The international symposium on Semiconductor Materials and Devices (ISSMD-2011) will be held at The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, during January 28 - 30, 2011. The symposium will include recent developments in semiconductor physics, technology and applications of Semiconductor materials. Plenary and Invited talks will be given by leading experts from India and abroad. The deliberations of the symposium will be based on the following topics of interest: