Researchers present papers in Japan At...

Researchers present papers in Japan

At the recent International Symposium on System Synthesis in

Kyoto, Japan, researchers from UC Irvine’s Center for Embedded

Computer Systems once again took the spotlight. No other university,

company or organization was selected to present as many research

papers, continuing the center’s high profile of excellence at

conferences throughout the world.

The symposium, held Oct. 2 to 4, is considered the leading

international conference addressing the technical issues accompanying

system design. Forty papers from Europe, North and South America, and

Asia were presented in a three-day event with discussions following

each presentation. Center for Embedded Computer System researchers

presented 10 of the 40 technical papers composing the conference

program, by far the largest total from any group.

The center includes faculty members and international research

associates from UCI, UC Riverside and UC San Diego. Located at UCI,

the center was formed in 1990 and has grown into an independent

organized research unit with emphasis on embedding computation into

other application areas such as automotive, medical and

communications.

“Ten years ago, we realized the capability of computing would

increase dramatically while cost would decrease drastically, thus

allowing computing to be pervasive and embedded into not just cameras

and automobiles but also humans, environments, space and

organizations,” said Daniel D. Gajski, Center for Embedded Computer

System director, in a press release. “Therefore, we have continually

focused our research on amalgamation of computing and other

technologies. This approach has been beneficial since the embedded

systems market is predicted to become 10 times larger than the

personal computer market.”

Many universities are starting to focus on embedded systems and

starting research centers similar to the one at UCI. Today, computing

is penetrating all areas of human endeavor and enabling new

discoveries, such as noninvasive human monitoring, innovative drug

delivery systems and the convergence of computers, communications and

television into smart appliances, mobile hand-held devices and

child-learning systems. Embedded systems also are penetrating

national and international economies.