Paper Submission (due January 9th January 16th, 2011)
Author(s) should submit an original and previously unpublished paper. Papers can be submitted in the following categories:

  • Regular Paper: A paper presenting an original and novel scientific content (maximum 6 pages in the IEEE two-column format).
  • Industrial Paper: The paper is submitted from an industrial sector, possibly as a joint work with research institutes and it has the character of industrial results, e.g. a real chip design, fabrication defects analysis, a new design and/or test technique used in company, design and/or test problems that need to be solved, etc. The paper should have at most 6 pages in the IEEE two-column format.
  • Student Paper: A paper presenting results of a student's PhD or master work. In order to be eligible as a student paper, the first author has to be the student (or more than one student in case of joint work), and the second author the advisor. The accepted paper has to be presented by the student. The paper should have at most 4 pages in the IEEE two-column format.
  • Embedded Tutorial: One hour tutorials will be embedded into the program. Authors should submit their proposal in the form of an extended abstract (2-4 pages) together with a short CV.
The paper submission must be done via the ConfTool. The proper category of your submission must be selected during the submission process in the ConfTool. Only PDF files will be accepted.

Paper format
  • Format of the paper should follow the guidelines for the IEEE sponsored conference Proceedings (two-columns format).
  • The templates (DOC, LaTeX) are available here. Please use A4 page size.
  • For page limits of the final papers please read the following paragraph.

Paper Acceptance (due February 25th, 2011)
Papers will be accepted either for oral presentation or poster presentation. Author(s) of accepted papers will agree to register for and participate in DDECS 2011 for oral presentation or poster presentation. The final manuscript length of papers accepted for oral presentation is:
  • 6 pages for regular or industrial papers and
  • 4 pages for student papers.
The final manuscript length of papers accepted for poster presentation is:
  • 4 pages for regular or industrial papers and
  • 2 pages for student papers.
Embedded tutorials are published in the proceedings as extended abstract or as full paper with up to six pages. The best papers from the symposium will be invited for submission to IEEE Design & Test of Computers. These papers will undergo the standard (but expedited) review process of D&T.

Camera-Ready Version (due March 11th, 2011)
All accepted papers (oral presentations as well as poster presentations) will be included in the proceedings (book + CD) and will be published in the IEEE Xplore digital library.

Preparation of Camera-Ready Version
In order to prepare the camera-ready version of your paper please follow these steps:
  1. Format of the paper should follow the IEEE conference Proceedings guidelines (two-columns format). The templates (DOC, LaTeX) are available here. Please use A4 page size.
  2. We only accept an IEEE Xplore compliant PDF file as camera-ready submission. For this reason create a PDF file and verify your PDF file with the IEEE PDF eXpress tool: IEEE PDF eXpress tool. Please set up an account on the IEEE PDF eXpress website with the conference ID "ddecs11x" and follow the instructions on the website.
  3. If your PDF file has passed the PDF check successfully please login in the ConfTool and upload your checked PDF file.
  4. Fill in the Copyright form [pdf, doc] and send it to us by fax (fax number: +49 355 69 2027) or by e-mail (e-mail: ddecs2011@informatik.tu-cottbus.de) until March, 11th.
  5. At least one author of the paper is required to register and pay the conference fee before the early registration deadline on March 15th, and to present the paper/poster. Otherwise your paper will not be published in the proceedings. More information on registration process can be found here.
Poster and Oral Presentation Preparation

Poster Presentation:
  • Poster Size A0 / portrait format (Heigth x Width: 1189 x 841 mm).
  • Material for fixing the poster is provided.
Oral Presentation:
  • 17 minutes for oral presentation + 3 minutes for discussion.
  • PDF and Power Point files are supported.
  • PowerPoint files must be viewable with "PowerPoint 2010" or "PowerPoint Viewer". Free download of PowerPoint Viewer: PowerPointViewer.
  • We kindly ask you to submit your presentation before April, 11 by e-mail (ddecs2011@informatik.tu-cottbus.de).
  • Updating your presentation on site is possible.