Research Track
Paper submission: Submissions should be full-length papers of up to six pages (PDF format, double-column, US letter size, font size 9pt or 10pt, using the ACM format). References and appendices are not included in the page limit. Submissions must be anonymous to allow a double-blind review process. Submitted papers must describe original work that has not been published/accepted and that is not currently under review.
Symposium proceedings: Formal shared ACM/IEEE proceedings will be published containing all accepted papers and will be available through both IEEE Xplore Digital Library and ACM Digital Library.
Accepted papers will be invited to submit an extended version in a special issue of ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems (TODAES).
Important Update – ACM Open Access Publishing
Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 1,800 institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 70-75%).
Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or discretionary waiver. To find out whether an APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating institutions in ACM Open and review the APC Waivers and Discounts Policy. Keep in mind that waivers are rare and are granted based on specific criteria set by ACM.
Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a temporary subsidy for 2026 to ease the transition and allow more time for institutions to join ACM Open. The subsidy will offer:
• $250 APC for ACM/SIG members
• $350 for non-members
This represents a 65% discount, funded directly by ACM. This temporary subsided pricing will only be applicable to conferences scheduled for 2026. Authors are encouraged to help advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period.
To further support authors during this transition, SIGDA will introduce a Financial Hardship Waiver (FHW) program for 2026. The initiative, jointly funded by ACM and SIGDA, will provide a limited number of waivers to cover APCs for eligible SIGDA-member corresponding authors. More details are available on the SIGDA website. Requests will be submitted after paper acceptance (through the ACM e-rights system) and evaluated by a SIGDA-appointed committee, based on ACM’s standard criteria.
ACM policies
(1) By submitting your article to an ACM Publication, you are hereby acknowledging that you and your co-authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies, including ACM’s new Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects. Alleged violations of this policy or any ACM Publications Policy will be investigated by ACM and may result in a full retraction of your paper, in addition to other potential penalties, as per ACM Publications Policy. (2) Please ensure that you and your co-authors obtain an ORCID ID, so you can complete the publishing process for your accepted paper. ACM has been involved in ORCID from the start, and we have recently made a commitment to collect ORCID IDs from all of our published authors. The collection process has started and will roll out as a requirement throughout 2022. We are committed to improve author discoverability, ensure proper attribution and contribute to ongoing community efforts around name normalization; your ORCID ID will help in these efforts. This conference participates in the ACM Open program, so qualifying authors will publish Open Access with no Article Processing Charges (APCs).