Topics:

• Embedded Systems:
• Design and Validation of Embedded Systems,
• Real-Time Issues,
• Models of Embedded Computation,
• Design and Verification Languages,
• Operating Systems and Quasi-Static Scheduling,
• Timing and Performance Analysis,
• Power Aware Embedded Computing,
• Adaptive Embedded Systems,
• Security in Embedded Systems.
• System-on-Chip and Network-on-Chip Design & Testing:
• Design of Application-Specific Instruction-Set Processors,
• Design and Programming of Embedded Multiprocessors,
• SoC Communication and Architectures,
• NoC Communication and Architectures,
• Design of SoC/NoC
• Platform-Based Design for Embedded Systems,
• Reconfigurable Platforms,
• Multiprocessor SoC Platforms and Tools,
• Testing ofEmbedded Core-based Integrated Circuits.
• Networked Embedded Systems:
• Design Issues for Networked Embedded,
• Middleware Design and Implementation for Networked Embedded Systems;,
• Self Adaptive Networked Entity Sensor Networks: Architectures, Energy-Efficient Medium Access Control, Time Synchronization Issues, Distributed Localization Algorithms, Routing, Distributed Signal Processing, Security
• Embedded Applications:
• Cyber-physical systems and Internet of Things, including Industrial Automation and Controls,
• Automotive Applications,
• Intelligent Transportation Systems,
• Smart Home,
• Wireless Health Care,
• Industrial Building Automation and Control,
• Power (sub-)Station Automation and Control,
• etc. – design, maintenance, fault tolerance & dependability, networks, infrastructure, safety and security.