PRIME invites submissions of four-page technical articles from Ph.D. students. The objectives of PRIME are:
• to encourage favourable exposure to Ph.D. students in the early stages of their career,
• to benchmark Ph.D. research in a friendly and cooperative environment,
• to enable sharing of scientific and engineering experiences between students and
supervisors, and
• to connect Ph.D. students and their supervisors with companies and research centres.
The first author/presenter of each paper must be a Ph.D. student (with no more than three authors per paper). Based on the reviewer’s evaluation top 30% of the papers will be recognised as follows:
The first decile will each receive a GOLD LEAF certificate.
The second decile will each receive a SILVER LEAF certificate.
The third decile will each receive a BRONZE LEAF certificate.
In addition to the submitted papers, there will be keynote talks, panel discussions, and a company fair to allow Ph.D. students to make contacts with industries and other research institutions.

PRIME Topics
• Analog and Digital Signal Processing • Computer Aided Design
• Analog, Digital, Mixed-Signal and RF IC Design • Integrated Power ICs
• MEMS • VLSI and SoC Applications
• Visual Signal Processing • Sensor Systems

Important Dates
• Deadline for electronic paper submission: 14th February 2010
• Notification of paper acceptance: 18th April 2010
• Deadline for camera-ready submission: 23rd May 2010
• Deadline for early registration: 6th June 2010