Computer vision has emerged as one of the most popular domains of embedded applications. The applications in this domain are characterized by complex, intensive computations along with very large memory requirements. Parallelization and multiprocessor implementations have become increasingly important for this domain, and various powerful new embedded platforms to support these applications hav...

The goal of the MARQUISE project is to demonstrate the impact of advanced packaging technologies on a commercial high performance computer architecture. Multi Chip Modules (MCMs), diamond substrates, and phase change spray cooling are used together to shrink a 4 processor, 1 GByte memory version of the Cray J90 supercomputer from a cabinet system down to a form factor suitable for a 19 inch rac...

Embedded computer systems play an increasingly important role in today’s society. In order to adequately prepare today’s computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering students for their future careers, the special problems with embedded systems development must be adequately addressed in their education. VESL (Visions for Embedded Systems Laboratories) is a project that is ...

Computer W e have all heard about the increasing software content of embedded systems. To those who think of embedded software as autonomous programs hidden deep within the system, plugging away transparently and reliably on dedicated tasks, this increase might suggest that these programs are somehow becoming larger. In reality, the ongoing increases in processor performance let system designer...

With current trends toward embedded computer systems’ ubiquitous accessibility, connectivity, diversification, and proliferation, security becomes a critical issue in embedded computer systems design and operation. Embedded computer systems are subjected to both software and physical attacks aimed at subverting system operation, extracting key secrets, or intellectual property theft. We propose...

Biographical notes: Alisson Brito holds a Doctorate in 2008 in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Brazil, in the field of microelectronics with cooperation with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany. He is a reviewer for national and international journals and conferences. He has experience in computer science, with emphasis on design and...

a novel zinc oxide - agar nanocomposite was successfully synthesized using zinc chloride as a precursor. the nanocomposite was prepared using a domestic microwave oven. the prepared nanocomposites have been characterized by fourier transform infrared (ftir) spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction (xrd) analysis, scanning electron microscopy (sem) and uv- visible spectroscopy. the crystalline properties...