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Thesis
Time-Bounded Adaptive Quality of Service Management for Cooperative Embedded Real-Time Systems HURRAY-TR-091001 
Luis Miguel NogueiraPhD Thesis. 29, Oct, 2009. Porto, Portugal.
Timing Analysis of an Embedded Architecture for a Real-Time Power Line Communications Network HURRAY-TR-090301 
António BarrosMaster Thesis. 23, Mar, 2009. Porto, Portugal.
Intermediate-Level Protocols to Provide Quality of Service in Master/Slave Communication Infrastructures HURRAY-TR-090204 
Filipe PachecoPhD Thesis. 16, Feb, 2009. Porto, Portugal.
Books & Book Chapters
Research Roadmap on Cooperating Objects (CONET Roadmap 2009) CISTER-TR-131109 
Mário Alves, Björn Andersson, Nouha Baccour, Anis Koubâa, Ricardo Severino, Paulo Gandra de SousaChapter in "Research Roadmap on Cooperating Objects (CONET Roadmap 2009) 1st Edition", Logos Verlag. Jun 2009.The CISTER researchers organised and contributed to the chapters/sections on non-functional properties: description, state-of-the-art, roadmap and timeline. Section 3.3 - Non-Functional Properties (Chapter 3 - State of the Art in Cooperating Object Research): pp. 58-76; Section 6.1.3 - Non-Functional Properties (Chapter 6 Research Roadmap; Section 6.1 - Gaps and Trends): pp. 199-209; Section 6.2.3 - Non-functional Properties (Section 6.2 Timeline): pp. 219-220.
Journal Papers
Optimal Virtual Cluster-based Multiprocessor Scheduling HURRAY-TR-090906 
Arvind Easwaran, Insik Shin, Insup LeeReal-Time Systems Journal, Springer US. Sep 2009, Volume 43, Issue 1, pp 25-29. U.S.A..This is an extended version of the ECRTS’08 paper (Shin et al. 2008).
Improving Quality-of-Service in Wireless Sensor Networks by mitigating hidden-node collisions HURRAY-TR-090803 
Anis Koubâa, Ricardo Severino, Mário Alves, Eduardo TovarTransactions on Industrial Informatics. Special Issue on Real-Time and Embedded Networked Systems, IEEE. Aug 2009, Volume 5, Issue 3, pp 299-313.
Time-bounded Distributed QoS-Aware Service Configuration in Heterogeneous Cooperative Environments HURRAY-TR-090502 
Luis Miguel Nogueira, Luis Miguel PinhoJournal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Elsevier. Jun 2009, Volume 69, Issue 6, pp 491-507.
Efficient Computation of MIN and MAX in Multihop Networks (by exploiting a prioritized MAC protocol) HURRAY-TR-080901 
Nuno Pereira, Björn Andersson, Eduardo Tovar, Paulo Manuel Martins de CarvalhoIntelligent Technical Systems, Springer Netherlands. 1, Apr, 2009, Volume 38. Part V, pp 233-246. Netherlands.
Conference or Workshop Papers/Talks
Preemption-light multiprocessor scheduling of sporadic tasks with high utilisation bound HURRAY-TR-090907 
Konstantinos Bletsas, Björn Andersson30th IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS 2009). 1 to 4, Dec, 2009, pp 447-456. Washington, D.C., U.S.A..
Resource Sharing in Global Fixed-Priority Preemptive Multiprocessor Scheduling HURRAY-TR-090908 
Arvind Easwaran, Björn Andersson30th IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS 2009), IEEE. 1 to 4, Dec, 2009, pp 377-386. Washington, U.S.A..
A Synchronous Transition Protocol with Periodicity for Global Scheduling of Multimode Real-Time Systems on Multiprocessors HURRAY-TR-091101 
Vincent Nélis, Björn Andersson, Joel Goossens30th IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS 2009). 1 to 4, Dec, 2009, Work-in-Progress Session, pp 13-16. Washington, U.S.A..
Finding an Upper Bound on the Increase in Execution Time Due to Contention on the Memory Bus in COTS-Based Multicore Systems HURRAY-TR-091102 
Björn Andersson, Arvind Easwaran, Jinkyu Lee30th IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS 2009), ACM New York. 1 to 4, Dec, 2009, Work-in-Progress Session. Washington, U.S.A..
A Pseudo-Medium-Wide 8-Competitive Interface for Two-Level Compositional Real-Time Scheduling of Constrained-Deadline Sporadic Tasks on a Uniprocessor HURRAY-TR-091103 
Björn Andersson2nd Workshop on Compositional Theory and Technology for Real-Time Embedded Systems. 1, Dec, 2009. Washington, U.S.A..In conjunction with IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium.
