Call for Papers – FPGA 2026

34th ACM/SIGDA International Symposium on Field-Programmable Gate Arrays

February 22 – 24, 2026

Conference site: https://isfpga.org/

Submission site: https://fpga26.hotcrp.com/

Abstracts due: September 24, 2025

Submissions due: October 1, 2025

The ACM/SIGDA International Symposium on Field-Programmable Gate Arrays is the premier conference for the presentation of advances in FPGA technology. In 2026, the 34^th edition of ISFPGA will be held in Seaside, California, USA. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and available in the ACM Digital Library.

Submission Topics

We solicit research papers targeting to the following topic areas:

FPGA Architecture: Architectures for programmable logic fabrics or their components, including routing, reconfigurable logic cells, embedded blocks (memory, DSP, processors), and I/O interfaces. Novel commercial architectures and architectural features.
FPGA Circuit Design: Circuits and layout techniques for the design of FPGAs. Impact of future process and design technologies on FPGAs as well as novel memory or nano-scale devices. Methods for analyzing and improving static and dynamic power consumption, power and clock distribution, yield, manufacturability, security, reliability, and testability.
CAD for FPGAs: Algorithms for synthesis, technology mapping, logic and timing optimization, clustering, placement, and routing of FPGAs. Novel design software for system-level partitioning, debug, and verification. Algorithms for modeling, analysis and optimization of timing and power.
High-Level Abstractions and Tools for FPGAs: General-purpose and domain-specific languages, tools, and techniques to facilitate the design, debugging and verification of FPGA-based applications and systems. Novel hardware/software co-design and high-level synthesis methodologies enabling digital signal processing, compute acceleration, networking, machine learning, and embedded systems.
FPGA-based and FPGA-like Computing Engines: Systems and software for compiled accelerators, reconfigurable/adaptive computing, and rapid-prototyping. Programmable overlay architectures implemented using FPGAs.
Applications and Design Studies: Implementation of novel designs on FPGAs establishing state-of-the-art in high-performance, low-power, security, or high-reliability. Designs leveraging unique capabilities of FPGA architectures or demonstrating significant improvements over alternative programmable technologies (e.g., CPU, GPU). Design studies and architecture explorations enabling FPGA CAD and architecture improvements.
AI/ML for and on FPGAs: Architectures and implementations of FPGA-based processors for AI/ML algorithms, such as Small Language Models and Large Language Models. Novel uses of AI models to aid in the design and programming of FPGAs.

*NEW* Industry Track

This year, the conference is introducing an industry track and invites authors from industry to submit their work through this track. Industry papers can present existing or future FPGA devices and tools, including canceled ones, discuss unique challenges that face the FPGA industry in the design, planning, and implementation of its products, and introduce real-world applications ideal for FPGA solutions.

Please refer to the Industry Track’s Call for Papers for details regarding the scope of the industry track.

Submission Guidelines and Processes

Research submissions can be in either of two categories:

Long — at most 10 pages (excluding references), for a regular presentation at the conference.
Short — at most 6 pages (excluding references), for a brief presentation at the conference.

Submissions will be considered for acceptance as long or short papers. A paper submitted to the long or short category will only be considered in that category and may include artifacts if desired (see below for more details on artifact submission and evaluation). Long or short submissions will also be considered for acceptance as a poster. Once a paper has been submitted, its author list is considered to be final.

Submission Template

Submissions of all types should be made in the form of an English language PDF file. Papers should use the sigconf ACM format template.

LaTeX users should use the format of the sample-sigconf.pdf file which can be found in the Samples folder of the zipped master file.
Microsoft Word users can download the file Interim layout.docx under the Word Authors section of the template page.

Originality of Submissions

Papers submitted are guaranteed by the authors to be unique manuscripts and not previously published, currently accepted or under consideration for acceptance at another venue. They cannot be substantially similar to any other current/future conference, journal, or workshop submission(s) unless the content appeared at a venue that does not have archived proceedings.

Rebuttal Process

The conference review process includes a rebuttal phase for authors to provide an optional response to reviewers’ questions. The rebuttal response will be considered during the final deliberation stage.

Author Participation

For inclusion in the ACM digital library, at least one of the authors of each accepted submission is required to present the work. Accommodations will be made for authors who face documented visa issues due travel restrictions.

Artifact Evaluation

The conference encourages authors to submit accompanying artifacts for their paper submissions, once accepted, for evaluation. This process will allow ACM recognized badges to be associated with the final publication. The inclusion of artifacts with a submission is not required for a paper submission nor will any preference be given to submissions with artifacts over those without. Papers and artifacts will be subjected to separate and independent review processes. Artifact evaluation must NOT interfere with the double-blind reviewing process of their accompanying papers, so all accompanying links in the paper to the artifacts should be blinded. All authors will be required at the time of paper submission to indicate if there will also be associated artifacts for evaluation. If artifacts will be included, a descriptor of their nature will be required.

