CCF BArchitecture and Systems2022: BPublisher: IEEE/ ACM

DATEDesign, Automation & Test in Europe

DATE is a rank B conference in Computer Architecture, Parallel and Distributed Computing, and Storage Systems in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. The DATE 2028 deadline is not announced; past editions suggest late September. DATE 2027 takes place on Mar 22–24, 2027 in Dresden, Germany. Acceptance rate 2026: 24.8% (325/1,310).

Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition

2028 deadline (forecast)late SeptemberNot announced
DATE 2027 datesMar 22–24, 2027
VenueDresden, Germany
Latest acceptance rate24.8%2026 · 325/1,310
CCF rankRank B7th edition · Architecture and Systems
Papers in dblp (2026)445Main proceedings

Latest edition

DATE 2027: call for papers timeline

  1. Sep 14, 2026, 11:59 UTC
  2. Sep 21, 2026, 11:59 UTC
  3. Nov 23, 2026As announced by the conference
  4. Mar 22–24, 2027Local time
    ConferenceDresden, Germany

AoE (Anywhere on Earth) is UTC−12 (time zones explained). These dates come from the ccf-deadlines community project and have not yet been checked against the conference website; confirm them there before you submit. Conference website ↗

Past editions

Dates, venues, deadlines and acceptance rates

YearPaper deadlineAcceptancePapers (dblp)DatesVenue
20272026-09-20AoE——Mar 22–24, 2027Dresden, Germany
20262025-09-14AoE24.8%325/1,310 · source445Apr 20–22, 2026Verona, Italy
20252024-09-22AoE24.9%302/1,213 · source425Mar 31 – Apr 2, 2025Palais des congrès de Lyon, Lyon, France
20242023-09-17AoE24.5%244/996 · source379Mar 25–27, 2024Valencia, Spain
20232022-09-25AoE24.6%205/834 · source324Apr 17–19, 2023Antwerp, BE
20222021-09-19AoE—282Mar 14–23, 2022Virtual
20212020-09-21UTC+123.9%183/766 · source358Feb 2–4, 2021Virtual
2020——324——
2019——329——
2018——311——
2017——337——
2016——307——

DATE 2028 deadline forecast: late September (not announced). The last paper deadlines: 2027: Sep 21, 2026; 2026: Sep 15, 2025; 2025: Sep 23, 2024. The conference's own announcement decides.

Paper counts are dblp's main proceedings only, without workshop volumes; acceptance rates link to the page they come from. dblp ↗

CCF list

DATE in the CCF list

7th edition (2026)
CCF B Computer Architecture, Parallel and Distributed Computing, and Storage Systems · no. 6
6th edition (2022)
CCF B Computer Architecture, Parallel and Distributed Computing, and Storage Systems
Name in the list
Design, Automation & Test in Europe
Publisher
IEEE/ ACM

CCF counts the full (regular) papers of a listed conference: short papers, demos, technical briefs, summaries, Findings and the workshops held with a conference are outside the list. CCF also says the list is a recommendation and should not be used on its own to evaluate research; your institution's rules decide. What counts, case by case →

FAQ

About DATE

What CCF rank is DATE?

DATE is a rank B conference in Computer Architecture, Parallel and Distributed Computing, and Storage Systems in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.

When is the DATE 2028 deadline?

Not announced yet. The last paper deadlines were 2027: Sep 21, 2026; 2026: Sep 15, 2025; 2025: Sep 23, 2024, so late September is likely; the conference's announcement decides.

Where is DATE 2027?

DATE 2027 takes place on Mar 22–24, 2027 in Dresden, Germany.

What is the DATE acceptance rate?

2026: 1,310 submissions, 325 accepted, 24.8%. 2025: 24.9% (302/1,213). The history table links each figure to its source.

Do DATE workshop and short papers count as CCF B?

CCF counts the full (regular) papers of a listed conference: short papers, demos, technical briefs, summaries, Findings and the workshops held with a conference are outside the list. CCF also says the list is a recommendation and should not be used on its own to evaluate research; your institution's rules decide.

In more detail: Which CCF conference papers count · How to read conference deadlines

Sources: the CCF list of recommended international conferences and journals, 7th edition (published 31 March 2026, corrected 9 April 2026) and 6th edition (2022); editions, deadlines and acceptance rates from the ccf-deadlines community project (MIT licence), marked as community data until checked against each conference's website, then marked as checked with the website's own words; proceedings and paper counts from dblp (CC0).