National Conference on Emerging Trends in
Vacuum Electronic Devices & Applications
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Secunderabad, Telangana
Status Update
About the Conference
LAMBDA, Department of EEE, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus jointly with the Vacuum Electronic Devices & Applications Society (VEDA-S), Bangalore, is organizing the 21st National Conference on Emerging Trends in Vacuum Electronic Devices & Applications (VEDA-2026), during December 20–22, 2026. The conference aims to provide a networking platform for researchers and professionals from R&D, academia, industry, and students to share their work & experience in the broad area of vacuum electronic devices and applications.
The first day of the conference will cover a comprehensive tutorial on design and development aspects of vacuum electronic devices and systems. The subsequent two days will feature plenary sessions, invited talks by renowned experts, and presentations of contributed papers, addressing a wide range of topics in vacuum electronic devices and their applications.
Call for Papers
Researchers are invited to submit abstracts¹ of work on the following subjects in vacuum electronic devices and applications.
Important Dates
Submission of Abstracts
Notification of Acceptance
Camera-ready Abstract Submission
Registration Fees
Industry & R&D
Delegates
Academia
Delegates
Student Delegates &
Retired Professionals
Conference Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award
Honoring a distinguished individual for their lifelong contributions, visionary leadership, and extraordinary impact in the field of vacuum electronics.
Mid-Career Award
Recognizing exceptional researchers and professionals who have demonstrated significant innovation, sustained excellence, and leadership in their mid-career stage.
Padma Bhushan Dr. Amarjit Singh Young Scientist Award
Celebrating outstanding early-career scientists for their promising research, technical brilliance, and potential to shape the future of the industry.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Industry partners are invited to participate in the event to showcase their products and innovations in vacuum electronic devices, RF, and microwave technologies. Engage with delegates, speakers, and students to build meaningful collaborations. The conference provides an exceptional forum to effectively present your offerings to the community.
Platinum
- 5 Complimentary delegate passes.
- Back cover advertisement in the conference souvenir.
- Premium logo display on conference banners.
- Premium logo display on the main stage backdrop.
Diamond
- 3 Complimentary delegate passes.
- Inside back cover advertisement in the conference souvenir.
- Prominent logo display on conference banners.
- Prominent logo display on the main stage backdrop.
Gold
- 2 Complimentary delegate passes.
- One full-page colour advertisement in the conference souvenir.
- Logo display on general conference banners.
Silver
- 1 Complimentary delegate pass.
- Half-page black & white advertisement in the conference souvenir.
- Logo display on general conference banners.
VEDA Society
The field of Vacuum Electron Devices and Applications (VEDA) has been going through a period of resurgence over the last few decades. The emergence of bremsstrahlung HPM devices like gyrotrons and vircators has escalated the frequency and power limits of vacuum electron devices (VEDs) to Terahertz and Gigawatt levels.
The convergence of microelectronics and vacuum electronics has given rise to vacuum microelectronics devices, which use field-emission cathodes, based on silicon-tip arrays, carbon nanotubes and MEMs. With the advent of MPMs, the traveling-wave tubes continue to be important. Conventional devices like klystrons, magnetrons, triodes, tetrodes, and vacuum switches and interrupters still continue to find wide civil and military applications.
In fact, the availability of advanced, fully three-dimensional simulation codes, advanced materials, precision fabrication and processing technology has added new dimensions to the performance of the conventional microwave tubes to a level unsurpassable in the near future by solid state devices.
The VED community has also grown significantly over the years both in our country and abroad. It has long been felt that the community in our country ought to have constituted a forum for the exchange of ideas through regular interactions via newsletters, meetings, workshops, symposia, etc. With this in view, the Vacuum Electronic Devices and Applications Society (VEDAS) was formed on 31 October 2004 to bring together the fraternity under the canopy of a society. The Society has been registered with the Registrar of Societies, Bangalore.
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
The BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus is an institution of international repute with higher learning in India, since its inception in 2008. It spreads over 200 acres of land at Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet, Hyderabad.
Over the year, BITS has provided the highest quality technical education to students from all over India admitted on the basis of merit. BITS is ranked among the top Engineering Institutes of India.
BITS has four campuses in India – Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad, Mumbai and one international campus in U.A.E (Dubai).
