ESA 2012 - The International Conference on Embedded Systems and Applications (ESA)

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
Embedded system architecture: multiprocessors, reconfigurable platforms, memory management support, communication, protocols, network-on-chip, real-time systems, embedded microcontrollers, ...
Real-time systems: All real-time related aspects such as software, distributed real-time systems, real-time kernels, real-time OS, task scheduling, multitasking design, ...
Embedded hardware support: System-on-a-chip, DSPs, hardware specification, synthesis, modeling, simulation and analysis at all levels for low power, power-aware, testable, reliable, verifiable systems, performance modeling, validation, security issues, real-time behavior, safety critical systems, ...
Embedded software: Compilers, assemblers and cross assemblers, programming, memory management, object-oriented aspects, virtual machines, scheduling, concurrent software for SoCs, distributed/resource aware OS, OS and middleware support, ...
Hardware/software co-design: Methodologies, test and debug strategies, real-time systems, specification and modeling, design representation, synthesis, partitioning, estimation, design space exploration beyond traditional hardware/software boundary, and algorithms, ...
Testing techniques: All aspects of testing, including design-for-test, test synthesis, built-in self-test, embedded test, for embedded and system-on-a-chip systems.
Application-specific processors and devices: Network processors, real-time processor, media and signal processors, application specific hardware accelerators, reconfigurable processors, low power embedded processors, bio/fluidic processors, bluetooth, hand-held devices, flash memory chips, ...
Industrial practices and benchmark suites: System design, processor design, software, tools, case studies, trends, emerging technologies, experience maintaining benchmark suites, representation, interchange format, tools, copyrights, maintenance, metrics, ...
Embedded computing education: Curriculum issues, teaching tools and methods.
Emerging new topics: New challenges for next generation embedded computing systems, arising from new technologies (e.g., nanotechnology), new applications (e.g., pervasive or ubiquitous computing, embedded internet tools), new principle (e.g., embedded Engineering), ...