Platforms

Hardware architecture and a software framework, where the combination allows software to run.
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Visible to the public Thermal Management of Cyber-Physical Systems

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Modern cyber-physical systems are monitored and controlled by multi-core platforms, and thermal management of multi-core chips is critical as overheated cores thereon will suffer from exponentially decaying lifetime and unacceptable performance degradation. To meet the timing and system lifetime reliability requirements under dynamic workloads and operating environment, we need a real-time thermal management (RTM) scheme that predicts run-time temperature and actuates effective thermal control without compromising task deadlines.

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Visible to the public Bringing the Multicore Revolution to Safety-Critical Cyber-Physical Systems

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Shared hardware resources like caches and memory introduce timing unpredictability for real-time systems. Worst-case execution time (WCET) analysis with shared hardware resources is often so pessimistic that the extra processing capacity of multicore systems is negated. We propose techniques to improve performance and schedulability for multicore systems.

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Visible to the public CPS: Synergy: Plug-and-Play Cyber-Physical Systems to Enable Intelligent Buildings

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Despite their importance within the energy sector, buildings have not kept pace with technological improvements and particularly the evolution of intelligent features. A primary obstacle in enabling intelligent buildings is their highly distributed and diverse nature.

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Visible to the public Enhanced Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure by Observing and Controlling Loads using Cyber-Physical Systems

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The goal of this research project is to create a scalable and robust cyber-physical system (CPS) framework for the observation and control of the functional interdependencies between bridge structures (stationary physical systems) and trucks (mobile physical agents). Figure 1 shows the architecture of the proposed CPS framework for the observation and control of truck loads imposed on highway bridges. While many accomplishments have been achieved during the first year of the project, this poster pres

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Visible to the public Control-Theoretic Defense Strategies for Cyber-Physical Systems

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This project will design next-generation defense mechanisms to protect critical infrastructures, such as power grids, large industrial plants, and water distribution systems. These critical infrastructures are complex primarily due to the integration of cyber and physical components, the presence of high-order behaviors and functions, and an intricate and large interconnection pattern.