Industry experts conduct Workshops and Tutorials on automotive, design, EDA, embedded systems, IoT, IP and security

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — June 12, 2017 — Continuing its commitment to education for designers, researchers, academics and tool developers in the design and automation of electronic systems, Design Automation Conference (DAC) is pleased to offer four workshops and nine tutorials for the 2017 program. The 54^th DAC will be held in the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas from Sunday, June 18 to Thursday, June 22. DAC is the premier conference devoted to the design and automation of electronic systems, offering attendees outstanding training, education, exhibits and networking opportunities.

“Education is one of DAC’s primary goals, and we are fortunate to have so many experts willing to share their knowledge,” said Michael (Mac) McNamara, 54^th DAC General Chair. “The all-day workshops and in-depth tutorials offer an opportunity for designers, researchers, academics and developers to upgrade their skills and advance the design and automation of electronic systems into the future.”

Full and half day Workshops held on Sunday, June 18 include:

• Second International Workshop on Design Automation for Cyber-Physical Systems (DACPS)
  Tracks: EDA, Design; Topics: General Interest, Codesign & System Design
• DAC Workshop on Autonomous Vehicles, Avionics, Transportation and Robotics (AVATAR)
  Tracks: Automotive, Design; Topics: General Interest, Codesign & System Design, Emerging Architectures & Technologies
• Customizing PDKs for Design-Specific Requirements
  Tracks: EDA, Design; Topics: Analog & Mixed-signal Design, Physical Design & DFM
• Leadership Improve
  Tracks: EDA, Design; Topics: General Interest

One and one-half hour Tutorials offered on Monday, June 19, include:

• Linux Bring Up on Heterogeneous Multiprocessor SoCs
  Tracks: Embedded Systems, IP; Topics: Embedded System Software, SoC & Embedded System Architectures, Emerging Architectures & Technologies
• Security Validation in Modern Systems-on-Chip
  Track: Security; Topics: Test & Verification, SoC & Embedded System Architectures
• Multicore Software Development on ARM
  Track: Embedded Systems; Topics: Embedded System Software
• Machine Learning and Systems for Building the Next Generation EDA Tools
  Track: EDA; Topics: General Interest, Emerging Architectures & Technologies
• Hands-on IoT Tutorial: Connecting Devices to the Cloud via an IoT Design Platform
  Track: IoT; Topics: Codesign & System Design, Embedded System Software, Digital Design
• Logic Synthesis is Everywhere
  Tracks: EDA, Design; Topics: Logic & High-level Synthesis, Emerging Architectures & Technologies, Digital Design
• The Future of SoC System Validation & Debug … And Why You Should Care!
  Tracks: Design, Embedded Systems; Topics: Test & Verification, Embedded System Software, Codesign & System Design
• An Introduction to the Accellera Portable Stimulus Standard
  Tracks: EDA, Embedded Systems; Topics: Test & Verification, Embedded System Software, Codesign & System Design
• How Power Modeling Standards Power Your Designs
  Tracks: EDA, Embedded Systems; Topics: Digital Design, Low-Power & Reliability, Simulation & Timing Analysis

Also at 54^th Design Automation Conference, the following co-located workshops and conferences will be taking place.

• ACM/IEEE System Level Interconnect Prediction Workshop – June 17
• IWLS – International Workshop on Logic and Synthesis – June 17
• Advanced Techniques for Managing EDA Workloads – June 21
• CELUG/ESD Alliance Enterprise Licensing Conference – June 20 – June 22