LCTES '99, ACM SIGPLAN 1999 Workshop on Languages, Compilers, and Tools for Embedded Systems

Patrik Persson visited FCRC '99 (Federated Computing Research Conference) in Atlanta, GA, April 30 - May 6, 1999. FCRC '99 comprised several conferences, including PLDI '99 (Programming Language Design and Implementation) and LCTES '99 (ACM SIGPLAN 1999 Workshop on Languages, Compilers, and Tools for Embedded Systems), where Patrik presented the article "Live Memory Analysis for Garbage Collection in Embedded Systems". Although the PLDI conference is not restricted to embedded systems, many of the presented papers address related topics, such as generation of compact code and code compression. This applies to embedded systems with ROM constraints, and/or in the case of Java byte code, limited communication bandwidth. LCTES, on the other hand, was specifically targeted at embedded systems. The issue of generation of compact code was even more emphasized, complemented by more established topics such as pipeline prediction and optimizations particular to embedded systems. Other topics included real-time garbage collection, re-engineering methodology for real-time systems, and measurements of static properties of real-time programs. Links: http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~liu/lctes99/ (LCTES) http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/pldi99/ (PLDI)

-- Patrik

Submitted: Mon, 10 May 1999
By: Patrik Persson, Patrik.Persson@cs.lth.se
At: Lund University, Computer Science Dept.