2nd. CFP - Journal of Systems Architecture - Embedded Software Design(Elsevier) - Special Issue on HARDWARE/SOFTWARE CO-DESIGN

Dear researchers,

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Second Call for Papers
Journal of Systems Architecture - Embedded Software Design (Elsevier)
Special Issue on HARDWARE/SOFTWARE CO-DESIGN
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General Information
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Design of embedded systems is an extended activity for different
markets such as aeronautics, telecommunications, consumer electronics,
audiovisual, automotive, etc. The strong requirements for many
applications in these areas (real-time, power consumption, cost and
many others) do necessary the simultaneous use of both hardware and
software to design and implement in a successful product. Besides
this, the more and more complex systems would need to be designed by
engineers with deep knowledge in computer architecture if the software
is not taken advantage of as powerful tool that facilitates the work
of designing.
Traditional methodologies for designing embedded systems distinguish
hardware and software separately, avoiding the relationship of both
during the first phases of the design cycle. Nowadays, fortunately
Hardware/Software co-design involves many technologies and methods,
making easier the electronic engineer’s work. Nevertheless, there are
still many challenges, trends and open possibilities in this area that
it is necessary to know.
According to the above-mentioned, this special issue seeks to explore
the last advances in the Hardware/Software co-design. In this special
issue, we seek original, high quality articles, clearly focused on
theoretical or practical aspects of the Hardware/Software co-design of
embedded systems, including but not limited to the topics shown below:

* Frameworks for Hardware/Software co-design.
* Architectures:
- Embedded processors and Systems on Chip (SoC).
- DSPs and systems for real-time.
- Reconfigurable processors and FPGAs.
- Multiprocessors and Multiprocessor System-on-Chip (MPSoC).
- Networks on Chip (NoC).
* Methodologies and tools for designing:
- CAD tools.
- Modelling HW/SW systems with hardware description languages.
- Compilers, interfaces and protocols.
- Operating system support.
- Concurrency and parallel programming.
* Co-verification and co-simulation.
* Performance analysis.
* Applications and case studies.

Submission Information
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All manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted via
the online submission and peer review systems at http://ees.elsevier.com/jsa.
Follow the submission instructions given on this site.
Please select the article type as "Special Issue: Hardware/Software Co-
Design". All manuscripts should comply with the journal's Guide for
Authors. Please refer to the following site:
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/jou...orinstructions.

Important Dates
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Submission Deadline: 30 Sep 2009
Acceptation Notification: 30 Dec 2009
Final Papers: 15 Jan 2010
Publication: Spring of 2010 (subject to JSA editorial
calendar)

JSA Editor-in-Chief
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Dr. Iain Bate

Guest Editor for the JSA Special Issue on Hardware/Software Co-Design
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Dr. Juan A. Gómez-Pulido
Associate professor
Department of Technologies of Computers and Communications
University of Extremadura
Escuela Politecnica. Campus Universitario s/n
10071 – Caceres - Spain
e-mail:
web: http://arco.unex.es/jangomez

Juan A. Gomez-Pulido