Call for Papers:
WoSPS: Workshop on Soft Processor Systems
Overview:
Processors implemented in programmable logic, called soft processors, are
becoming increasingly important in both industry and academia. FPGA-based
processors provide an easy way for software programmers to target FPGAs without
having to write hardware-description language---hence designers of FPGA-based
embedded systems are increasingly including soft processors in their designs.
Soft processors will also likely play an important role in FPGA-based
co-processors for high-performance computing. Furthermore, academics are
embracing FPGA-based processors as the foundation of systems for faster
architectural simulation. In all cases, we need to develop a deeper
understanding of processor and multiprocessor architecture for this new
medium.
This workshop will serve as a forum for academia and industry to discuss and
present challenges, ideas, and recent developments in soft processors, soft
multiprocessors, application-specific soft processors, and soft-processor-based
accelerators and architectural simulation platforms.
Topics of Interest:
- Soft processor systems
- Soft processor architecture
- Application-specific soft processors
- Soft multiprocessors
- System generation and optimization tools
- Design space exploration
- Accelerating soft processors
- Interfacing soft processors and system logic
- improved CAD for soft processors and systems
- improved FPGA architectures for soft processors and systems
- novel programmable fabrics for soft processors and systems
- Programming and compiling for soft processors
- Methodologies and tools for creating soft-processor systems
- Architectural simulation using FPGA-based processors
Submissions
We are accepting both 1-2 page position papers and 4-6 page full papers, which
should be non-blind and in standard 2-column ACM format.
Please email a pdf of your paper to steffan@eecg.toronto.edu by the due
date. Papers will be published in a hardcopy proceedings for attendees as well
as online.
Important Dates
- Submission:
Friday September 5, 2008 deadline extended to Monday September 8, 2008
- Author notification: Monday September 22, 2008
- PACT early registration deadline: Thurdsay September 25, 2008
- Final version: Monday October 6, 2008
Registration
Please register for the workshop through the main PACT registration
page
Committee
Kubilay Atasu, IBM
Steve Brown, Toronto
Guy Lemieux, UBC
Wayne Luk, Imperial College
Naraig Manjikian, Queens
Mazen Saghir, AUB
Greg Steffan, Toronto (Organizer)