Distributed Heterogeneous Embedded Systems: Analysis and Optimization.
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Our main focus will be on time critical applications implemented as
distributed systems, which are typical, for example, in the
automotive industry.

Efficient optimization of such systems is impossible without proper
analysis and estimation methods and adequate design tools. Several
new and challenging problems are due to the heterogeneous and communication 
intensive nature of these applications. 

We will introduce a system-level design flow for embedded real-time systems,
and will highlight the problems of timing analysis, communication
synthesis, and functionality mapping.