History

The RTOSLab of Seoul National University, located in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was founded on September 1, 1995.

Since then, the research thrust of RTOSLab has focused on embedded software platoform architecture and design methodologies for embedded and real-time systems. As embedded systems are ubiquitous in the technology convergence era, embedded systems researchers face unprecedented design challenges. They must deal with diversified application domains including consumer electronics, communications, automotive electronics and robotics systems, to name just a few. In addition, rapid advances in convergence technologies open up new hardware paradigms, such as multiprocessor SoC (MPSoC), software defined radios (SDR) and green smart vehicles. These in turn impose a wide array of software design challenges to embedded systems developers. Embedded systems developers must also satisfy non-functional requirements, such as QoS enforcement, real-time guarantees, increased reliability and reduced time-to-market and non-recurring engineering (NRE) costs.

RTOSLab attempts to address the design challenges of embedded and real-time systems via research into fundamental system software components, such as embedded real-time operating systems, middleware, network protocols and software platforms. We also attempt to integrate the components in a synergistic way into embedded software architecture and accompanying design methodologies. In order to ensure that our research remain relevant and viable, we also develop industry strength domain systems by closely collaborating academic, research and industry partners.

Our greater goal is to develop practical and viable embedded system design technologies with strong, well-supported theoretical background and to rapidly make the results of our research available to industry. Our alumni have played pivotal roles in universities, respected priviate companies and national research labs worldwide.

Prof. Seongsoo Hong
May 1, 2010

 

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