Abstract Submission Instructions

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 19, 2024

Abstracts can be submitted here:
https://epapers2.org/uffc2024

Papers are solicited for this conference describing original work in the fields of ultrasonics, ferroelectric, frequency control, or piezoresponse force microscopy. A 1-page abstract should be submitted according to the specifications below.  

Each abstract will receive careful review and evaluation by the Symposium Technical Program Committee. Evaluation criteria will include originality of the work, contribution to the state-of the-art, and overall interest to the communities.

If your abstract is accepted, both in-person and online participants must submit pre-recorded videos of their presentations. These will be uploaded to the CONFlux virtual platform. 

We highly encourage authors to have a presenter who is onsite at the conference to present live.  Special accommodations will be made for authors unable to attend in person.

Submission of a conference paper, up to four pages, will be highly encouraged at a later date for authors whose abstracts are accepted at the conference.

Submissions

  • ALL submissions must be made on-line from this web site.
  • Email submissions will NOT be accepted.
  • If you are making multiple submissions, you only need to create one web account. Use the same account (User name & Password) for any additional submissions.
  • If you need to edit any author information or resubmit your abstract, it may be done up until the submission deadline.

Do NOT include any authors’ information such as name, affiliation, e-mail, etc. in the initial manuscript.

Abstract Specifications
THIS IS A DOUBLE BLIND REVIEW PROCESS. Do NOT include author names nor affiliation information in your paper.

All authors MUST adhere to the following guidelines to conceal their identity:

  • Do NOT include any authors’ information such as name, affiliation, e-mail, etc. in the initial manuscript.
  • Do NOT include any grant information or personal acknowledgments in the initial manuscript.
  • DO NOT contact the technical program committee members to solicit input on your manuscript.
  • All references including authors’ previous work should be referred to as 3rd-persons’ works. Work that is substantially related to the submission and has been submitted to another Conference/Journal, but has not been published yet, must be cited in an anonymized format. Do not cite patents.

Use our templates to meet the formatting requirements below. Your abstract must comply with the following specifications:

  • Abstract Length: 1 page, including figures, tables, etc
    Exceeding the 1 page limit will result in outright rejection.
  • Font Size: 11 point font is the minimum allowed. Reducing font below 11pt to fit more content on one page will result in outright rejection.
  • Abstract Size: US Letter (8.5″ x 11″) or A4 (210mm X 297mm)
  • Fonts: Embed ALL fonts in your PDF file. Avoid the use of Type 3 fonts.
  • File Format: Adobe PDF (.pdf)
  • Allowed File Size: 5.0MB
  • Do NOT page number your abstract.
  • Do NOT apply security settings to your PDF file.
  • Do NOT include headers or footers. 

Deviations from the above abstract specifications could impede the review of your abstract and result in rejection.

  • In order to help you meet the above abstract specifications, please use the templates which can be found on the Templates page.
  • If you are having problems creating your file, please link to the author help page.

Additional Information

  • IEEE policy requires you to file a copyright release for each accepted submission. Without a copyright release on file, your paper CANNOT be published. Further instructions will be included in your decision email.
  • REMINDER: One author per accepted submission must be registered at the full conference rate AND attend the conference to present their paper.
  • IEEE reserves the right to exclude any accepted paper from distribution after the conference (including, removal from IEEE Xplore) if the accepted paper is not presented at the conference.