CAL Computer Architecture Laboratory - CAL - 1 Computer Architecture Laboratory - CALab - Department of Computer Engineering/Center for Real-Time Systems Mälardalen University, Box 883, S Västerås, Sweden

CAL Computer Architecture Laboratory - CAL - 2 University and department facts Mälardalen Högskola established 1977; one of fastest growing universities in Sweden CUS started out in 1987 by three persons Research in real-time started 1990; now ~22 persons in research, ~18 in teaching Providing 70+ CS/CE courses to ~1500 students

CAL Computer Architecture Laboratory - CAL - 3 Labs: Computer Architecture Laboratory Systems Architecture Lab Computer Science Lab

CAL Computer Architecture Laboratory - CAL - 4 Scientific Leader/Senior Researchers: Lennart Lindh Professor Harald Lawsson Professor Kuchcinski Ph.D. students: Johan Stärner (Adj) Johan Furunäs Joakim Adomat (plan Adj) Mohammed El Shobaki Filip Sebek, (fom ht98) 2*Vacant Industrial Ph.D. students: Stefan Sjöholm, (40%, ABB ISY) Anders Rosvall (20%, ABB CRC) Ashraf Fawzi (20%, Ericsson) Research Fellow Vacant Research Engineer: Tommy Klevin Industrial Partners: ABB Ericsson XILINX, MENTOR/Microtec CAL Personal

CAL Computer Architecture Laboratory - CAL - 5 CAL is based on strategy of: providing industry with state-of-the-art competence performing excellent basic research in novel and relevant areas providing excellent education for engineers, students and researchers.

CAL Computer Architecture Laboratory - CAL - 6 The CAL focuses on complex multiprocessor real-time architectures, design of hardware accelerators for real- time operating systems and methods and tools for hardware design.

CAL Computer Architecture Laboratory - CAL - 7 Goal and methods Problem Validation Industry Solutions Models&Prototypes AnalyzeDocumentation Articles etc Juli to DecemberJanuari to Juni

CAL Computer Architecture Laboratory - CAL - 8 The following items will ensure high quality of the CAL research lab Uniqueness: All research must be constantly related to the state of the art in the field. Relevance to the research program Correctness and Appropriateness Overall Design Guidelines: Research in a project will be split into sub-problems. In order to harmonise the various efforts, it is necessary to define overall design principles. Relevant Research Program, SARA - Scaleable Architecture for Realtime Applications -

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CAL Mälardalens University, CUS - Center for Real-Time SystemsComputer Architecture Laboratory - CAL - 10 Partners - Industrial  ABB Industrial Systems, since 1994 formal HW verification, Co-simulation ABB Robotics, Multiprocessor systems XILINX, IC sponsoring Ericsson Utvecklings AB, Multiprocessor systems RTOS vendors, since 1997, RTU co- processor

CAL Computer Architecture Laboratory - CAL - 11 Projects At the University –RTU94, RTU95 and lot of FPGA prototypes for VME bus systems (Multiprocessor system) –SUMO robot (singel processor systems) –BWKOT (Multiprocessor system) Industry ( singel processor systems) –Enea OSE, Prototype –ABB Robotics, prototype and time analyse –Microtec (MENTOR) –ABB Industrial Systems, since 1994 formal HW verification, Co-simulation

CAL Computer Architecture Laboratory - CAL - 12 CAL Projects VLSI, PCB, Co-simulation, formal... Tools RTK, Chip, PCB.... designs Publications... working with a new book.. Multiprocessor systems for Real-Time Applications Co-simulation of single and multiprocessor systems ASIC implementations of single and multiprocessor systems (MIMD)