CALL FOR PARTICIPATION & CONTRIBUTIONS
Most contributions will be as invited talks. If you want to contribute to the event, we welcome the following suggestions before June 15th:
Contributed Talks — 15–20 min, short abstract
Demos — Abstract describing the demo
Abstracts should be submitted via e-mail to the organising committee. This is a non-archival workshop — submission of work published or under review elsewhere is welcome.
PROGRAM PREVIEW
The program is updated continuously.
| Day | Theme | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Mon · Aug 24 | Open-Source & RISC-V Technology Strategy in Europe, Asia & Latin America | Keynotes & panels |
| Tue · Aug 25 | AI Fusion — Sovereign AI & RISC-V Acceleration from Cloud to Edge | Technical sessions |
| Wed · Aug 26 | Open-Source EDA Tools & Open-Access Chip Technologies | Sessions & demos |
Day 1 — Monday, August 24. Keynotes and panels on national and regional RISC-V strategies, sovereign compute policy, and the role of open hardware in reducing technology dependency. How are the EU Chips Act, China’s open-source chip programs, and emerging Brazilian initiatives shaping the global RISC-V landscape? Cross-regional dialogue on governance, investment, and ecosystem building.
Day 2 — Tuesday, August 25. The centrepiece of GROW-AI 2026. Technical sessions and panels on RISC-V as the architectural backbone for AI across the full deployment spectrum.
Day 3 — Wednesday, August 26. Sessions on open-source EDA flows (OpenROAD, Yosys, KLayout, and beyond), open-access PDKs, chiplet and heterogeneous integration, and paths to democratising silicon — giving universities and startups worldwide a viable route from RTL to fabricated chips.