The International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS) is the oldest Circuits and Systems symposia

sponsored by the IEEE. The 53rd symposium will be held in Seattle, Washington from 1st to 4th August 2010. MWSCAS

2010 will include oral and poster sessions; student contest; tutorials given by experts in circuits and systems topics; and

special sessions. Topics include, but not limited to:

▪ Analog Circuits and Signal Processing

▪ Digital Circuits and Computer Arithmetic

▪ Programmable logic, VLSI, CAD and Layout

▪ Linear and Non-linear Circuits and Systems

▪ Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

▪ Communication and Wireless Systems

▪ Embedded Electronics

▪ Image Processing and Multimedia Systems

▪ RF, Microwave, and Optical Systems

▪ Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems

▪ Control Systems, Mechatronics, and Robotics

▪ Optics and Photonics

▪ Power Electronics

▪ Bioengineering Circuits and Systems

▪ System Architectures

▪ Innovative Technologies

▪ MEMS/NEMS



Prospective authors are invited to submit a 4-page Full Paper describing original work. Only electronic submissions will be

accepted. Papers should include title, abstract, and topic category from the list above in standard IEEE two-column format

for consideration as lecture or poster. Both formats have the same value, and presentation method will be chosen for

suitability. All submissions should be made electronically through the conference website at http://mwscas.eecs.wsu.edu.

Students are encouraged to participate in the best student paper award contest. Accepted papers will be published in the

conference proceedings subject to advance registration of at least one of the authors. For more information about Seattle,

check out Seattle's Visitor and Convention Bureau website.

Important Dates

Proposals for Special Sessions and Tutorials February 19, 2010

Regular and Student Papers March 12, 2010

Special Session (INVITED) Paper Submission April 23, 2010

Notification of Acceptance May 10, 2010

Publication-ready Manuscripts (pdf) June 4, 2010

Conference Pre-registration June 11, 2010

Receipt of IEEE Copyright Form (accepted papers only) June 11, 2010



Organization Committee

General Chair

José Delgado-Frias

Washington State University, USA

Technical Program Co-Chairs

Rogelio Palomera-García

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, PR

Jabulani Nyathi

Washington State University, USA

Special Sessions Co-Chairs

Edgar Sanchez-Sinencio

Texas A&M University, USA

Jeff Draper

University of Southern California, USA

Student Contest Co-Chairs

Itamar Elhanany

University of Tennessee, USA

M.N.S. Swamy

Concordia University, Canada

Local Arrangements Chair

Mani Soma

University of Washington, USA

Publications Co-Chairs

Manuel Jiménez

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, PR

Partha Pande

Washington State University, USA

Publicity Chair

Carla Purdy

University of Cincinnati, USA

Tutorial Chair

Jenq-Neng Hwang

University of Washington, USA

Finance Chair

Joy Robbins

Washington State University, USA

Advisory Committee

Hoda Abdel-Aty-Zohdy

Oakland University, USA

Magdy Bayoumi

University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA

Wasfy Mikhael

University of Central Florida, USA

Hector Pérez Meana

National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico

Mohamad Sawan

Ecole Polytechnique Montreal, Canada