For more information, please check the Artifact Evaluation page.

Best Paper Award

The best submitted manuscripts will be eligible for the conference’s Best Paper Award. The authors of these top manuscripts will also be invited to extend their work for consideration in a special issue of ACM’s Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems (TRETS).

Conference Policies

Double Blind Policy

The FPGA Symposium uses a double-blind reviewing system. Manuscripts must not identify authors or their affiliations; those that do will not be considered. References to the authors’ prior work should be made in the third person, in the same way one would reference work by others. If necessary to maintain anonymity, citations may be shown as “Removed for blind review,” but consider that this may impede a thorough review if the removed citation is crucial to understanding the submission. When necessary, authors should cite widely-available open-source software website(s) without claiming ownership. Grant numbers and other government markings should also be blinded during the review process. Placing a preliminary version of the unpublished paper on ArXiv is not disqualifying, but it is also not encouraged. Authors are required to blind open-source repositories, for review, using any available resource, such as Anonymous GitHub.

If you have questions about how to meet these guidelines, please contact the program chair before the submission deadline.

Reviewer Conflict Policy

During paper submission, all author(s) conflicts must be declared for all possible program committee members. Conflicts are defined as all relationships that would prevent a reviewer from objectively evaluating the submitted work. This includes, but is not limited to, having within the past 5 years, 1) co-authored a publication, or 2) shared a funding award, and 3) shared at least one institutional affiliation. If a conflict is left undeclared, the submission may be rejected. If a nonexistent conflict is declared in an attempt to manipulate the review process, the submission will be immediately rejected.

For more information, please check ACM’s Conflict of Interest Policy.

*NEW* Important Update on ACM’s New Open Access Publishing Model for 2026 ACM Conferences

Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 1,800 institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 70-75%).

Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or discretionary waiver. To find out whether an APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating institutions in ACM Open and review the APC Waivers and Discounts Policy. Keep in mind that waivers are rare and are granted based on specific criteria set by ACM.

Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a temporary subsidy for 2026 to ease the transition and allow more time for institutions to join ACM Open. With the subsidy, the costs will be:

$250 APC for ACM/SIG members
$350 for non-members.

This represents a 65% discount, funded directly by ACM. Authors are encouraged to help advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period. This temporary subsidized pricing will apply to all conferences scheduled for 2026. For additional information, please check the ACM Open Access Model’s FAQ.

ACM Publications Policies

By submitting articles to an ACM Publication, authors are hereby acknowledging that they and their co-authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies, including ACM’s new Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects.

Authors should ensure that they and their co-authors obtain an ORCID ID, so that they can complete the publishing process for the accepted papers. ORCIDs allow ACM to more reliably identify authors, even when there are variants in the use of their names or when multiple authors share the same name.

Diversity and Inclusion

The open exchange of ideas and the freedom of thought and expression are central to the aims and goals of the conference. The organizers aim and commit to providing a harassment-free accessible and pleasant conference experience with equity in rights for all. We want every participant to feel welcome, included and safe at the conference.

For more information, please check the conference’s diversity and inclusion statement.

Important Dates

All submission deadlines are with respect to 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth (UTC -12).

Abstracts Due (All Papers)	September 24, 2025 (No Extensions)
Submissions Due (All Papers)	October 1, 2025 (No Extensions)
Rebuttal Period (All Papers)	November 2 – 9, 2025
Notification of Acceptance (All Papers)	November 23, 2025
Camera-Ready Submission Due	December 10, 2025
Conference	February 22 - 24, 2026

Visa Application

Prospective authors and participants requiring a B-2 visa to enter the US should check the visa appointment wait time, and consider applying immediately for a visa and scheduling an appointment in December 2025. By then, notifications of acceptances will have been sent out (if applicable), registrations will have been opened, and ACM will be able to deliver letters of support. To the best of our knowledge, the letter of support will never be required before the interview.

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Organizing Committee

General Chair	Jing Li	University of Pennsylvania
Program Chair	Grace Zgheib	Altera
Publications Chair	Suhaib Fahmy	KAUST
Finance Chair	Andrew Putnam	Microsoft
Workshop Chair	James Hoe	MangoBoost and Carnegie Mellon University
Publicity and Website Chair	Peipei Zhou	Brown University
Artifact Evaluation Co-Chair	Miriam Leeser	Northeastern University
Artifact Evaluation Co-Chair	Jeff Goeders	Brigham Young University