Program Overview

Institute of Embedded Systems/Real-Time Systems

The Institute of Embedded Systems/Real-Time Systems is a leading research and educational institution in the field of embedded systems and real-time systems.

##Staff The institute is led by a team of experienced professors and researchers, including:

• Prof. Dr. Frank Slomka
• Prof. Dr. Michael Glaß -Barbara Porada
• Ivan Feras Fattohi -Steffen Moser -Alexander Janus
• Luke Pfeifer
• Pascal Guttmann

Teaching

The institute offers a wide range of courses and programs in the field of embedded systems and real-time systems, including:

• Winter 2025/2026:
  • Basics of technical computer science
  • Basics of computer architecture
  • Verification of digital systems
  • Design methodology of embedded real-time systems
  • MATLAB/Mathematica programming lab
  • Embedded systems
  • Seminar reliability analysis of embedded systems
  • Projects:
    • Automatic design of reliable embedded systems
    • Algorithms of real-time analysis
    • Real-time communication systems
    • Basics of modeling space flight/Apollo control computer
    • Hybrid optimization in embedded system design
    • Modular design of embedded systems
    • Smart Systems: AUV
• Summer 2025:
  • Seminar design space exploration of embedded systems
  • Specification of embedded systems
  • Dependable embedded systems
  • Architecture of embedded systems
  • Computer architecture
• Lectures:
  • Basics of technical computer science
  • Computer architecture
  • Architecture of embedded systems
  • Dependable embedded systems
  • Real-time systems in robotics and control technology
  • Design methodology of embedded systems
  • MATLAB/Mathematica programming lab
  • Computer-aided design of embedded real-time systems for unmanned aerial vehicles
  • Specification of embedded systems
  • Verification of digital systems
• Seminars:
  • D&D seminar
  • Proseminar Embedded Systems
  • Real-time theory seminar
  • Seminar design space exploration of embedded systems
  • Seminar reliability analysis of embedded systems
• Projects:
  • Automatic design of reliable embedded systems
  • Algorithms of real-time analysis
  • Real-time communication systems
  • Basics of modeling space flight/Apollo control computer
  • Hybrid optimization in embedded system design
  • Modular design of embedded systems
  • Smart Systems: AUV
• Labs:
  • Embedded systems
• Online modules:
  • Embedded systems design methodology

Proseminar Embedded Systems

The Proseminar Embedded Systems is a seminar that focuses on the development of embedded systems. The seminar covers various aspects of embedded systems, including their design, analysis, and implementation.

Learning objectives

The learning objectives of the seminar include:

• Understanding the fundamental relationships and challenges that arise during the development of embedded systems
• Learning to work independently in a scientific field

Topics

The seminar covers two main topics:

• Embedded systems: real-time systems (Frank Slomka)
• Embedded systems: Reliable and secure systems (Michael Glaß)

Process

The seminar consists of two lectures with two thematic focuses.

Elaboration

The seminar requires a written paper with a minimum length of 6 pages, which should be submitted as a PDF.

Presentation

The presentation should last approximately 20 minutes, followed by a discussion round of approximately 10 minutes. The presentation can be created using the book "Slide:ology: Or the Art of Developing Brilliant Presentations" by Nacy Duarte.

Theses

The institute offers various topics for final theses, including:

• General
• Underwater communication
• Design and optimization of embedded systems
• Embedded real-time systems

##Research The institute conducts research in various areas, including:

• Publications
• Controller/Platform Co-Design of Networked Control Systems
• Real time theory
• Approxsys
• Hepproxsys I
• Hepproxsys II
• Parlot I
• Parlot II