Ubiquitous in today's consumer-driven society, embedded systems use microprocessors that are hidden in our everyday products and designed to perform specific tasks. Effective use of these embedded systems requires engineers to be proficient in all phases of this effort, from planning, design, and analysis to manufacturing and marketing.Taking a sys

Meikang Qiu is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky. An IEEE senior member, Dr. Qiu has published more than 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers and has served as program chair of several conferences. He has also won three Best Paper Awards in the last two years. He earned a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Texas at Dallas. His research interests include embedded systems, computer security, and wireless sensor networks.

Jiayin Li is pursuing his Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky. His research interests include software/hardware co-design for embedded systems and high performance computing.

Introduction to Real-Time Embedded Systems. Optimization for Real-Time Embedded Systems. Multi-Core Embedded Systems Design. Resource Allocation with Inaccurate Information. Heterogeneous Parallel Computing. Scheduling for Phase Change Memory with Scratch Pad Memory. Task Scheduling in Multiprocessor to Reduce Peak Temperature. Networked Sensing and Monitoring Systems. Battery-Aware Scheduling for Wireless Sensor Network. Adaptive Resource Allocation in Cloud Systems. Bibliography.