ISCAS 2026 Topic List
Topic Topic Name
1 Analog and Mixed Signal Circuits and Systems
1.1 Amplifiers, Analog Filtering and Analog signal processing
1.2 RF and Millimeter-wave Circuits
1.3 Data Converters
1.4 Interface Circuits
1.5 Regulators & References
1.6 Testing, Verification and Design Tools
1.7 Oscillators and Phase-locked loops
1.8 Other Areas in Analog and Mixed Signal Circuits and Systems
2 Digital Integrated Circuits and Systems
2.1 Datapath & Arithmetic Circuits and Systems
2.2 Low-Power Logic, Circuits and Architectures
2.3 CANCELLED
2.4 System on Chip, Network on Chip, Multi-Core, and 3D/2.5D Integrated Circuits and Systems
2.5 Programmable, Reconfigurable & Array Architectures
2.6 Hardware Security for Internet-of-Things, Cyber-Physical Systems
2.7 Hardware Security for Logic, Circuits and Architectures
2.8 CANCELLED2
2.9 Electronic Design Automation and Physical Design
2.10 Design and Verification of Digital Integrated Circuits and Systems
3 Communications Circuits and Systems
3.1 Wireline Communications
3.2 Wireless Communications
3.3 Optical Communications
3.4 Millimeter wave and Broadband Communications
3.5 MIMO & Massive MIMO
3.6 Machine learning for Communications and IoT
3.7 Error Correcting Codes
3.8 Cryptography and Hardware Security
3.9 IoT Systems and Sensor Networks
3.10 Other Areas in Communications Circuits and Systems
4 Power and Energy Circuits and Systems
4.1 Integrated Power Circuits and Charge Pumps
4.2 DC-AC and AC-DC Converter Circuits
4.3 Modeling, Dynamics and Control of Power Converters
4.4 High Efficiency Converters and Drive Circuits for Specialized Applications
4.5 Circuits & Systems for Energy Harvesting
4.6 Circuits & Systems for Renewable Power Sources
4.7 Circuits and Systems for Wireless Power Transfer applications
4.8 Circuits and Systems for enhanced DC-DC switch-mode power supplies
4.9 Computer-Aided Tools and Analysis of Power & Energy Systems
4.10 Modeling, Dynamics and Control of Energy Grids and Systems
4.11 Network Theory for Modern Smart Grids
4.12 Power Management for Embedded Systems and Systems on Chip
4.13 Other Areas in Power and Energy Circuits and Systems
5 Beyond CMOS: Nanoelectronics and Hybrid Systems Integration
5.1 Nanoelectronic technology, Circuits, Architectures and Systems
5.2 MEMS, microfluid devices and applications
5.3 Aging mechanisms and fault tolerant, reliability-aware design
5.4 Non-silicon and flexible technology, circuits and systems
5.5 Spintronics-based technology, circuits and systems
5.6 Memristor-based technology, Circuits and Systems
5.7 Quantum computing and cryogenic circuits
5.8 Heterogeneous and monolitic 3D integrated circuits
5.9 Ferroelectric-based technology, Circuits and Systems
5.10 Silicon Photonics and Optical Interconnect
6 Biomedical Circuits and Systems
6.1 Biosignal Amplifiers
6.2 Wireless and Implantable/Injectable Technology, Circuits & Systems
6.3 Circuits and Systems for Human Machine Interfaces / Brain Machine Interfaces
6.4 Integrated Biomedical Systems, BioMEMS, and Bio-Sensors/Actuators
6.5 Lab-on-CMOS and Lab-on-Chip
6.6 Wearable Sensors, Circuits and Systems
6.7 Point of Care Biomedical Diagnostics
6.8 Biometrics and Biomedical Signal/Image Processing, Circuits & Systems
6.9 Brain and Innovative NeuroTechnologies
6.10 Other Areas in Biomedical Circuits and Systems
7 Sensory Circuits and Systems
7.1 Biological and biomedical sensory systems
7.2 Weareable, implantable and ingestible sensors
7.3 Image and optical sensors: visible, infrared, terahertz and multispectral
7.4 IoT and AIoT sensors
7.5 Smart sensory systems, sensor networks and communications
7.6 Amperometric, potentiometric, conductiometric and electrophysical sensors
7.7 Single photon detection and quantum imaging
7.8 Ionizing/non-ionizing radiation and particle sensors
7.9 Smart, bioinspired and neuromorphic sensors and in-sensor processing
7.10 Event-driven, frameless, analog-to-information and compressive sensors
7.11 Sensor data fusion and multimodal sensory systems
7.12 Environmental sensors and remote sensing
7.13 Sensors for smart agriculture and farming
7.14 Range detection: ultrasound, LiDAR and RADAR
7.15 Sensory signal conditioning and processing circuits and calibration
7.16 Other sensory devices, circuits and systems
8 Neural Networks and Neuromorphic Engineering
8.1 Pattern Recognition, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence Systems
8.2 Spiking Neural Networks and Systems
8.3 Neural Systems Based on Emerging Device and Circuit Technologies
8.4 Neuromorphic and Event-based Systems/Applications
8.5 Cellular neural networks and array computing
8.6 Mem-computing paradigms and Memristive sensing
8.7 Memristive circuits and applications
8.8 Neuromorphic circuits
9 Methods and Models for the Analysis/Design of Nonlinear Circuits and Systems
9.1 Theory and Analysis of Circuits and Dynamical Systems
9.2 Complex Networks Analysis, Graph Theory & Applications
9.3 Chaos, Bifurcation & Applications
9.4 Modeling and Analysis of Oscillators and PLLs
9.5 Nonlinear Filters, Signal Processing and Smart Sensing
9.6 Modeling and Simulation Methods for Nonlinear Circuits and Systems
9.7 Nonlinear and Networked Control
9.8 Fractional-order Circuits and Systems
9.9 Memristor-based Circuits and Systems
9.10 Artificial Intelligence in Nonlinear Circuits and Systems
