EEL 6935: Embedded Systems Seminar

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General Information

• Instructor: Ann Gordon-Ross Office: Benton 319 Email: [email protected]

Office Hours – By appointment only on TR Web page: linked from http://www.ann.ece.ufl.edu/ Nothing on E-learning or Sakai.

• Communication: When sending email, include [EEL6935] in the subject line • Everything will be linked off of the course schedule! That will be the most important page for you!

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How this Class is Different!

• Seminar style course geared for those with prior embedded systems background and interested in more in depth knowledge • No required textbook • No class projects • Required readings include conference and journal publications – state-of-the-art, cutting edge research • Class presentations over the material 3

How this Class is Different!

• What you will learn: – How to identify current, quality research • Conference and journal quality • Different for computer science vs. engineering – How to read research papers • Difficult to learn the process, MUST practice to get better – Learn what research really is, how to evaluate it • Is a PhD for you?

– Gain presentation skills • Excellent for job interviews • Progressive feedback from peers and myself 4

How this Class is Different!

• What you will learn: – Wide knowledge of embedded system design aspects – In depth knowledge of your chosen topics • I love this class!

– Always learn new things – Review of 60 papers, but only read approximately 4 in depth • This class is not for everyone – No project – Group work – Public speaking 5

Course Information

• Prerequisites – CDA 5636: Embedded Systems 1 – Computer architecture – Digital logic design – Programming experience with C and/or C++ – Assembly languages – Basic UNIX/LINUX OS and compiler knowledge • Reading – No textbook – Research papers as assigned, linked off of course schedule 6

Course Components

• Tests - 45% (not cumulative) – 3 Midterms, each 15% – Questions covering presentations and related papers – Midterm 3 will be the last day of class – Tues April 23 • Class Presentation – 40% – Two 40 minute presentations – 15%/25% • Class Participation – 15% 7

Groups • You will be required to work in groups

– Each group will be exactly 2 members – If odd enrollment, there will be 1 group of 3 or a single person may work alone • First request will get consideration • Approved/denied after add drop deadline Jan 11 @ 11:59pm – Must submit group requests via email to me ([email protected]) by Sun Jan 13 @ 8pm 8

Class Presentations • Each group will give two 40 minute presentations

– 5-10 minutes for questions/answers – Each presentation will cover 2 papers • Papers must be related • You will choose them and I will approve them • Must submit papers via email to me for approval at least 2 weeks prior to presentation day – Each presentation will cover a different topic • Select topics via email by Sun Jan 13 @ 8pm with group member selections • Limited slots per topic, first come first serve • Presentation date will be assigned, but will roughly follow topic list… 9

Class Presentation Topics • Must choose 2 different topics:

– Topic 1 - Sensor Networks – Topic 2 - Communications – Topic 3 - Aero-space Applications – Topic 4 - Real-time Systems – Topic 5 - Reconfiguable Computing – Topic 6 - Hardware-Software Partitioning and Co-Design Principles – Topic 7 - Memory/Cache Optimization Techniques – Topic 8 - General Low Power/Energy Optimization Techniques – Topic 9 - Architectural Optimizations 10

Paper Selection

• Search top embedded system conferences….

– CASES, CODE+ISSS, ISPLED, SOCC, LCTES, DAC, FCCM, DATE, ICCAD, etc.

– Consider tier 1 vs tier 2 vs tier 3 conferences • Search top embedded systems journals… – IEEE TVLSI, IEEE TCAD, ACM Transactions on Computers, IEEE Transactions on Computers, DAES, TACO, etc.

– Not just IEEE or ACM • Google Scholar and Citeseer 11

Presentation Preparation

• Cover enough background so that viewers can understand • Cover details of the papers’ implementations • Results • Last slide by identify questions/shortfalls/disadvantages/future directions • Number slides X of Y 12

Presentation Preparation

• Submit PPT to me via email by 8PM the night before your presentation so I can post it • Each person must submit 4 potential test questions with answers via email by 8PM the night before your presentation • PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!

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Presentation Deliverables

• Papers submitted for approval 2 weeks before presentation date • Presentation and questions (each person submits their own questions) by 8 PM the day before your talk 14

Presentation Timeline

• 9 topics, roughly 12 presentation weeks • Topic choice gives you a rough idea of when your talk will be, I will assign the date – Midterm dates will be added – Special topics/guests may be added • Talks begin Jan 24 – If you choose topic 1, you might present Jan 24 – 2 week paper approval relaxed to Tues, Jan 15 for these groups 15

Grading Criteria

• Timing – 40 minutes • Preparation – slides are presentable and understandable with good formatting and use of visual aids • Submitting papers/slides/questions on time • Presentation clarity • Ability to answer audience questions • Identification of questions/shortfalls/disadvantages/future directions • Each student talks for approximately 20 minutes 16

Class Participation 15% of Grade

• Presenter feedback – During each presentation, audience will note strengths/weaknesses for each presenter – Anonymous, just leave the notes at the front of the class for the speakers – Honor system • Question participation – Ask questions after talk – I will record, and keep track of each question 17

The Next Few Days….

• Guest presentations – You can start preparing for talks – Good material – Examples of presentations and what is expected – Given by senior graduate students (my research students) • I plan to return Jan 17 • Email me with questions! • Sorry for not being there!

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