BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260816T033932Z UID:A0593B50-B2E0-4663-B9B2-D676C22A29FA DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260926T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260927T173000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE CEDA SWEAT 2026 (Symposium cum Workshop on Emerging AI/ML Trends) brings together students\, industry professionals\, and academia f or two days exploring how agentic AI is reshaping semiconductor design\, v erification\, and validation.\n\nAdoption of AI in semiconductors is accel erating exponentially — from an estimated $65B market in 2025 to a proje cted $232B by 2034. This event sits right at that curve.\n\nFocus Tracks\n \nWorkshop Track: Agents for Semiconductors\nMain Track 01: AI for Pre-Sil icon — Design\, Layout\, Verification\nMain Track 02: AI for Post-Silico n — Validation\, Testing\n\nHackathon Themes\n\n• AI Agents for Verifi cation\n• AI Agents for RTL Design\n• AI Agents for Physical Design & Layout\n• AI Agents for DFT & Testing\n• AI Agents for Silicon Validat ion\n• AI Agents for EDA Automation\n• Open Innovation — AI Agents f or any Industry Application\n\nTEAM RULES\n\nStudents compete in teams of 3–4 (individual registrants are randomly assigned to teams after registr ation closes). Academia & Industry participants compete individually. Ever y team gets a dedicated booth and presentation slot on Day 2.\n\nCash Priz e Pool\n\n₹25\,000\n\nMinimum\n\nWho should attend: Students (Bachelors & Masters)\, Industry Professionals\, Academia & Researchers\, Startups.\n \nRegistration\n\nCategory Price\nIEEE/Non-IEEE Student — Team of 4 ₹5 200\nIEEE/Non-IEEE Student — Team of 3 ₹3900\nIEEE/Non-IEEE Student — Individual ₹1300\nIEEE Student — Event Only ₹700\nNon-IEEE Stude nt — Event Only ₹800\nIEEE Member — Workshop+Hackathon+Event ₹3500 \nNon-IEEE Member — Workshop+Hackathon+Event ₹4000\nIEEE Member — Ev ent Only ₹2000\nNon-IEEE Member — Event Only ₹2500\nAll prices inclu de GST. Platform charges are exclusive and applied additionally at checkou t.\n[Register Now](https://www.evynte.com/event/checkout/ieee-sweat-2026)\ n\nAgenda: \nDay 1 — 26 September\n\n9:30 AM\n–1:00 PM Workshop on AI Agents for Semiconductors\nHands-on session on how agentic AI applies acro ss the chip design workflow.\n2:00 PM\n–6:00 PM Hackathon Build Sprint\n Teams design and build an AI agent for a real industry application\, with industry experts mentoring throughout.\nDay 2 — 27 September\n\nInaugura l Keynote\nSession 1: AI in Pre-Silicon\nSession 2: AI in Post-Silicon\nPa nel: Semiconductor Industry & Agentic AI\nTutorial 1 & 2\nPanel: Adapting in the Semiconductor-AI Era\n\nHackathon — Day 2 Follow-through\n\nHacka thon evaluation continues in parallel with the Day 2 sessions. Every team is allotted a dedicated booth and a presentation slot to demonstrate their AI agent to judges\, mentors\, and attendees.\n\n* This event flow is ten tative and subject to change.\n\nDoubleTree by Hilton Bengaluru Whitefield \, ITPL Main Rd\, EPIP Zone\, Brookefield\, Bangalore\, Karnataka\, India\ , 560037 LOCATION:DoubleTree by Hilton Bengaluru Whitefield\, ITPL Main Rd\, EPIP Zo ne\, Brookefield\, Bangalore\, Karnataka\, India\, 560037 ORGANIZER:avamsikrishna@ieee.org SEQUENCE:13 SUMMARY:IEEE CEDA SWEAT 2026 — The Agentic Semiconductor Revolution URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/572781 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans -serif\; font-size: 15px\; line-height: 1.7\; color: #333333\;">IEEE CEDA SWEAT 2026 (Symposium cum Workshop on Emerging AI/ML Trends) brings togeth er students\, industry professionals\, and academia for two days exploring how <strong style="color: #0d9488\;">agentic AI</strong> is reshaping sem iconductor design\, verification\, and validation.</p>\n<p style="font-fam ily: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; line-height: 1.7\; c olor: #333333\;">Adoption of AI in semiconductors is accelerating exponent ially &mdash\; from an estimated <strong>$65B market in 2025</strong> to a projected <strong>$232B by 2034</strong>. This event sits right at that c urve.</p>\n<div style="border-left: 4px solid #0d9488\; background-color: #f0fbfa\; padding: 14px 18px\; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0\; margin: 20px 0 \;">\n<p style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 13p x\; color: #0d9488\; font-weight: bold\; margin: 0 0 6px\; text-transform: uppercase\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">Focus Tracks</p>\n<p style="font-fam ily: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 1.7\; c olor: #333333\; margin: 0\;"><strong>Workshop Track:</strong> Agents for S emiconductors<br><strong>Main Track 01:</strong> AI for Pre-Silicon &mdash \; Design\, Layout\, Verification<br><strong>Main Track 02:</strong> AI fo r Post-Silicon &mdash\; Validation\, Testing</p>\n</div>\n<div style="bord er-left: 4px solid #b45309\; background-color: #fffbeb\; padding: 14px 18p x\; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0\; margin: 20px 0\;">\n<p style="font-family : Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 13px\; color: #b45309\; font-w eight: bold\; margin: 0 0 6px\; text-transform: uppercase\; letter-spacing : 0.5px\;">Hackathon Themes</p>\n<p style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 1.8\; color: #333333\; margin: 0\;">&bull\; AI Agents for Verification<br>&bull\; AI Agents for RTL Desi gn<br>&bull\; AI Agents for Physical Design &amp\; Layout<br>&bull\; AI