9.11 Applications to Sustainable Development, Green Economy & Life Sciences
9.12 Other Areas in Nonlinear Circuits and Systems
10 Digital Signal Processing
10.1 Design and Implementation of Digital Filters
10.2 Multirate Signal Processing, Filter Banks, Discrete Transforms, and Wavelets
10.3 Adaptive and Nonlinear Signal Processing
10.4 Compressive Sensing and Sparse Signal Processing
10.5 Statistical Signal Processing (Detection and Estimation)
10.6 Signal Processing for Sensor Arrays and Wireless Communication
10.7 Signal Processing for Wireline and Optical Communications
10.8 Machine learning for Signal Processing
10.9 Speech Processing (Synthesis, Coding, Analysis, Recognition, and Enhancement)
10.10 Image Processing (Segmentation, Compression, Restoration, Registration, and Enhancement)
10.11 Signal Processing Theories and Algorithms for Biosignals
10.12 Other Areas in Digital Signal Processing
11 Visual Signal Processing and Communications
11.1 Image/Video Coding and Standardization
11.2 Learning-based Image/Video Coding
11.3 Image/Video Coding for Machines
11.4 Streaming and Networking
11.5 Artificial Intelligence for Visual Data Delivery across IP Networks
11.6 Quality Assessment & User Experience
11.7 Human-oriented Quality Metrics for Immersive Video and Virtual Reality
11.8 Perceptually-optimized Visual Signal Coding and Processing
11.9 Immersive Visual Signal Coding, Processing and Communications
11.10 Modeling, Enhancement, and Understanding of Visual Signals
11.11 Deep Learning for Visual Signal Representation and Processing
11.12 Visual Signal Editing, Creation and Rendering  
11.13 Security and Privacy of Visual Signals
11.14 Efficient Circuits and Systems for Visual Signals Coding, Processing,  and Communications
11.15 Other Emerging Topics in Visual Signal Processing and Communications
12 Multimedia Systems and Applications
12.1 Multimedia Content Analysis, Indexing, Search, and Retrieval
12.2 Multimedia Compression Algorithms, Standards, and Applications
12.3 Multimedia Storage, Transcoding and Streaming Systems
12.4 Multimedia Security, Privacy, and Forensics
12.5 Speech, Language, and Audio in Multimedia Systems and Applications
12.6 Computing Architecture for Multimedia
12.7 Edge Computing for Multimedia
12.8 Immersive/Volumetric Multimedia Technologies including Light Fields and Holography
12.9 Point Cloud/Mesh Learning, Processing and Compression
12.10 NeRF and Gaussian Splatting for View Synthesis
12.11 Deep Learning for Multimedia Compression, Processing and Understanding
12.12 Deep Learning for Multimedia Generation and Synthesis
12.13 Diffusion models for Multimodal Content Generation
12.14 Large Foundation Models for Multimedia Applications
12.15 Deep Learning Circuits and Systems for Multimedia
12.16 Multimedia Datasets and Benchmarking
12.17 Emerging Technologies for Multimedia Systems and Applications
13 CAS Education and Outreach
13.1 Educational Methods and Theories
13.2 CAS Curriculum
13.3 Laboratory Teaching Techniques
13.4 Teaching Tools and Platforms
13.5 Software and Online Tools
13.6 Online CAS teaching and learning experiences
13.7 Other Areas in CAS Education
14 Machine Learning Circuits and Systems
14.1 Conventional and Emerging Memory Circuits and Architectures & Compute-in-Memory
14.2 Digital Circuits, Systems and Architectures for Machine Learning
14.3 Quantization, Approximation, and Compression for ML Hardware
14.4 Privacy-Preserving and Trustworthy ML Hardware
14.5 Hardware-Aware Learning and Co-Design Methodologies
14.6 Reliability, Variation, and Robustness in ML Hardware
14.7 Cross-Layer Optimization for Sustainable ML
15 SPECIAL SESSIONS
15.1 Advanced Circuits and Systems for High-Speed Data Links and Wireless Connectivity
15.2 Analysis and Optimization of Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence Applications
15.3 Application-Specific Computer Arithmetic for Post-Quantum Cryptography & Homomorphic Encryption Acce
15.4 Artificial Intelligence in Power and Energy Circuits and Systems
15.5 Beyond Connectivity: Sensing and Positioning in Next-Generation Communication Technologies
15.6 Breaking Barriers in Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning: From Algorithms to Accelerators
15.7 Bridging Algorithms, Circuits, and Systems: Foundations and Applications of Artificial Intelligence
15.8 Circuit and System for Physiological Sign Detection and Risk Warning in the Elderly
15.9 Empowering the Evolving Electrical Grid: Circuits & Systems for Greener Generation, Distribution
15.10 Energy-Efficient & High-Resolution Data Converters for Next-Generation Biomedical & Neural Interface
15.11 High-Speed and Energy-Efficient Wireline Circuits and Systems for Advanced Data Communication
15.12 Integrated Circuits and Systems for Intelligent Edge and Biomedical Applications
15.13 Specialized Hardware for Embodied AI Application and Neuromorphic Computing
15.14 Synergies between Emerging AI Technologies and Circuits & Systems
15.15 Cryogenic CMOS Devices, Circuits and Systems for Emerging Computing Applications
15.16 IEEE Open Silicon Initiative
15.17 Cross-Layer Innovation in Compute-in-Memory Chips
16 Live Demonstrations
17 Grand Challenge on Neural Network-based Video Coding
18 Cross-society Special Sessions
18.1 Flexible-Electronics
18.2 IWCIM
18.3 WF-IoT