC-14 should be submitted online.
Click here to submit online
Proceedings Publication and Indexing:
MCSoC-14 proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press, which will be included in the Computer Society Digital
Library CSDL
and IEEE Xplore. All CPS conference publications are also submitted for indexing to EI’s Engineering Information
Index, Compendex,
and ISI Thomson’s Scientific and Technical Proceedings, ISTP/ISI Proceedings, and ISI Thomson
Best Paper Award:
IEEE MCSoC-14 features Best Paper Award to award authors with superior quality paper submission to this
Symposium. The award includes a certificate. The authors of Best Paper Award will be recognized in the conference.
Eligibility: Any paper published in the IEEE MCSoC-14 symposium.
Nomination: The nominations are made by the symposium's best-paper-award selection chairs.
Special Issue: High quality papers will be invited to be submitted to a special issue in :
-IJAIS Journal, InderScience, http://www.inderscience.com/IJAIS
-Others