ACM SIGPLAN 1999 Workshop on Languages, Compilers, and Tools for Embedded Systems (LCTES'99) Call for Papers [postscript | pdf] ( May 5, 1999, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ) Sponsored by ACM SIGPLAN. In conjunction with the ACM Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI'99) ( May 1-4, 1999, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ) and ACM Federated Computing Research Conference (FCRC'99) ( May 1-10 1999, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ) Prior workshops: LCTES'98, LCT-RTS'97, LCT-RTS'95, LCT-RTS'94.

Description

LCTES '99 provides a link between the programming languages and embedded systems engineering communities. Researchers and developers in these areas are addressing many similar problems, but with different backgrounds and approaches. LCTES is intended to expose researchers and developers from either area to relevant work and interesting problems in the other area and provide a forum where they can interact.

Until recently embedded systems development was performed by experienced specialists using a variety of custom kernels, non-standard languages, vendor-specific device interfaces, and custom hardware. System integration involved a complicated process of obtaining timing measurements, hand-tuning code, and re-measuring. These ad-hoc techniques do not scale well for modern systems. Also, the majority of system developers is no longer composed of embedded control experts. As a result, a trend is emerging to use off-the-shelf hardware and enhance standard software to meet embedded requirements, ranging from real-time extensions of common programming languages and operating systems to appropriate tools for embedded programmers.

Original submissions are invited in all areas relevant to this theme. Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to, the following aspects of embedded systems:

• Real-time and embedded Java
• Object-oriented modeling and design
• Concurrent and distributed embedded environments / runtime systems
• Real-time operating systems: environments and tools (e.g., RT-Linux)
• Programming languages for embedded applications
• Formal specification and verification of embedded systems
• Design, implementation, and analysis of embedded systems
• Exception and interrupt handling for real-time
• Memory management and garbage collection for embedded systems
• Program optimization for real-time performance and for DSPs
• Optimizations to reduce code size and power consumption
• Timing analysis: static and dynamic approaches
• Timing predictability for modern architectures (e.g., caches, pipelines)
• Profiling, measurement, and debugging of embedded applications
• Real-time scheduling analysis
• Embedded system integration and testing
• Hardware/software co-design for embedded systems
• Standardization for embedded systems

Submitting Papers

Papers will be judged on originality, significance, correctness, and clarity. Authors should make every effort to make the technical content of their papers understandable to a broad audience. The paper should clearly express the contribution of the paper, both in general and in technical terms. It is essential to identify what was accomplished, explain its significance, and include a comparison with previous work. If any author has published or presented on a related topic in a journal or a previous conference, the paper should explain how it advances such previous work.

Papers must describe work not previously published in refereed venues. Simultaneous submission to another publication outlet (conference or journal) will be considered as grounds for rejection.

• Submissions consist of a 100-200 word ASCII abstract and either a 5000-word paper, not to exceed 10 pages, or a 3000-word short paper, not to exceed 6 pages. Submissions must be either electronic (encouraged) or postal (discouraged). We strongly encourage authors to use the LaTeX ACM conference style.
• Please fill out the submission form available on the following page and include it with your submission: http://www.cs.uni-sb.de/~LCTES99/Submit.html.
• Electronic submissions must be received by 23:59 PM Middle European Time, Friday, February 26, 1999. Submissions may be sent as a single e-mail message to lctes99-submit@cs.uni-sb.de. MIME attachments are allowed. The message should contain both the filled out form and the Postscript paper. Electronic papers should be in Postscript form, which must be interpretable by Ghostscript. The Postscript must use standard fonts, or include the necessary fonts, and must be prepared for USLetter (8.5x11) or A4 page sizes. Authors who cannot meet these requirements should submit hardcopy by post instead.
• Postal submissions must be sent to the workshop co-chair Reinhard Wilhelm by airmail and must be received on or before February 26, 1999; 15 copies (printed double-sided if possible) must be provided.

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