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SIGBED Viability Review. Rajeev Alur October 2006. History. Established in May 2003 Focus: all aspects of embedded computer systems Challenge: To integrate diverse subareas into a community Hardware/software co-design Embedded control systems Real-time programming and implementation
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SIGBED Viability Review Rajeev Alur October 2006
History • Established in May 2003 • Focus: all aspects of embedded computer systems • Challenge: To integrate diverse subareas into a community • Hardware/software co-design • Embedded control systems • Real-time programming and implementation • Networked sensors and actuators Close ties with programming languages, software engineering, operating systems, architecture and compilers, networking, design automation, formal methods,…
Finances • Steady growth in fund balance 2004: (1,377); 2005: (4,034), 2006: 10,007 • Getting the fund balance to required level • Growing membership • Surplus from conferences is showing healthy growth • Embedded systems week
Membership • Growing membership 2004: 289; 2005: 435, 2006: 504 • Stable student numbers: currently 46 • Challenge: Most conferences are cosponsored with other SIGs • Growth Opportunities • Can we attract practicing members from industry? • Industrial liaison on executive board • Attracting international members • Embedded Systems Week 2006: Seoul, Korea • Embedded Systems Week 2007: Salzburg, Austria
Conferences • FY’06 conferences • EMSOFT: Embedded software (100%) • IPSN: Information processing in sensor networks (50%) • LCTES: Languages, compilers, and tools (50%) • CASES: Compilers, architectures and synthesis (33.3%) • CODES/ISSS: Hardware/software codesign and synthesis (20%) • SENSYS: Networked sensor systems (10%) • Embedded Systems Week • Fall event: EMSOFT, CODES/ISSS, CASES, and many workshops • Ongoing efforts • More meetings for ESWEEK (e.g. next year: Formats) • Spring event around IPSN?
Activities • SIGBED Review • Quarterly, electronic only • SIGBED/SIGSOFT Frank Anger Memorial Award • To promote interdisciplinary research among students • First SIGBED winners announced at ESWEEK 2006 • Close cooperation with journals: TECS and TOSN • Education • Standardized embedded systems curriculum? • Education workshop and SIGBED Review special issue • Close cooperation with NSF and EU on funding initiatives