Engineering Tracks Poster Guidelines
Thank you for participating at the Engineering Tracks Poster Receptions for DAC. Below please find information, DAC guidelines and best practices to prepare your poster.
Engineering Tracks presenters are required to present a poster describing their work (see below for poster guidelines) at one of the hour-long poster sessions and be available for the entire hour to discuss their work with interested attendees. This provides an opportunity for extended discussion with interested members of the audience.
If you notice an issue with your presentation in the DAC program or need to request a change, please submit a change request.
TIMELINE | REGISTRATION | POSTER INFORMATION | SUBMISSION INFORMATION } REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS | FAQ'S
TIMELINE
- September 27, 2024: Submission site open
- January 16, 2025: Submission deadline
- February 26, 2025: Notification - Accept as presentation, accept as poster, or reject notifications will be emailed to authors
- March 13, 2025: Confirmation Forms Due - Accepted posters must submit a confirmation form
- April 10, 2025: Registration Deadline
- April 25, 2025: Draft Poster Due - Submission deadline for draft of posters
- May 27, 2025: Poster Feedback - Deadline for Chairs to communicate poster and slide presentation feedback to authors
- June 2, 2025: Final Poster Due - Deadline for authors to submit final poster
- June 22, 2025: DAC begins!
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REGISTRATION
I need an invitation letter for my visa. How do I request this?
Prior to the launch of registration on March 20, authors may request an invitation letter by submitting our visa letter request form. After registration is open, you may request a letter as part of the registration process.
Do I need to register for DAC? If so, which registration rates are acceptable?
Yes, Engineering Tracks presenters must be registered for DAC at either the Full Conference or Engineering Tracks rate. You may not present at DAC or attend Engineering Track sessions using I LOVE DAC registration rates.
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POSTER INFORMATION
Engineering Tracks poster presenters are required to present a poster describing their work (see below for poster guidelines) at one of the hour-long poster sessions and be available for the entire hour to discuss their work with interested attendees. This provides an opportunity for extended discussion with interested members of the audience.
Each author is allocated a 42” tall x 36” wide area for a poster. Poster sessions will run for one hour, and may include 20-30 posters. Poster authors are welcome to distribute additional material to interested attendees at the poster session. Such material can include extended abstracts and whitepapers. Engineering Tracks Presentation authors have the option to print their presentation slides for posting, rather than create an additional poster. These slides must still fit in the designated poster dimensions once assembled.
- One poster board is allocated to each presentation.
- Posters must be mounted using push pins provided by the organizing committee.
- The title of your poster should be done in block letters which are AT LEAST 8 to 10 cm (3 to 4 inches) high.
- All text must be easily readable from a distance of 1 to 2 meters. Make the lettering at least 1 cm high, smaller lettering will not be legible from a distance of 1 to 2 meters.
- All graphs and charts should be AT LEAST 25 X 30 cm (approximately 8.5 x 11 inches) or larger.
- It is a good idea to sequentially number your materials in the poster. This will indicate to the viewer a logical progression through your poster.
- Provide an introduction (outline) and a summary or conclusion for your poster.
- Please include a copy of the DAC logo at the bottom right corner of your poster. You can download the PNG image file here.
- Prepare your poster carefully so that it can be used as the basis to explain and answer questions from the viewers.
- Have your business cards available for those who may wish to contact you at a later date.
- Bring along a tablet of blank paper that you may use for a discussion of technical details relating to your poster.
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SUBMISSION INFORMATION
The following are required for your submission:
- The title of the presentation
- Abstract of 100-200 words
- Submission Categories
- Presenter(s) name, affiliation, city, state, country, and email address
- For evaluation by the Program Committee, a six (6) slides* PowerPoint presentation. Please review the guidelines below for suggested presentation structure.
*Additional information may be added in the notes section for each slide.
The following guidelines should be followed when preparing your slides for submission:
- Submissions are limited to 6 total slides*.
- Submissions must be in PowerPoint format: 16:9 aspect ratio.
- Consistent with DAC policy, company logos may appear only on the title slide.
- Slide 1: Title, author names and affiliations
- Authors may NOT be added after acceptance, so be sure to list all authors in the initial submission.
- Slide 2: Motivation
- Include an introduction that specifies the context and motivation of the submission. Examples: identify challenges associated with the design task at hand, clarify where in the design process the tools are used, and explain why the problem addressed is of interest to the audience.