Ag ents for DFT &amp\; Testing<br>&bull\; AI Agents for Silicon Validation<br >&bull\; AI Agents for EDA Automation<br>&bull\; <strong>Open Innovation</ strong> &mdash\; AI Agents for any Industry Application</p>\n</div>\n<tabl e style="width: 100%\; border-collapse: collapse\; margin: 20px 0\;" cells pacing="0" cellpadding="0">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 60%\; vertic al-align: top\; padding-right: 12px\;">\n<div style="background-color: #f8 fafc\; border: 1px solid #dbe3ea\; border-radius: 8px\; padding: 14px 18px \; height: 100%\; box-sizing: border-box\;">\n<p style="font-family: Arial \,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 13px\; color: #475569\; font-weight: bold\; margin: 0 0 6px\;">TEAM RULES</p>\n<p style="font-family: Arial\,He lvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 13px\; line-height: 1.6\; color: #333333\ ; margin: 0\;"><strong>Students</strong> compete in teams of 3&ndash\;4 (i ndividual registrants are randomly assigned to teams after registration cl oses). <strong>Academia &amp\; Industry</strong> participants compete indi vidually. Every team gets a dedicated booth and presentation slot on Day 2 .</p>\n</div>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 40%\; vertical-align: top\;">\n<di v style="background-color: #fffbeb\; border: 1px solid #fbbf24\; border-ra dius: 8px\; padding: 14px 18px\; text-align: center\; height: 100%\; box-s izing: border-box\;">\n<p style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif \; font-size: 12px\; color: #b45309\; font-weight: bold\; margin: 0\; text -transform: uppercase\;">Cash Prize Pool</p>\n<p style="font-family: Arial \,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 26px\; color: #b45309\; font-weight: bold\; margin: 6px 0 0\;">₹25\,000</p>\n<p style="font-family: Arial\,He lvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 11px\; color: #64748b\; margin: 4px 0 0\; ">Minimum</p>\n</div>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p style="font-fa mily: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; color: #333333\;">< strong>Who should attend:</strong> Students (Bachelors &amp\; Masters)\, I ndustry Professionals\, Academia &amp\; Researchers\, Startups.</p>\n<h3 s tyle="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; color: #0d9488\; margin: 26px 0 12px\; border-bottom: 2px solid #dbe3ea\; padding-bottom: 8px\;">R egistration</h3>\n<table style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\ ; font-size: 13px\; color: #333333\; border-collapse: collapse\; width: 10 0%\; border: 1px solid #dbe3ea\; border-radius: 8px\; overflow: hidden\;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8">\n<tbody>\n<tr style="background-color: #0 d9488\;">\n<td style="color: #ffffff\; font-weight: bold\;">Category</td>\ n<td style="color: #ffffff\; font-weight: bold\; text-align: right\;">Pric e</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="background-color: #f8fafc\;">\n<td style="border -bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\;">IEEE/Non-IEEE Student &mdash\; Team of 4</td >\n<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\; text-align: right\; color : #b45309\; font-weight: bold\;">₹5200</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="bor der-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\;">IEEE/Non-IEEE Student &mdash\; Team of 3< /td>\n<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\; text-align: right\; co lor: #b45309\; font-weight: bold\;">₹3900</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="backgr ound-color: #f8fafc\;">\n<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\;">IE EE/Non-IEEE Student &mdash\; Individual</td>\n<td style="border-bottom: 1p x solid #dbe3ea\; text-align: right\; color: #b45309\; font-weight: bold\; ">₹1300</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\; ">IEEE Student &mdash\; Event Only</td>\n<td style="border-bottom: 1px sol id #dbe3ea\; text-align: right\; color: #b45309\; font-weight: bold\;">₹ 700</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="background-color: #f8fafc\;">\n<td style="bord er-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\;">Non-IEEE Student &mdash\; Event Only</td>\ n<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\; text-align: right\; color: #b45309\; font-weight: bold\;">₹800</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="border -bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\;">IEEE Member &mdash\; Workshop+Hackathon+Even t</td>\n<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\; text-align: right\; color: #b45309\; font-weight: bold\;">₹3500</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="back ground-color: #f8fafc\;">\n<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\;"> Non-IEEE Member &mdash\; Workshop+Hackathon+Event</td>\n<td style="border- bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\; text-align: right\; color: #b45309\; font-weig ht: bold\;">₹4000</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\;">IEEE Member &mdash\; Event Only</td>\n<td style="border-bottom : 1px solid #dbe3ea\; text-align: right\; color: #b45309\; font-weight: bo ld\;">₹2000</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="background-color: #f8fafc\;">\n<td>N on-IEEE Member &mdash\; Event Only</td>\n<td style="text-align: right\; co lor: #b45309\; font-weight: bold\;">₹2500</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table >\n<p style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 11px\; color: #64748b\; margin-top: 8px\;">All prices include GST. Platform char ges are exclusive and applied additionally at checkout.