Paper Submission

Full Paper

Deadline for Full Paper: 12th July 2013 (11:59pm UTC)

Authors of accepted papers are requested to submit a four-page final paper for publication in the conference proceedings and online via IEEE Xplore.

The following three steps must be completed in order for a paper to be accepted for publication:

  1. Complete the Copyright Transfer form.
  2. Validate your manuscript using IEEE PDF eXpress.
  3. Upload both the Copyright Transfer form and the validated manuscript.
Full instructions for each step are given below.

Notes on preparing your paper:
  • Templates can be found here and must be used for the 4-page paper.
  • Please ensure you use A4 paper size and retain the margins specified in the template - if your article does not meet these specifications you will be asked to make the necessary adjustments.
  • The proceedings will be printed in black and white, while electronic versions will be available in colour, so please prepare figures with this in mind.
1. Copyright Transfer

Please complete the Copyright Transfer form. When uploading your final paper to the SISPAD 2013 submission site please also upload a PDF of the Copyright Transfer form where instructed.

Please be advised that if you are behind a firewall or proxy, this process will not work.

2. PDF eXpress

Your manucript must be prepared using IEEE PDF eXpress to ensure that the article is compatable for IEEE Xplore.

The steps to complete this are as follows:
1. Access the IEEE PDF eXpress site at http://www.pdf-express.org.
First-time users:
Previous users, but using it for the first time for a new conference:
Returning users:
a. Click "New Users - Click Here".
a. Enter sispad2013x for the Conference ID, your email address, and enter the password you used for your old account.
a. Enter sispad2013x for the Conference ID, email address and password.
b. Enter sispad2013x for the Conference ID, your email address, and choose a new password. Continue to enter information as prompted.
b. When you click "Login", you'll receive an error saying you need to set up an account. Simply click "Continue". By entering your previously used email address and password combination, you will enable your old account for access to this new conference.
c. Check that the contact information is still valid, and click "Submit".
c. You will receive online and email confirmation of successful account setup.
d. You will receive online and email confirmation of successful account setup.
2. For each conference paper, click "Create New Title".
3. Enter identifying text for the paper (title is recommended but not required).
4. Click "Submit PDF for Checking" or "Submit Source Files for Conversion".
5. Indicate platform, source file type (if applicable), click Browse and navigate to file, and click "Upload File". You will receive online and email confirmation of successful upload.
6. You will receive an email with your Checked PDF or IEEE PDF eXpress-converted PDF attached. If you submitted a PDF for Checking, the email will show if your file passed or failed.

3. Paper Submission

Please log in to the SISPAD 2013 submission site using the same username and password as for the abstract submission. The abstract PDFs have been deleted, so please upload your complete 4-page paper as prepared using (IEEE PDF eXpress) in its place, along with the Copyright Transfer form.

To do this:
  1. Click on paper name as listed under Your Submissions.
  2. Select the Edit tab visible in the top left corner.
  3. Under Submission upload your 4-page paper.
  4. Under Copyright Transfer upload your completed Copyright Transfer form.

Best Paper Awards

There will be an awards from the IEEE-EDS Scotland Chapter and IEEE TCAD for the Best Student Paper and Best Paper respectively.

There will aslo be an IEEE SISPAD award for the Best Poster Presentation.

Abstracts

Deadline for Abstracts: 12th April 2013 (11:59pm UTC)

Two-page abstracts (A4 size or 22x28 cm – 1 page of text, 1 page of figures) should be submitted. There is no template for the abstract, but the two-page limit must be adhered to.

Abstract submission is now closed - if you have any queries, please contact info@sispad2013.org.