CALL FOR PAPERS
UK EMBEDDED FORUM
October 13/14, 2004
NEC, Birmingham
Submissions are invited for presentation at the UK Embedded Forum, a new
forum for UK based PhD students in the area of embedded systems. This
extremely important subject covers computer based consumer products
containing sophisticated software and hardware applications. The forum is
associated with ESS, the Embedded System Show, which includes a technical
track for Company Engineers and a major Exhibition.
Objectives
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- To bring together those involved in research on different aspects of
embedded systems;
- To expose young researchers to the major UK industrial exhibition;
- To provide means for quick publication of work in progress, and valuable
feedback from referees and others.
Scope
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Submissions are invited from students who are currently registered PhD
students at UK Universities. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- embedded software design: predictable design methodologies, design
with networked system environments
- software/hardware and software/software codesign for embedded systems
- hardware/software analysis, verification and test for embedded systems
- embedded Linux and real-time Operating Systems
- wireless techniques for embedded systems
- novel embedded signal processing techniques
- low power design for embedded systems
- security design for embedded systems
- interference and error tolerance
- System-on-Chip techniques for embedded computing
- novel I/O techniques and applications
Benefits
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Benefits of attendance include:
- early dissemination of ideas and results
- keep up to date with the latest developments
- free access to the exhibition, where major employers are represented
- make contacts with technical and managerial staff of embedded companies
(who may well attend the presentations)
- make contacts with other researchers in your area
- informal atmosphere
- low conference fee
- many 'freebies' available, including liquid ones!
Proceedings
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Workshop proceedings will be distributed in printed form as well as on
CD-ROM.
Submission and deadlines
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All papers are refereed by the program committee. There is a size limit
of 2 megabytes per submission. Presentation format is 20 minutes, plus 10
minutes for questions and discussions. Speakers are required to bring
their own laptop computer. Authors are required to submit a pdf file
electronically; please e-mail to albert.koelmans@ncl.ac.uk, no later than
May 28, 2004. Authors will be informed of the program committee's
final decision by June 25th. The final version of the paper is due
July 16th.
Registration and accommodation
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Details will appear on the ESS web site (http://www.eda-expos.co.uk/ess/)
in due course.
Program committee and organisation
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The Program Committee:
Dr. A. Koelmans, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Dr. A. Bystrov, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Prof. A. Brown, University of Southampton
Dr. M. Pont, University of Leicester
Conference Organiser:
Jeremy Kenyon, EDA Ltd.
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E-mail:Albert.Koelmans@newcastle.ac.uk
http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/albert.koelmans/
School of EECE, University of Newcastle upon Tyne,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