</p>\n<div style="t ext-align: center\; margin-top: 22px\;"><a style="display: inline-block\; background-color: #0d9488\; color: #ffffff\; font-family: Arial\,Helvetica \,sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-weight: bold\; padding: 12px 28px\; border-radius: 6px\; text-decoration: none\;" href="https://www.evynte.com /event/checkout/ieee-sweat-2026">Register Now</a></div><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><table style="width: 100%\; border-collapse: collapse\; margin-bott om: 22px\;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style="wi dth: 50%\; vertical-align: top\; padding-right: 14px\;">\n<h3 style="font- family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; color: #0d9488\; margin: 0 0 12px\; border-bottom: 2px solid #0d9488\; padding-bottom: 8px\;">Day 1 &mdash\; 26 September</h3>\n<table style="width: 100%\; border-collapse: collapse\; " cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 90px \; vertical-align: top\; font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font- size: 12px\; color: #0d9488\; font-weight: bold\; border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\;">9:30 AM<br>&ndash\;1:00 PM</td>\n<td style="vertical-align: to p\; font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; color: # 333333\; border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\;"><strong>Workshop on AI Agents for Semiconductors</strong><br><span style="font-size: 12px\; color: #647 48b\;">Hands-on session on how agentic AI applies across the chip design w orkflow.</span></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 90px\; vertical-align : top\; font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 12px\; colo r: #b45309\; font-weight: bold\; border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\; backgr ound-color: #fffbeb\;">2:00 PM<br>&ndash\;6:00 PM</td>\n<td style="vertica l-align: top\; font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 14px \; color: #333333\; border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\; background-color: # fffbeb\;"><strong>Hackathon Build Sprint</strong><br><span style="font-siz e: 12px\; color: #64748b\;">Teams design and build an AI agent for a real industry application\, with industry experts mentoring throughout.</span>< /td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 50%\; vertical-a lign: top\;">\n<h3 style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; colo r: #0d9488\; margin: 0 0 12px\; border-bottom: 2px solid #0d9488\; padding -bottom: 8px\;">Day 2 &mdash\; 27 September</h3>\n<table style="width: 100 %\; border-collapse: collapse\;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10">\n<tbody >\n<tr>\n<td style="vertical-align: top\; font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,s ans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; color: #333333\; border-bottom: 1px solid #d be3ea\;"><strong>Inaugural Keynote</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=" vertical-align: top\; font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-siz e: 14px\; color: #333333\; border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\;"><strong>Ses sion 1:</strong> AI in Pre-Silicon</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="vertical- align: top\; font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; color: #333333\; border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\;"><strong>Session 2:</ strong> AI in Post-Silicon</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="vertical-align: t op\; font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; color: #b45309\; font-weight: bold\; border-bottom: 1px solid #dbe3ea\; backgroun d-color: #fffbeb\;">Panel: Semiconductor Industry &amp\; Agentic AI</td>\n </tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="vertical-align: top\; font-family: Arial\,Helvetic a\,sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; color: #333333\; border-bottom: 1px soli d #dbe3ea\;"><strong>Tutorial 1 &amp\; 2</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td s tyle="vertical-align: top\; font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; fo nt-size: 14px\; color: #b45309\; font-weight: bold\; background-color: #ff fbeb\;">Panel: Adapting in the Semiconductor-AI Era</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\ n</table>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<div style="border-left: 4px solid #0d9488\; background-color: #f0fbfa\; padding: 14px 18px\; border-ra dius: 0 8px 8px 0\; margin: 20px 0\;">\n<p style="font-family: Arial\,Helv etica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 13px\; color: #0d9488\; font-weight: bold\; margin: 0 0 6px\; text-transform: uppercase\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">Ha ckathon &mdash\; Day 2 Follow-through</p>\n<p style="font-family: Arial\,H elvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 1.6\; color: #333333 \; margin: 0\;">Hackathon evaluation continues in parallel with the Day 2 sessions. Every team is allotted a dedicated booth and a presentation slot to demonstrate their AI agent to judges\, mentors\, and attendees.</p>\n< /div>\n<p style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 12 px\; color: #64748b\; margin-top: 18px\;">* This event flow is tentative a nd subject to change.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR