16th IEEE Symp. Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI and Nanotechnology Systems DFT is an annual Symposium providing an open forum for presentations in the field of defect and fault tolerance in VLSI systems inclusive of emerging technologies. One of the unique features of this symposium is to combine new academic research with state-of-the-art industrial data, necessary ingredients for significant advances in this field. The technical sessions of the symposium will be held on October 2-4, 2013, within the scenario of the NYU-Abu Dhabi premises in Washington Square. This year the event will be located in the Greenwich Village (also known as "the Village") in Manhattan, New York.