Report on the 28th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference

The 28th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC 2023) was held at Miraikan, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Tokyo, Japan, 16 char6319 January 2023. ASP-DAC, started in 1995, is a high-quality and premium conference on Electronic Design Automation (EDA) like other sister conferences such as Design Automation Conference (DAC); Design, Automation Test in Europe (DATE); International Conference on Computer Aided Design (ICCAD); and Embedded Systems Week (ESWEEK). ASP-DAC 2023 adopted an in-person conference style with online features which is the first time in ASP-DAC. Even though the last two ASP-DAC conferences were held as virtual conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ASPDAC 2023 provided opportunities for face-to-face communication not only at sessions, but also at coffee breaks, banquet, and so on for in-person attendees. Online access mainly for participants who were difficult to physically attend was also provided as much as possible.