Research Interests: 

• Real-time systems; Embedded systems; Cyber-Physical Systems; Low-Power Computing; Fault Tolerance; Parallel and Distributed Systems;

Current Projects

• Low Power Reliable Real-time Embedded Systems
  
• Energy Management for Parallel Real-Time Systems
  
• Efficient Scheduling Algorithms for Parallel Real-Time Systems
  
  

Past Projects

• Power Management in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) with Mobile Robots
  
  

Current Students:

• Hang Su, Ph.D. , Real-Time Multicore Scheduling in Cyber-Physical Systems; (2014, expected)
  
  
• Yifeng Guo, Ph.D., Energy-Efficient Fault Tolerance in Multiprocessor Real-Time Systems; (2012, expected)
  
  

Graduated Students:

• Xuan Qi, Ph.D., (2011) Scheduling for Energy and Reliability Management on Multiprocessor Real-Time Systems;

• Nirali Patel, MS (2007); Thesis title: Fixed-Priority Based Reliability Aware Energy Management for Periodic Real-Time Tasks;

• Joshua Curtis, BS (2007); Project: Programming of Handyboard and Tmote to Build a Mobile Sensor Element;

• Salvador Rodriguez, BS (2007); Project: Design and Programming of LEGO Robots;
  

Research Grants/Awards:

• NSF, CNS Division (1016974): "CSR: Small: Collaborative Research: Generalized Reliability-Aware Power Management for Real-Time Embedded Systems"; PI (Dr. Hakan Aydin is the PI at GMU); $185,379;  8/1/2010 -- 7/31/2013;

• NSF, CNS Division (0953005): "CAREER: An Integrated Scheduling Framework for Multicore Based Real-Time Embedded Systems" PI, $400,000; 7/1/2010 -- 6/30/2015

• NSF, CNS Division (0855247): "II-NEW: Enhanced Parallelization for High Performance Computing", Co-PI (PI: Kleanthis Psarris; Co-PI: Ali Tosun and Qing Yi); $227,178; 8/1/2009 -- 7/31/2012
  
  

Past Grants/Awards:

• NSF, CNS Division (0720651): "Collaborative Research: CSR-EHS: Towards an Integrated Framework for Low-Power Reliable Real-Time Embedded Systems"; PI (Dr. Hakan Aydin is the PI at GMU); $179,983;  8/1/2007 -- 7/31/2010 (no cost extension to 7/31/2011); [NSF Award Abstract]

• Faculty Research Award, University of Texas at San Antonio, Exploiting Chip-Multiprocessors (CMPs) in Real-Time Embedded Systems; total $5,000; 9/1/2007-- 8/31/2008;

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Last updated: 2011-10-14