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The International Conference on Microelectronics has been held in numerous countries across the Middle East, Southern Europe and Asia for the past 32 years. The 33rd edition of the conference will take place in Cairo, Egypt, the city of the world-famous Egyptian Pyramids on December 19-22, 2021 organized by the Faculty of Information Engineering and Technology, German University in Cairo – GUC. IEEE-ICM 2021 will include oral, poster sessions, industrial panel discussions and tutorials given by experts on state-of-the-art topics. The regular technical program will run for three days. In addition, tutorial sessions will be held on the first day of the conference. Papers are solicited in, but not limited to, the following topics:

Digital signal and data processing
IoT and Wireless communication systems
Analog and RF circuit design techniques
Nonlinear circuits
System on chip (SoCs)

VLSI for signal and image processing
Integrated antenna and front-end co-design
IoT circuits and security
AI and Neural Networks circuits
Biomedical circuits and systems

Simulation (process, device, circuit, logic, timing, function)
Layout (placement, routing, floor planning, symbolic, ERC, DRC)
Silicon optimization
Parallel embedded systems

Testing: Formal verification
CAD for FPGAs
High-level synthesis tools
Design for testability

Device characterization and modelling
Device physics and novel structures
Process technology, CMOS, BJT
BiCMOS, GaAs

Reliability and failure analysis
Optoelectronics
MEMS devices
Packaging and surface mount technology

Accepted Special session

submission of special session paper deadline: 30th of October 2021

Session organizers: Mohammed E. Fouda, Lobna A. Said, Ahmed E. Radwan The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Memristor Engineering and Fabrication
Memristor Models and Emulators
Memristor Characterization
Mem-elements: Meminductors and Memcapacitors
Memristive Chaotic Oscillators
Memristive Analog Circuits
Memristive Logic Circuits

Memristive Fuzzy Logic
Resistive Memories
Memristive Neuromorphic Networks
Memristive Sensors
In-Memory Computing Circuits and Systems
Memristive Brain-Inspired Computing

Session organizers: Rania Swief, Noha Shouman The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Renewable & non-renewable resources integration and operation in smart grids
Energy Management
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and electric vehicle integration in smart grids
Smart buildings and Smart cities operation

Session organizers: Ahmed El-Mahdy, Engy Maher The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

5G, Beyond 5G (B5G), 6G wireless Technologies
Signal processing techniques for 6G communications
6G communications at the Terahertz band
Advanced Full Duplex strategies for 6G
New Quality of Service (QoS) metrics for 6G communications
Multiple Access schemes for 6G
Dynamic spectrum allocation at 6G band

Self-organizing 6G-enabled IoT
Massive MIMO Communications
Heterogeneous cells and communications
Millimeter wave communications
Dynamic Beamforming techniques
Interference management at 6G
6G Testbeds and Applications

Session organizers: Mohammed A.-M. Salem, Mohamed Tahoun The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Advances in Signal Processing and Computer Vision
Video Surveillance on Edge Devices
Object Detection and Tracking
Object Recognition
Scene Understanding, and Annotation
Cooperative and distributed learning for smart devices
Federated Learning on Distributed Edge Computing
Split Learning on Edge and Cloud Computing
Embedded AI on Edge Devices

Computer Vision and IoT
Cloud Services for Computer Vision
Computer Vision for Robotics
Computer Vision for Safety and Security
Application of Computer Vision for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles
Application of Computer Vision for Industry 4.0, Smart Cities, Intelligent Transportation, Etc.
Application of Signal Processing and Computer Vision for Connected Healthcare
Edge Computing Security and Data Privacy

Call for special session proposals

The ICM 2021 conference include special sessions on highly specialized topic areas, within the scope of the conference and its themes.

The conference organizing committee invites professionals to propose special sessions that complement the regular program of the conference.

The topic of a special session proposal should be timely and compelling.

Prospective 31^st of August, 2021 (Extended) by e-mail in a single pdf file to Special Sessions Co-chairs:

E-mail: Special-session@icmieee2021.org

The Special Session proposals must include:

Title of the special session.
Brief description of the area of concern explaining why the topic of the special session is novel and timely.
- The names and contact information of the organizers with a short biography.

Call for tutorial proposals

The ICM 2021 organizing committee invites proposals and ideas for tutorials to be held as part of the conference.

The topics should be of sufficient relevance with respect to the general scope of the conference.

Prospective tutorial speakers are invited to submit their proposals before the 31^st of August, 2021 (Extended) by e-mail in a single pdf file to tutorial Co-chairs:

E-mail: Tutorials@icmieee2021.org

Each tutorial proposal should describe concisely the content, importance and timeliness of the tutorial. It should contain the following sections:

Tutorial’s title
Tutorial’s type (introductory, intermediate, or advanced).
Summary describing the main focus and topics to be addressed and explaining why the tutorial is appropriate for ICM 2021.
A detailed outline of the presentation.
A description of the proposer’s lecturing expertise.
The proposed duration of the tutorial.