Young Student Fellow Program
Are you an EDA student interested in attending DAC in July 2021? Would you like to learn more about EDA, the electronic design ecosystem and network with like-minded individuals?
The Young Fellows Program at the 57th Design Automation Conference (www.dac.com) is an educational program to kickstart young students in the field of Electronic Design Automation. Over the years the program has provided hundred of
Here is the outline of the DAC Fellows Program:
- Travel sponsoring to attend the conference in San Francisco (in case the COVID situation allows)
- Participants will receive free full-conference registration for the Design Automation Conference, which gives access to all sessions, tutorials, workshops, etc.
- Participate in the Design Automation Summer School with interesting presentations
- Special professional development program with career coaching and interview skill training
- Present a poster on the work you are doing and present this during a special DAC Poster session. The topic should be the research of your choosing, for instance your latest project, or the paper you prepared for DAC. Your poster presentation could be attended by well known EDA professors, professionals and perhaps your future employer
- Prepare a short video on a research paper that you liked at DAC. This can be any paper presented at DAC, other than your own or the ones of your institution. You can find examples of last year’s videos at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/651674381547635/
- Hands-on lab with state-of-the-art EDA tools
- Special option and closing events
This program is an exciting and useful introduction into the world of design automation, while at the same time making new friends. You must be a full-time student in order to participate.
We especially appreciate the support from Cadence Design Systems for sponsoring the program in 2020.
We especially appreciate the support from Cadence Design Systems for sponsoring the program in 2020.
We look forward to meeting you at DAC!
Applications
To apply for a Young Student Fellowship, students must complete the application form. The submission site is open now through March 6, 2021. Qualifying students will be notified by April 2, 2021. Conference participation will be held virtual July 2021.
Coordinators
Contact the following coordinators by email if you have further questions:
Patrick Groeneveld
DAC Finance Chair
Email
Laleh Behjat
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Calgary
Email
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