Transatlantic Collaboration on Model-Integrated Computing for Dependable Embedded Components and Systems

This document summarizes early results and experiences of the collaborations between the European project ”Dependable Embedded Components and Systems” (DECOS) (IST-511764) and the NSF ITR Project titled ”Foundations of Hybrid and Embedded Software and Systems”. The collaboration has started with a visit of a researcher from Vienna University of Technology at Vanderbilt University in summer 2005, a visit from a graduate student in Vienna and a faculty visit from Vanderbilt researchers at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in Hungary. 1 Description of Projects 1.1 Project on Foundations of Hybrid and Embedded Software and Systems The NSF ITR Project titled ”Foundations of Hybrid and Embedded Software and Systems” aims at building the foundations of Modern Systems Science (MSS). It is a sustained effort to create a new generation of engineers that are comfortable with the juncture of computation and physical phenomena. The research is carried out at UC Berkeley’s Center for Hybrid and Embedded Software Systems, the Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Software-Integrated Systems, and the University of Memphis. Educational outreach programs include the California community college system, which feeds many of the engineering students to UCB and other State Universities, and HBCUs and universities with high minority populations in the South.