VLSI-SoC 2026

35th IFIP/IEEE International Conference
on Very Large Scale Integration
Limassol (Cyprus), 11-14 October, St. Raphael Resort.

Call for Special Sessions


The VLSI-SOC 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for Special Sessions to be held during the IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC 2026) in Limassol, Cyprus from 8th October to 10th October 2026. Special sessions complement the regular technical program by highlighting new and emerging research topics or innovative applications of established approaches.


Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:



  • IoT, Embedded and Cyberphysical Systems: Architecture, design, and software
  • Hardware security
  • Machine learning for SoC design and for electronic design automation
  • Neuromorphic computing
  • Quantum computing




All papers will be subject to the same peer review process as for regular papers.

Special Session Chairs




Special Session Proposals


Please submit proposals (2 pages) in pdf format by email to the special sessions Chairs (theocharides.theocharis@ucy.ac.cy and nuzzo@eecs.berkeley.edu), putting in cc the Program Chairs (florenc.demrozi@uis.no and pnikolaou1@uclan.ac.uk).
The proposal should include the following information:

  • Session Title, Session Abstract, Theme(s) & Topic Area(s)
  • Organizer information
  • Session Chair information
  • Speaker Paper/Presentation Titles and abstract
  • Intended audience

Important aspect in the evaluation of special session proposals will be the timeliness of the topic, quality/track record of the proposers and speakers, coherence of the session and expected value added to the overall technical program.