Pla>orms

for CPS
- adap9ve, predictable and ecient


Lothar Thiele

ETH Zurich, Computer Engineering and Networks

Technische Informa9k und Kommunika9onsnetze

Computer Engineering and Networks

Air Quality Sensing on Smart Watches

Can we gather accurate
environmental data
in a wearable set-up?
Challenges

Low power integra=on of sensor arrays

Automa=c calibra=on
Context-aware sensing
Integra=on of energy harves=ng

Resource Constraints
Communica=on Bandwidth

Computa=on

Memory

Energy
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Adap9ve Behavior








Adap9vity due to changes in environment, user interac=on, switching between
power saving modes,

Typical for applica9ons in surveillance, early warning, medical and health,
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Predictability

Dependability:
society will increasingly
depend on IoT/CPS/WSN
trustworthiness, predictability and reliability are key for societal acceptance
some applica=ons are cri=cal, e.g. surveillance, early warning, industrial control,
medical and health

Aspects:
end-to-end func=onality

real-=me proper=es

availability (harves=ng, wireless)

sensor values and measurements

expected life=me (baQery)

Adap=vity
Resources

conic=ng

Predictability

The closer the system works at its resource limits, the less reliable it operates.

Adap=vity
Resources

conic=ng

Predictability

The closer the system works at its resource limits, the less reliable it operates.
Why is this a challenge?

determine =ght bounds is

hard in general

interference

overprovisioning
is not an op=on
adap9vity increases non-determinism
requires system-wide coordina=on 7

Novel Design Principles

Link the heterogeneous components in the whole data pipline:

end-to-end model of computa9on

consistent component models
novel communica9on protocols
composi9onal design

Avoid func=onal and non-func=onal interference.

Make use of a tes9ng and prototyping environment that increases system
observability and controllability.
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