A preliminary idea for an 8-competitive, log2 DMAX + log2 log2 (1/U) asymptotic-space, interface generation algorithm for two-level hierarchical scheduling of constrained-deadline sporadic tasks on a uniprocessor HURRAY-TR-091203 
Björn AnderssonWorkshop on Compositional Theory and Technology for Real-Time Embedded Systems (CRTS 2009). 1, Dec, 2009. Washington, D.C., U.S.A..
On the Capacity of Cluster-tree ZigBee Networks HURRAY-TR-091202 
Petr Jurcik, Anis Koubâa, Mário Alves, Eduardo Tovar4th International Conference on COGnitive systems with Interactive Sensors (COGIS). 16 to 18, Nov, 2009. Paris, France.
Operational Modal Monitoring of Ancient Structures using Wireless Technology HURRAY-TR-091107 
Rafael Aguilar, Luis Ramos, Paulo Lourenço, Ricardo Severino, Ricardo F. T. Gomes, Paulo Gandra de Sousa, Mário Alves, Eduardo TovarInternational Modal Analysis Conference & Exposition on Structural Dynamics (IMAC-XXVIII). 11, Nov, 2009. Jacksonville, U.S.A..
Simulation Relations, Interface Complexity, and Resource Optimality for Real-Time Hierachical Systems HURRAY-TR-100102 
Arvind Easwaran, Insup Lee, Oleg Sokolsky, Madhukar Anand, Linh T.X. PhanWorkshop on Reconciling Performance with Predictability (RePP). 15, Oct, 2009. Grenoble, France.During the ESWEEK Embedded Systems Week 2009
A Distributed Algorithm for Logical Hexagonal Topology Formation in Wireless Sensor Networks HURRAY-TR-090613 
Shashi Prabh, Chinmay Deskmush, Shikhar Sachan14th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA '09), IEEE Press Piscataway. 22 to 26, Sep, 2009, pp 675-681. Mallorca, Spain.
Scheduling Sporadic Tasks on Multiprocessors with Mutual Exclusion Constraints HURRAY-TR-090904 
Arvind Easwaran, Björn AnderssonWorkshop on Real-time Systems on Multicore Platforms: Theory and Practice (ICPPW '09), IEEE. 22 to 25, Sep, 2009, pp 50-57. Vienna, Austria.
A Comparative Simulation Study of Link Quality Estimators in Wireless Sensor Networks HURRAY-TR-090901 
Nouha Baccour, Anis Koubâa, Maissa ben Jamâa, Habib Youssef, Marco Zuniga, Mário Alves17th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Modelling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (MASCOTS'09), IEEE. 21 to 23, Sep, 2009, pp 1-10. London, United Kingdom.Selected (top 20%) to be published as an Extended Paper.
Coordinated Runtime Adaptations in Cooperative Open Real-Time Systems HURRAY-TR-090612 
Luis Miguel Nogueira, Luis Miguel Pinho, Jorge Coelho7th International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE '09), IEEE. 29 to 31, Aug, 2009, pp 295-294. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
A Compositional Scheduling Framework for Digital Avionics Systems HURRAY-TR-090905 
Arvind Easwaran, Insup Lee, Oleg Sokolsky, Steve Vestal15th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA'09), IEEE. 24 to 26, Aug, 2009. Beijing, China.
Towards Real Multi-Criticality Scheduling HURRAY-TR-090801 
Stefan M. Petters, Martin Lawitzky, Ryan Heffernan, Kevin Elphinstone15th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA 2009), IEEE. 24 to 26, Aug, 2009, pp 155-164. Beijing, China.
Towards Comparable Simulations of Cooperating Objects and Wireless Sensor Networks HURRAY-TR-090707 
Thiemo Voigt, Joakim Eriksson, Fredrik Österlind, Otto Visser, Robert Sauter, Nils Aschenbruck, Pedro J. Marrón, Anis Koubâa, Vinny Reynolds, Lei Shu, Andreas Köpke29, Jul, 2009.Accepted in WSNPerf 2009
The Utilization Bound of Non-Preemptive Rate-Monotonic Scheduling in Controller Area Networks is 25 percent HURRAY-TR-090902 
Björn Andersson, Eduardo TovarSIES 2009, IEEE Symposium on Industrial Embedded Systems. 8 to 10, Jul, 2009. Lausanne, Switzerland.
Improving the Reliability of WiDom in a Single Broadcast Domain HURRAY-TR-090610 
Nuno Pereira, Björn Andersson, Eduardo Tovar, Paulo Manuel Martins de CarvalhoWork in Progress Session, IEEE Symposium on Industrial Embedded Systems (SIES'09), IEEE. 8 to 10, Jul, 2009, pp 144-147. Lausanne, Switzerland.
A Vision of Cyber-Physical Internet HURRAY-TR-070905 
Anis Koubâa, Björn Andersson8th International Workshop on Real-Time Networks (RTN'09). 1 to 3, Jul, 2009. Dublin, Ireland.
