AMICS 2011 - AMICS 2011: 1st International Workshop on Architectures and Applications for Mixed-Criticality Systems

Modern more-electronic systems, such as ground-vehicles, aircraft, or space vehicles combine a multitude of distributed applications with varying safety and real-time requirements. Even in high-end consumer cars we already find high criticality control applications as well as low criticality audio/video applications. Upcoming and future automotive systems will even provide high- critical video applications, e.g. for pedestrian recognition. Another example would be a space vehicle, like a satellite, that for weight reasons aims at using the same physical wiring for control data and video data. A similar weight- and, therefore, cost-reduction argument holds true for novel avionics systems.
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In general, these systems are called mixed-criticality systems, and it is the traditional federated approach to realize private networks for individual applications to avoid interference between criticality levels. In order to use the on-board resources more efficiently, the trend throughout industrial areas is towards integrated architectures, for example Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) and the Automotive Open System Architecture (AUTOSAR). Furthermore, we envision a faster adoption of this technology with the development of the Electric Car.

Topics of Interest
The focus of the AMICS workshop is on research in architectures and applications for systems with mixed-criticality requirements. Suggested topics of interest include (but are not restricted to) the following:

- fault isolation mechanisms at network level
- fault isolation mechanisms at operating system level and middleware level
- computer-network interfaces
- certification aspects (e.g., modular certification)
- applications and case studies (e.g., in avionic and automotive systems)
- cross-industry usage
- validation/verification of mixed criticality systems
- tool support and standardization aspects

Paper Submission
Papers should describe original work and be 8 pages or less in length using the IEEE paper format. A maximum of two extra pages may be purchased. All accepted submissions will appear in the proceedings published by IEEE.

Papers should be formatted using the IEEE Computer Society format. Please submit your paper in porable postscript or pdf format (all uncommon fonts embedded).

Papers can be submitted at: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=amics20...

Important Dates
Submission deadline: October 14, 2010
Notification of acceptance: December 9, 2010
Camera-ready Due: January 17, 2011
Workshop: March 31, 2011

Workshop Co-Chairs:
Wilfried Steiner (TTTech)
Roman Obermaisser (Vienna University of Technology)

Program Committee
Jean Arlat, LAAS
Christian Buckl, Fortiss
Chip Downing, Windriver
Minyoung Kim, SRI International
Raimund Kirner, University of Hertfordshire
Thomas Nolte, Malardalen University
Roman Obermaisser, TU Wien
Michael Paulitsch, EADS-IW
George Romanski, Verocel
Wilfried Steiner, TTTech Computertechnik AG
Rolf Ernst, Technische Universitaet Braunschweig

Further Information
If you need more information, please contact Wilfried Steiner (wilfried.steiner-AT-tttech.com) or Roman Obermaisser (roman.obermaisser-AT-tuwien.ac.at).