The Blooming Era of Embedded Operating System in China

— The 25th ESBF Forum Held in Hangzhou, China

As the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence rapidly develop, and the infrastructure of 5G being advanced, embedded OSes are increasingly play an important role in smart systems. In light of the current external and international environmental factors, healthy growth of domestic intelligent OS is critical. In late August 2019, Beihang University School of Computer, Beihang Hangzhou Innovation Park, China Electronic Technology Standardization Institute, and ESBF hosted the 25th ESBF forum with the topic “The Development of Embedded System Technology and China’s Embedded System Industry” to discuss about the industry.

The forum focuses on two topics: “Embedded OS in the AIoT Era” and “Status Quo and Future of China’s Embedded OSes”. We have invited scholars and practitioners that practice embedded OS research, education, development, and open-source project maintenance to the discussion hosted by ESBF secretary in chief Allan He. The forum touched based on topics like new embedded OS technologies, industrial opportunities, business model, standardization of IoT OS, ecosystem construction, and international cooperation. More than 120 participants from close to 50 institutions/companies participated in the forum.

Microcontroller and Embedded System Application journal chief editor Prof. Limin He and Yuzhan Wu, Vice Dean of the Beihang University Hangzhou Innovation Park gave introduction speeches. Prof. He illustrated a bright future of China’s embedded OSes, describing China’s embedded OS as “born at the right time, standing at the frontier of development, overlooking huge market prospect”. Vice Dean Wu introduced the Innovation Park to the audience.

Highlights of the Morning Session: Embedded OS in the AIoT Era

Robotic OSes and Their Environment – Jianwei Niu, Professor/PhD Advisor of Beihang University Computer Science School
IoT OS Architecture and Platform – Tianlong Zhu, Technical Director of RT-Thread
Discussion on the Standardization of IoT OSes – Dr. Mengliang Li, China Electronics Standardization Institute
Zephyr: the Open-Source Embedded RTOS for AIoT – Dr. Wei Ren, R&D Manager of Synopsys ARC Processor Software
Panel Discussion on Standardization of IoT OSes

Highlights of the Afternoon Session: Status Quo and Future of China’s Embedded OSes

Development of Trusted Embedded OS – Dr. Hui Chen, Architect in RTOS, Huawei
Micro-kernel RTOS on MCU – Zhen Huang, Technical Staff, Alibaba Office for IoT
Panel Discussion on Opportunity and Challenge of China’s Embedded OS
Group Photo of Participants

Agenda & Keynotes Download

 TimeTopicSpeaker
8:45-9:15Registration
AM-AgendaTopic: Embedded OSes in the Age of AIoTHost: Allan He, Secretary in Chief of ESBF
9:15-9:25 Opening AddressLimin He, Professor of Beihang University, Editor in chief of Microcontroller and Embedded System Application Journal
9:25-9:30Opening AddressLimin He, Professor of Beihang University, Editor in chief of Microcontroller and Embedded System Application Journal
9:30-10:00Robotic OSes and Their EnvironmentJianwei Niu, Professor/PhD Advisor of Beihang University Computer Science School
10:00-10:30IoT OS Architecture and PlatformTianlong Zhu, Technical Director of RT-Thread
10:30-11:00Discussion on the Standardization of IoT OSesDr. Mengliang Li, China Electronics Standardization Institute
11:00-11:30Zephyr: the Open-Source Embedded RTOS for AIoTDr. Wei Ren, R&D Manager of Synopsys ARC Processor Software
11:30-12:00Panel: Standardization of IoT OSesHost:
Dr. Li Han, Vice Director of China Electronics Standardization Institute Networking Department
Guests:
Zhiguo Shi, Professor/Dean’s Assistant of Zhejiang University Telecommunication and Electronics School
Xuming Liu, Director of Eco-csystem, Huawei LiteOS
Deshuai Yin, Vice President R&D, Haier Uhome OS
12:15-13:45Group Photo, Lunch
PM-AgendaTopic: China’s Embedded OS – Status Quo and FutureHost: Xiaojing Lu, Executive Editor of Microcontroller and Embedded System Application Journal
13:45-14:15Thoughts on the Self-Development of China’s Embedded OSesHong Ye, Vice Principal Engineer / Researcher, Xi’an Computing Technology Research Center
14:15-14:45SylixOS and Secure Container TechnologyXiaocheng Li, Technical Director, Yihui Information Technology
14:45-15:15Development of Trusted Embedded OSDr. Hui Chen, Architect in RTOS, Huawei
15:15-15:30 Break
15:30-16:00ReWorks: the High Security Embedded OSGang Shi, Vice President of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 32nd Research Center
16:00-16:30Micro-kernel RTOS on MCUZhen Huang, Technical Staff, Alibaba Office for IoT
16:30-17:00Panel: Opportunity and Challenge of China’s Embedded OSHost:
Allan He, the Author of Embedded Operating System: History of Development and Future in the Internet of Things
Guests:
Wenzhi Chen, Professor/Phd Advisor of Zhejiang University
Chunqiang Li, Senior Technical Staff of Alibaba Pingtouge Semiconductor
Jianqi Shi, Researcher/Director of the Staffing Office, East China Normal University Trusted Embedded Software Engineering Research Center
Fengshan Zou, Dean of Xinsong Research Center