2026 Information
Paper Guidelines & Submission
General Information
The working language for SMACD is English, used for all presentations and printed materials. SMACD will only accept electronic submissions in PDF format.
Paper Specifications (Max. 4 pages)
- Paper Length: Maximum of 4 pages , including figures, tables, and references. Documents exceeding this limit will be automatically rejected.
- Paper Size: Only US Letter (8.5″ × 11″) or A4 (210 mm × 297 mm) formats are accepted.
- Paper Format: Authors must follow IEEE double-column conference paper template .
- File Size: PDF files should not exceed 2.0 MB.
Reviewing Process
Papers submitted for review must clearly state:
- The purpose of the work
- How and to what extent it advances the state-of-the-art
- Specific new results and their impact
The degree to which the paper addresses these criteria will affect the selection process. The most common reason for rejection is the lack of new results. Only work not previously published will be considered.
Submission of a paper for review and subsequent acceptance implies the authors agree that the work will not be made public before the conference.
Notification
Submitted papers will be peer reviewed by competent reviewers selected by the international Technical Program Committee . Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings, which will be published in IEEE Xplore.
After review, authors will be notified of the decision by the Technical Program Committee via email.
Steering Committee
Francisco V. Fernandez
IMSE-CNM, University of Seville and CSIC, ESGünhan Dündar
Boğaziçi University, TRNuno Lourenço
IT, PTRalf Sommer
IMMS GmbH & TU Ilmenau, DEGiulia Di Capua
University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, ITNuno Horta
IT and University of Lisbon, PTRafael Castro López
IMSE-CNM, University of Seville and CSIC, ESRicardo Martins
IT and University of Lisbon, PTNestor Evmorfopoulos
University of Thessaly, GreeceEngin Afacan
Gebze Technical University, TROrganizing Committee
General Chair
Benjamin Prautsch
Fraunhofer IIS, Dresden, DETPC Chairs
Günhan Dündar
Boğaziçi University, TRNuno Horta
IT and University of Lisbon, PTRicardo Martins
Instituto Superior Técnico, PTFrancisco V. Fernandez
IMSE-CNM, ESPublication Chairs
Fabio Passos
IST - University of Lisbon and INESC-ID, PTRafael Castro-López
IMSE-CNM, ESPublicity Chairs
Giulia Di Capua
University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, ITPaula Hartmann
Fraunhofer IIS, Dresden, DEEDA Competition Chair
Andreas Krinke
TU Dresden, DEIC Design Competition Chair
Björn Zeugmann
Fraunhofer IIS, Dresden, DETutorial & Special Session Chair
Ralf Sommer
TU Ilmenau, DEIndustrial Liaison Chairs
Ngoc Ha Doan
Fraunhofer IIS, Dresden, DEKatja Lohmann-Schwitale
Fraunhofer IIS, Dresden, DEHistory
The International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD) has its origins in the International Workshop on Symbolic Methods and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD) held in:
- 1991: Bagneux, France.
- 1992: Firenze, Italy.
- 1994: Seville, Spain.
- 1996: Leuven, Belgium.
- 1998: Kaiserslautern, Germany.
- 2000: Lisboa, Portugal.
- 2002: Sinaia, Romania.
- 2004: Wroclaw, Poland.
- 2006: Firenze, Italy.
With an updated scope and named International Workshop on Symbolic and Numerical Methods, Modeling and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD), two new editions took place in:
- 2008: Erfurt, Germany.
- 2010: Gammarth, Tunisia.
For the 2012’s edition in Sevilla, we changed the conference name to its present name, and the acronym changed back to the original one (SMACD). There was a dramatic update and expansion of the scope in which our traditional (and beloved) symbolic activity started to play a marginal role. From that edition, the name and acronym have remained the same, and we have usually performed some minor updates of the scope in each edition and the structuring in areas we can see today. Since 2016, SMACD has been co-located with PRIME bringing designers and EDA developers together.
- 2012: Seville, Spain.
- 2015: Istanbul, Türkiye.
- 2016: Lisbon, Portugal.
- 2017: Giardini Naxos – Taormina, Italy.
- 2018: Prague, Czech Republic.
- 2019: Lausanne, Switzerland.
- 2021: Erfurt, Germany (Online Event).
- 2022: Villasimius, Italy.
- 2023: Funchal, Portugal.
- 2024: Volos, Greece.
- 2025: Istanbul, Türkiye.
Contact
For any inquiries regarding the SMACD 2026 Conference, please feel free to reach out to the conference chair or the organizing team.
Conference Chair: benjamin.prautsch@iis.fraunhofer.de
General Inquiries: info@smacd-conference.org
We look forward to hearing from you and are happy to assist with any questions or concerns regarding the conference.