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Brainstorming on Brainstorming on “Co-operating Objects”“Co-operating Objects”

An Embedded System InitiativeAn Embedded System Initiative

Moderated by:Kostas GlinosHead of Unit “Embedded Systems”DG INFSO - European Commission

2Co-operating ObjectsCo-operating Objects

What to understandWhat to understand

Co-operationCo-operation– Collaboration, team-up Collaboration, team-up – Communication, share knowledge and informationCommunication, share knowledge and information– Achieve/realise concrete tasksAchieve/realise concrete tasks

ObjectsObjects– PhysicalPhysical– SoftwareSoftware– From small tiny and not seen to cars, airplanes, ...From small tiny and not seen to cars, airplanes, ...

3MethodMethod

Introduction Introduction – by Adam Wolisz andby Adam Wolisz and– by Antonio Sangiovanni- Vintencelliby Antonio Sangiovanni- Vintencelli

Presentations by participantsPresentations by participants

Moderation cards: distributed and collected (please put Moderation cards: distributed and collected (please put down your name and email address)down your name and email address)

Discussion Discussion

Summary Summary

4Follow-upFollow-up

Business cards collected today Business cards collected today – brings you on our mailing list for further informationbrings you on our mailing list for further information

Results and presentations will be shown at Results and presentations will be shown at http://www.cordis.lu/ist/directorate_c/ems/http://www.cordis.lu/ist/directorate_c/ems/

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Kostas GlinosHead of Unit “Embedded Systems”DG INFSO - European Commission

Embedded Systems in the 6th Framework Programme

6Embedded Systems - what they are Embedded Systems - what they are

Connecting the physical Connecting the physical to the virtual worldto the virtual world

• Combine HW and SWCombine HW and SW• part of larger non-computing system(s)part of larger non-computing system(s)• resource constrainedresource constrained

• Reactive to their environmentReactive to their environment• ““real-world” systemsreal-world” systems• control, perception and cognitioncontrol, perception and cognition

• Computationally activeComputationally active

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Advanced Control• hybrid systems• fault adaptive control• networked autonomous controls

Embedded Systems in the IST ProgrammeEmbedded Systems in the IST Programme

Systems Design• concepts, methods and tools• complex real-time constraints• dependability & robustness

EmSEmS

Networked EmbeddedNetworked Embedded Middleware for (very) small wireless devicesMiddleware for (very) small wireless devices

– controlling QoS at run-timecontrolling QoS at run-time– scalable & self-organising platformsscalable & self-organising platforms– services for adhoc networkingservices for adhoc networking

8Embedded Systems - relation to other areasEmbedded Systems - relation to other areas

Open development platformsBuildingBlocksMicro and nano systemsCMOS and post CMOS

Embedded SystemsSecurity Framework

Systems

eSafety of road and air Home platforms Applications

FET - DC

+ ITEA, MEDEA, DG RTD,...