- Knowledge of the main non-idealities of digital systems caused by technology scaling; - Ability in the analysis of the non-idealities sources and skills in the design of solutions for compensating such non-idealities; - Ability in the quantitative evaluation of the effectiveness of the design solutions; - Knowledge of the main issues related to temperature, aging, and process variation in modern embedded systems; - Skills in the design of an embedded system contextualized in the design process of an IoT application; - Knowledge of virtual platforms for the hardware-software co-simulation of an embedded system and the evaluation of the controlling software. - Focus on new emerging technologies and computational paradigms well suited for embedded application and edge computing

The course requires the knowledge of C programming (data structures and algorithms), as well as basic knowledge of calculus, statistics, digital electronics, and digital design, computer architecture, and operating systems.

The course consists of frontal lectures and laboratories. The course includes: - Introduction to Embedded Systems [2h] - Architectural templates (single and multicore platforms) [4h] - Embedded Systems implementation: Single core and multicore [4h] - ARM and PowerPC processors: Application domains [4h] - Embedded Buses: Parallel and Serial Busses. Most common Standards (AMBA, CoreConnect, STBus, I2C, SPI) [4h] - Embedded Memories and Emerging Technologies Memories [2h] - Multicore Architectures [4h] - Sensors and actuators [2h] - Wireless Sensor Networks [6h] - Design metrics & Optimization Techniques [8h] o Temperature o Process variability o Aging and reliability o Energy consumption - Updated hardware-software co-simulation framework [3h] - Emerging technologies and computational paradigms edge computing applications [6h] The “laboratories” include project-related activities on several case studies from the state-of-the-art works on the embedded system domain, that will be conducted in groups with the continuous support of the teachers.

In addition to regular lectures, several lab sessions will be carried out. Such labs will consist of exercises and projects, developed on "evaluation board" and simulation platforms, concerning the subjects discussed in the course.

There is no official textbook. Class handouts and additional material (papers, links to websites, software, and manuals) will be made available on the course webpage. Scientific papers and documentation will be provided during the course.

Lecture slides; Lab exercises;

You can take this exam before attending the course

Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group project;

The students will be called to select and read a technical paper (provided during the course) related to the topics covered in the course and to make a group (2-3 people) design project developed on a simulation platform and eventually on an "evaluation board". The exam consists of an individual presentation of the selected technical paper as well as a group presentation of the developed project. Each group will be asked to submit the developed code as well as a report (6-10 pages in double-column format) with a research paper-like description of their work, including challenges and motivations, state of the art, the proposed solution, and discussion of the obtained results. The project will be then presented and discussed by all the group’s components through an oral session (either in person or via web conferencing). After the ppt group presentation (about 15 minutes), each group member will be asked questions about the project and her/his individual contribution to the group activity, as well as general questions on the topics covered by the course. The final grade of each student will consist of: - evaluation of the group project (same for all the group members, 70%). This evaluation takes into account: the complexity of the addressed problem; the originality and richness of the proposed solution; the methodological and technical correctness of the solution; the completeness and quality of the report; the completeness and quality of the oral presentation - evaluation of the individual oral discussion (30%). This evaluation takes into account: the quality of the individual presentation; the individual effort and contribution to the group activity; the correctness of the answers to theoretical and technical questions; the individual communication skills.

In addition to the message sent by the online system, students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) are invited to directly inform the professor in charge of the course about the special arrangements for the exam that have been agreed with the Special Needs Unit. The professor has to be informed at least one week before the beginning of the examination session in order to provide students with the most suitable arrangements for each specific type of exam.