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 continously.
Day 1 - Monday, August 24: Open-Source and RISC-V Technology Strategy in Europe, Asia, and Latin America
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: AI Fusion - Sovereign AI and RISC-V Acceleration from Cloud to Edge
The centerpiece 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: Open-Source EDA Tools and Open-Access Chip Technologies
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.