OSPERT 2011 ----------- 7th annual workshop on Operating Systems Platforms for Embedded Real-Time applications http://www.seas.gwu.edu/~gparmer/ospert11/ July, 5th 2011, Porto, Portugal held in conjunction with ECRTS 2011 Call for Papers --------------- Research on innovative RTOS architectures and services is a hot topic. Developers of Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) are faced with many challenges arising from two opposite needs: extreme optimization of resource usage (processor, energy, network bandwidth, etc.) vs. dynamic configuration and upgrading, flexible scheduling, component-based development and deployment, etc. While real-time systems continue to be used in many small embedded applications, real-time services are being introduced and used in general- purpose operating systems. Notable examples are the various flavors Linux that provide support to time-sensitive applications. This workshop is intended as a forum for researchers and practitioners of RTOS to discuss the recent advances in RTOS technology and the challenges that lie ahead. The workshop will consist of submitted papers as well as invited presentations about academic state-of-the-art and industrial state-of-practice within the area. Upon acceptance, a complete version of the paper (max 10 pages) must be prepared and submitted. All papers will be made available to all participants a week before the workshop so that contributions can be examined prior to the workshop. Scope ----- Topics include but are not limited to: Dynamic reconfiguration and upgrading Support for component based development Scalability, from very small scale embedded systems to full-fledged OSes Flexible scheduling Quality of Service guarantees Real-Time on Linux Interaction with reconfigurable hardware Support for embedded multiprocessor architectures Coordinated management of multiple resources Security and fault tolerance for embedded real-time systems Power-aware operating systems Submission of Papers -------------------- Submitted papers should follow the IEEE conference format (2 columns, 10 pt, single-line spacing) and should not exceed 10 pages in length. Papers may be submitted in either PDF or Postscript format. The papers will be reviewed by the workshop Program Committee. All accepted papers will be made available to all participants one week before the workshop so that contributions can be examined prior to the event. We want to encourage scientific reproducibility, and discourage redundant work within the community. Thus, code relevant to each submission must be publicly available, and a link to it included in the submission. If you require an exception for commercial reasons, please contact the chairs. Papers should be submitted by using the START Conference Manager system. The system acknowledges receipt of each submission by sending an e-mail to the contact author, and it allows to revise a submission till the deadline. If a paper is accepted, at least one author should register for the workshop following indications sent in the notification of acceptance, and present the paper at the workshop in person. Important Dates --------------- Apr 24, 2011: Submission Deadline May 18, 2011: Acceptance Notification June 19, 2011: Submission of camera-ready papers July 5, 2011: Workshop For more information, please visit the workshop webpage at http://www.seas.gwu.edu/~gparmer/ospert11/.