Plenary Sessions
In this edition, there will be 3 plenary sessions associated to Track 1 (Information Technology in Automation), Track 2 (Industrial Communication Systems) and Track 3 (Real-Time and (Networked) Embedded Systems [RTNES]).
Track 1 Plenary Session
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Track 2 Plenary Session
Speaker: Stefano Vitturi
Title: «Wireless networks for the factory floor: requirements, available technologies, research trends and practical applications»
Abstract: The core problem of industrial wireless networking is represented by the necessity of providing satisfactory levels of timeliness and reliability, particularly at the lowest levels of factory automation systems. Unfortunately, as it is well known, the quality of wireless communication is often degraded by fading, multipath propagation, shadowing and interference. Also, in industrial environments, the movement of machineries and the presence of (possibly mobile) obstacles may enforce such negative phenomena, leading to the inevitable introduction of critical random delays in data transmission.
In the first part, this presentation addresses the constraints that are commonly imposed to industrial wireless networks and shows how they are faced by the available technologies. Then, the most relevant research trends in wireless communication that could reveal of interest for industrial networks are reviewed.
Finally, the presentation focuses on how these research trends could enhance the performance of industrial wireless communication systems, through the analysis of practical applications typical of the factory floor.
Biodata: Stefano Vitturi is a senior researcher with the Institute of Electronics and Computer and Telecommunications (IEIIT) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) since January 2002.
He received the Laurea degree (summa cum laude) in Electronics Engineering from the University of Padova, in 1984.
From 1985 to 2001 he has worked at the control and data acquisition system of RFX, a nuclear fusion experiment included in the Fusion Program of the European Community, located in Padova, Italy. His research interests include industrial communication systems, real time communication networks (wired/wireless), implementation and performance analysis of devices conforming to the most popular industrial communication protocols. In these research fields he has authored/co-authored more than 100 scientific papers published in refereed international journals, books and conference proceedings
Track 3 Plenary Session
Speaker: Marco di Natale
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Biodata: Marco Di Natale is a IEEE Senior Member and Associate Professor at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy, where he leads the area on embedded architectures and models.
He was a visiting Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley in 2006 and 2008-2009. He worked as senior scientist and led the group on automotive architectures exploration and selection at General Motors R&D in Berkeley, California, and Warren, Michigan,USA.
He is currently visiting fellow at the United Technologies Corporation, USA. His research interests are in embedded systems architecture and behavior models, real-time systems and system analysis.
He has been author of more then 150 papers, winner of five best paper awards, and one best presentation awards. He has served as Program and General Chair for the Real-Time Application Symposium, and a Track Chair for the DATE Conference. He is on the editorial board of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, and the Chair of the Real-Time Systems subcommittee of the IEEE IES TCFA.
