1 DATE 2015, Grenoble, France March 10, 2015 Proposal to the Steering Committee of the IFIP Working Group 10.5 To Host the 2017 VLSI-SoC In the City of.

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DATE 2015, Grenoble, FranceMarch 10, 2015

Proposal to the Steering Committee of the IFIP Working Group 10.5

To Host the 2017 VLSI-SoC In the City of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Ibrahim (Abe) ElfadelMasdar Institute of Science and Technology

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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• UAE and Abu Dhabi are now heavily invested in semiconductors

• Emergence of a vibrant R & D hub in Abu Dhabi devoted to human capital development

The Global Context

• $15B investment in semiconductors• 6000 patents• 15,000 patents (IBM Micro)

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Abu Dhabi in the Gulf Region

• $15B investment in semiconductors• 6000 patents• 15,000 patents (IBM Micro)

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Abu Dhabi R & D Emergence

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• Sponsors: 4

• Global Industrial Liaisons: 5+

• Academic International Collaborations: 5+

Masdar Institute Center for Microsystems

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Abu Dhabi SRC Center of Excellence on Energy-Efficeint Electronic Systems – 1st Annual Review March 2014 April 2014

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TwinLab 3DSC Workshop at TU-DresdenJune 2014

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MEMS TwinLab Singapore EDA Workshop at IME Singapore: Oct 2014

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Within 3-4 hours flight from Abu Dhabi

• Bangalore, India: Vibrant high tech hub of the Indian subcontinent

• Cairo, Egypt: Mentor Graphics R & D, 300 engineers and scientist

• Yerevan, Armenia: Synopsys University Program – 200-300 students, staff and faculty

• Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Turkey: several top tier academic and research institutions

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October Weather in Abu Dhabi

• Very mild• No humidity• Sunny 18oC during the day• Light jacket may be needed by night• Exciting Desert Safari and Camping• Beach and water sports

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Venue: Yas Viceroy

• 5-star hotel has grand ballroom and 10 conference rooms

• Only 15 minutes from Abu Dhabi International Airport

• 10 minutes from Masdar City (first zero-carbon footprint city in the world!)

• 1hr15 minutes from Dubai International Airport

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Venue: Yas Viceroy

• Meeting rooms are fully capable of hosting plenary and 4 parallel conference lecture sessions, as well as 3 simultaneous committee meetings.

• Hosted, in Dec 2013, the 20th IEEE Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), which is the Region 8 flagship conference of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society.

• 7 international restaurants and a host of amenities• Overlooks the Yas Marina Circuits – Home of the

Abu Dhabi Formula 1.

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Yas Island Hotels

At two per room, several Yas Island hotels are affordable by students

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Expected Attendance and Revenue

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Expected Cost

Based on these projected revenues and costs, the conference will break even at about 210 attendees and will have a surplus of about $53K with the expected 400 attendees.

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Possible Support

• Abu Dhabi Educational Council:

– Planned: AED250K = US$68K• Can be used to support increased participation:

– Student travel grant– Outreach: Faculty travel grant – Social and co-located activities

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VLSI-SoC 2017 Committees

• General Chairs:– Ozgur Sinanoglu, NYU Abu Dhabi

• General Chair of DTIS 2013 in Abu Dhabi• Track Co-Chair of VLSI-SOC 2012 & 2013

– Abe Elfadel, Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE• Technical Co-chair of ICECS 2013 in Abu Dhabi• Co-Director ATIC-SRC Center of Excellence on Energy Efficient

Electronic Systems, Abu Dhabi, UAE• Head of Microsystems, Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi

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VLSI-SoC 2017 Committees

• Program Chairs:– Mohamed Ismail, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi

• General Co-chair, ICECS 2013, Abu Dhabi• EECS Department Chair• Head of ATIC Semiconductor Center

– Ramesh Karri, Polytechnic Institute of NYU• Program Co-Chair of DTIS 2013 in Abu Dhabi

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Places to go

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Places to go

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Thank You