The DATE 2019 Conference and Exhibition attracted more than 1,600 registrations from over 40 countries and concluded with excellent feedback from both participants and exhibitors.
DATE combines the world’s favourite electronic systems design and test conference with an international exhibition for electronic design, automation and test, from system-level hardware and software implementation right down to integrated circuit design. This year, the conference was held in Florence, Italy, for the first time. It took place at the Firenze Fiera from 25 to 29 March 2019.
On Monday, the DATE week started with five in-depth technical tutorials on the main topics of DATE as well as a hands-on industry tutorial given by leading experts in their respective fields. The topics covered Machine Learning for Manufacturing and Test, OpenCL Design Flows for FPGAs, Approximate Computing, Hardware-based Security, and Safety and Security in Automotive, while the hands-on tutorial was on Quantum Computing with IBM Q and Qiskit.
During the Opening Ceremony on Tuesday, plenary keynote lectures were given by Astrid Elbe, Managing Director of Intel Labs Europe, and Jürgen Bortolazzi, Director Driver Assistance Systems and Highly Automated Driving at Porsche. On the same day, the Executive Track offered a series of business panels with executive speakers from companies leading the design and automation industry, discussing hot topics. Furthermore, a talk by Claudio Giorgione, Curator of the Leonardo Department at the National Museum of Science and Technology Milano, gave insight into life and work of Leonardo da Vinci in line with the 500th anniversary of his death, which is celebrated in Florence in 2019.