Two Protocols Without Periodicity for the Global and Preemptive Scheduling Problem of Multi-Mode Real-Time Systems upon Multiprocessor Platforms HURRAY-TR-090501 
Vincent Nélis, Joel Goossens, Björn Andersson21st Euromicro Conference on Real-Time Systems (ECRTS 09), IEEE. 1 to 3, Jul, 2009, pp 151-160. Dublin, Ireland.Published with the title "Two Protocols for Scheduling Multi-mode Real-Time Systems upon Identical Multiprocessor Platforms"
Using a Prioritized Medium Access Control Protocol for Incrementally Obtaining an Interpolation of Sensor Readings HURRAY-TR-090704 
Björn Andersson, Nuno Pereira, Eduardo Tovar, Ricardo F. T. Gomes7th Workshop on Intelligent Solutions in Embedded Systems (WISES'09), IEEE. 25 to 26, Jun, 2009, pp 29-36. Ancona, Italy.
H-NAMe: A Hidden-Node Avoidance Mechanism for Wireless Sensor Networks HURRAY-TR-090802 
Anis Koubâa, Ricardo Severino, Mário Alves, Eduardo Tovar8th IFAC International Conference on Fieldbuses and Networks in Industrial and Embedded Systems (FET'09). 20 to 22, May, 2009, 8, pp 10-19. Ansan, South Korea.
Efficient Aggregate Computations in Large-Scale Dense WSN HURRAY-TR-081101 
Nuno Pereira, Ricardo F. T. Gomes, Björn Andersson, Eduardo Tovar15th IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS 2009), IEEE. 13 to 16, Apr, 2009, pp 317-326. San Francisco, CA, U.S.A..
Notional processors: an approach for multiprocessor scheduling HURRAY-TR-090101 
Konstantinos Bletsas, Björn Andersson15th IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS 2009), IEEE. 13 to 16, Apr, 2009, pp 3-12. San Francisco, U.S.A..
Koala: A platform for OS-level power management CISTER-TR-140903 
David C. Snowdon, Etienne Le Sueur, Stefan M. Petters, Gernot Heiser4th ACM European Conference on Computer Systems (EuroSys 2009), ACM. 1, Apr, 2009, pp 289-302. Nuremberg, Germany.
Conference or Workshop Posters/Demos
Demonstrating H-NAMe - A Hidden-Node Avoidance Mechanism for Wireless Sensor Networks HURRAY-TR-090206 
Ricardo Severino, Anis Koubâa, Mário Alves, Eduardo TovarDemo in 1st European TinyOS Technology Exchange (ETTX'09). 1, Feb, 2009. Cork, Ireland.
ERIKA and OpenZB: an implementation for real-time wireless networking HURRAY-TR-090306 
Pasquale Pagano, Mona Chitnis, Antonio Romano, Giuseppe Lipari, Ricardo Severino, Mário Alves, Paulo Gandra de Sousa, Eduardo TovarPoster presented in 24th ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC 2009), ACM New York. 9 to 12, Mar, 2009, pp 1687-1688. Honolulu, U.S.A..
An overview of Open-ZB.net - an open-source toolset for IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee HURRAY-TR-090205 
Ricardo Severino, Anis Koubâa, Petr Jurcik, Mário Alves, Eduardo TovarPoster presented in 1st European TinyOS Technology Exchange (ETTX'09). 1, Feb, 2009. Cork, Ireland.
Technical Reports
Quality-of-Service in Wireless Sensor Networks: state-of-the-art and future directions HURRAY-TR-091108 
Mário Alves, Nouha Baccour, Anis Koubâa, Ricardo Severino, Gianluca Dini, Nuno Pereira, Rui Sá, Ida Savino, Paulo Gandra de Sousa11, Nov, 2009.
A Preliminary Model for Real-Time Scheduling with a CPU and a GPU as a Co-Processor HURRAY-TR-091105 
Björn Andersson6, Nov, 2009.
Assigning Real-Time Tasks on Heterogeneous Multiprocessors with Two Types of Processors HURRAY-TR-091104 
Björn Andersson, Konstantinos Bletsas3, Nov, 2009.
Estimating the Number of Nodes in Wireless Sensor Networks HURRAY-TR-060702 
Björn Andersson, Nuno Pereira, Eduardo Tovar1, Oct, 2009.IPP-HURRAY Technical Report - TR-060702, Updated October 2009
A Comparative Simulation Study of Link Quality Estimators in Wireless Sensor Networks HURRAY-TR-090307 
Nouha Baccour, Anis Koubâa, Maissa ben Jamâa, Habib Youssef, Marco Zuniga, Mário Alves30, Mar, 2009.
Sporadic Multiprocessor Linux Scheduler HURRAY-TR-090102 
Paulo Baltarejo Sousa15, Jan, 2009.


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