Embedded systems are fundamental to the electronic and information industries; they form the core of intelligent systems. We have seen rapid development of embedded AI and the rise of ChatGPT; embedded Operating Systems play a critical role in intelligent systems. In today’s world of uncertainty, embedded intelligent systems made in China have to rely on domestic heterogeneous multi-core intelligent chips and software that are capable of real-time high-performance computing. Moreover, the industrial intelligent system is a major source of demand for mixed-criticality systems.
Linux accounts for 70% of the embedded designs, but it cannot support all requirements, such as real-time, high dependability, and high security. Real-time OS is the obvious choice. With the advancement of microelectronic technology, embedded processors are becoming increasingly powerful. SoC processors have advanced from single-core to multi-core and even many-core. Technologies such as virtualization, container, and trusted execution in OS are leading us toward deploying multiple OSes on a single SoC. In the future use cases of intelligent applications where humans, machines, and things interconnect, multi-OS deployment can lead the way in system isolation, real-time, dependability, and extensibility. However, multi-OS mixed deployment is still in its early days when it comes to practical research. There is significant room for improvement in usability and software ecosystem. Deep research into embedded system multi=OS mixed deployment can spark innovations and breakthroughs, which in turn satisfy the pressing demand from typical applications of embedded systems.
Mixed-criticality system is one of the important aspects of the future development of embedded system technology. It has seen some applications in areas like autonomous driving, service robots, and automotive electronics. Mixed-criticality system is also growing in the defense sector.
The topic of the forum will be “Mixed-Criticality System for Heterogeneous Multi-Core Intelligent Chips: Research and Application”. The morning’s topic will be “The development of the embedded heterogeneous multi-core intelligent chip industry”, while the afternoon’s topic will be “Mixed criticality OS technology and application”. The event will consist of host expert presentations, panel discussions, and a poster session about embedded OS, heterogeneous multi-core intelligent chips, as well as the embedded software ecosystem.
We have invited experts in embedded OS, software technology, and intelligent silicon from China and abroad to speak and attend the panel discussions. Scholars from East China Normal University, Hunan University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Fudan University, and Beihang University, as well as enterprise experts from Canaan Creative, StarFive Technology, Huawei, and RT-Thread Technology have confirmed their attendance (with more coming).
Forum Agenda
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 09:20-9:30 | Introduction | |
| Morning | Topic: The Industry of Embedded Heterogeneous Intelligent Silicon | |
| Host: Allan He, ESBF Secretary in Chief | ||
| 9:30-9:35 | Opening Speech | Chunming Hu, Dean, Beihang University School of Software |
| 9:35-10:05 | Canaan Creative K230 Heterogeneous Multi-core AIOT Chip: Architecture and Application | Kai Hu, Architectural Design Manager, Software Department, Canaan Creative |
| 10:05-10:35 | High-Performance RISC-V Computing Platform | Jie Zhou, Director, Shanghai StarFive Technology |
| 10:35-11:00 | Embedded RTOS Virtualization for Mixed-criticality Deployment | Guoqi Xie, Professor, Hunan University; Director of the Key Laboratory for Embedded and Network Computing of Hunan Province |
| 11:00-11:30 | Software and Hardware Optimization in Intelligent Embedded Systems | Yixiang Chen, Professor, School of Software Engineering, East China Normal University |
| 11:30-12:00 | Intelligent Industrial Robotic Operating System and Application | Jianwei Niu, Professor, Beihang University; Principal Expert, National Key Research and Development Program of China |
| Conclusion of Morning Agenda | ||
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch and Campus Tour | |
| Afternoon | Topic: Mixed-criticality System OS Technology and Application | |
| Host: Jianwei Niu, Professor, Beihang University | ||
| 13:30-14:00 | Technical Research Around Security-Critical System Resource Management and Scheduling in Autonomous Driving | Kai Huang, Professor, Director of AI and Autonomous System Research Institute, Zhongshan University |
| 14:00-14:30 | Application of RT-Thread in Industrial Mixed-Criticality Systems | Yi Qiu, RT-Thread Technology Co-founder |
| 14:30-15:00 | Endogenous Security Technology in Operating System | Jinhu Jiang, Senior Engineer, Fudan University Big Data Research Institute |
| 15:00-15:30 | Real-Time Kernel UniProton: Application in Mixed-Criticality Systems | Dezhao Yu, Embedded Real-time OS Expert, Huawei |
| 15:30-16:00 | Implement Operating System Kernel with New Programming Languages | Yu Chen, Professor, Computer Science Department, Tsinghua University Ming Li, Co-founder, os2edu.cn |
| 16:00-17:00 | Panel Discussion: Industrial Application of Mixed-Criticality Systems | Host: Xiaojing Lu, Microcontroller and Embedded System Application Journal Executive Director Panelists: Chunming Hu, Dean, Beihang University School of Software He Huang, Director, High-end Equipment System Department, HYCX Canju Yin, Software R&D Vice General Manager, Intewell Software Hualiang Zhang, Vice Researcher, China Academy of Sciences Shenyang Automation Institute |
| 17:00 | Conclusion of the Forum | |
Forum Sponsors
Beihang University School of Computer Science and Engineering
Beihang University School of Software
Beihang University Hangzhou Institute of Innovation
China Electronics Standardization Institute, Internet of Things Research Center
ESBF
Microcontroller and Embedded System Application Journal
Forum Organizers
Beihang University Hangzhou Institute of Innovation
ESBF
Microcontroller and Embedded System Application Journal
Time and Location
August 12nd, 2023, 9am-5pm
Baima Lake Campus, Beihang University Hangzhou Institute of Innovation: 99 Juhang Nong, Changhe Sub-district, Binjiang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Official Forum Notice (In Chinese, updated August 1st)
It is free to attend this event (accommodation and transportation are not paid for); we plan to accommodate 150 people at the offline event. We regretfully decline commercial advertisements.
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