- Slide 3: Main Idea
- Include details on the specific contributions of your work. Examples: innovative use of tools to achieve a specific goal, user enhancements to the tool and/or tool flow, dealing with scalability, details of integrating IP, study of design trade-offs, interfacing with manufacturing.
- Slide 4: Additional Content Slide
- Flexibility to add a slide that demonstrates value of the paper/idea
- Slide 5: Evidence
- Slide 6: Summary
- Include a summary that highlights the main results of your work. Results are needed to evaluate the impact of your contribution. Metrics that could be used include productivity enhancement, improved quality of silicon, decreased complexity, and reduced time-to-market.
- Important: Ensure that you have the necessary legal, trademark, copyright, and/or organizational approval needed to submit your presentation. Take appropriate steps to get this approval early, as the submissions deadline cannot be extended.
*Note: The presentation format described above is what is required for your submission to be reviewed by the Technical Program committee to decide Accept/Reject. The final presentation delivered at DAC will be made up of a Title slide, Author slide and 12 content slides. The expectation is that the final presentation will expand on the submission presentation.
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REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS
The Engineering Tracks program committee consists of industry experts that collectively represent years of design and software development experience. A good Engineering Tracks presentation addresses innovative tool use coupled with high-quality results. Extra notes are encouraged to be included in the submission. The considerations used by the program committee in acceptance decisions include:
- Significance of results supported by clear, measurable criteria, including, but not limited to: improved quality of silicon, improved reuse, decreased design process complexity, and reduced time-to-market.
- Level of innovation in tool use, e.g., utilizing one tool to obtain results that aid another tool, writing scripts to combine tools, user-facing enhancements, intelligent data management. A submission should not mirror the help section in the tool's user manual, but instead address a creative way of using the tool.
- Ability to overcome design challenges such as scalability, integrating IP, and bridging front-end/back-end gaps.
- Validation of the proposed techniques using real designs, case studies, or established benchmarks.
- Discussion of the conceptual limitations of tools and suggestions for future tool improvement. Solid technical contributions should address both the strengths and the weaknesses of the approach.
- Quality of material including writing, illustrations, and organization.
- Product marketing material is inappropriate for the Engineering Tracks topics.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I need an invitation letter for my visa. How do I request this?
Prior to the launch of registration on March 20, authors may request an invitation letter by submitting our visa letter request form. After registration is open, you may request a letter as part of the registration process.
Do I need to register for DAC? If so, which registration rates are acceptable?
Yes, Engineering Tracks presenters must be registered for DAC at either the Full Conference or Engineering Tracks rate. You may not present at DAC or attend Engineering Track sessions using I LOVE DAC registration rates.
Why Engineering Tracks Tracks? How is it different from the Research Track?
The Engineering Tracks are intended specifically for design engineers. This complements DAC’s strong research focus on algorithms and methodology.
Are Engineering Tracks presentations and posters included in the DAC Proceedings?
No. However, Engineering Tracks posters and/or presentation slides will be made available online if the authors give permission. They will be made available on the DAC website after the conference as a part of the DAC Archive.
May I add an additional author(s) after submission?
No. All authors should be included at submission.
What does an Engineering Tracks poster entail?
Each author is allocated a 42” tall x 36” wide area for a poster. Engineering Tracks poster sessions will run for one hour, and may include 20-30 posters. Poster authors are welcome to distribute additional material to interested attendees at the poster session. Such material can include extended abstracts and whitepapers.
What's the difference between an Engineering Tracks poster and an Engineering Tracks presentation?
Engineering Tracks presentations are oral presentations similar to those in the DAC research track. Engineering Tracks presentations are scheduled in sessions that run parallel to the rest of the DAC program and also include a poster presentation at a Engineering Tracks poster session at the end of the day. If you are selected for a full presentation, you must produce both a slide presentation and a poster for post-session questions and discussion.
Engineering Tracks poster-only presentations must only produce a poster that will be presented during a poster-only session to be held at the end of the day on the exhibit floor for maximum exposure and discussion.
Do the Engineering Tracks Posters tracks have “Best of” awards?
Yes! Select Engineering Tracks posters are chosen by the Engineering Track TPC as Poster Gladiators. Gladiators are invited to give a short presentation in the DAC Pavilion to a panel of expert judges during our Gladiator Arena sessions. The Gladiator winners will be announced on Wednesday afternoon at 5:00pm.
My question isn’t answered here! Where can I get an answer?
Please address any unanswered questions to Frank Schirrmeister, 62st DAC Engineering Tracks Program Chair, or Henning Spruth, Engineering Tracks Vice Chair
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