International
Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems (WCPSÕ09): Closing the Loop
(In
Conjunction with ESWEEK 2009)
Grenoble, France, October 16, 2009
Organizers: Nikil Dutt (UC Irvine) and Jorge
Pereira (EC)
Links:
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Reimbursement for US Invitees
Workshop
Background
The
International Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems (WCPSÕ09) will bring together
members of the research community and practitioners from industry to discuss
challenges, propose approaches and cyber technologies, and present new results
that support a new generation of Cyber-Physical Systems. Cyber Physical Systems
(CPS) are systems that rely on a tight integration of computation,
communication, and controls, for their operation and interaction with the
physical environment in which they are deployed. Such systems must be able to
operate safely, dependably, securely, efficiently and in real-time, in
potentially highly uncertain or unstructured environments. The integration of
computational and physical process exhibits complicated behavior that may not
be studied by the computational or physical sciences alone. These systems also
transcend traditional computer-controlled systems because of their scale,
dependence on man-machine interaction and their rich communication
infrastructure that is enabled by the Internet.
Workshop
Goals
The
workshop (partially supported by the NSF) has the following specific goals:
1)
to provide a forum for
investigation of major challenges in addressing next-generation physical and
engineered systems;
2)
to promote collaboration and
cooperation between US and European researchers on topics related to CPS; and
3)
to stimulate interactive
discussions on research in CPS through panels, poster and break-out
sessions.
Workshop
Format
The
workshop will consist of a number of invited presentations, posters, and
panels, with the goal of fostering interaction between researchers and
practitioners in the nascent area of CyberPhysical Systems
(CPS). A key goal of the
workshop is to stimulate intensive and interactive discussions between the
participants in an informal setting.
Thus the workshop will be designed to provide ample time for discussions
and interactions. Accordingly, the
workshop will be composed of three types of activities:
a)
Invited talks from leading researchers and practitioners who
have actively researched and deployed CPS, with the goal of identifying
specific CPS challenges
b)
An interactive poster session where researchers (including
PhD students and young faculty) will present software demonstrations, research
projects and new ideas in emerging CPS applications and technologies
c)
A panel session with key CPS players (including a mix of
US and European participants) to discuss the major research challenges in CPS
and opportunities for US-EU cooperation in CPS research
WCPSÕ09
Organizers
á
Nikil Dutt, UC Irvine, USA dutt@ics.uci.edu
á Jorge Pereira, EC Jorge.Pereira@ec.europa.eu