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The 2008 SNART Seminar on Swedish Higher Education in Real-Time and Embedded Systems - CANCELLED

Due to too few registrations, we have unfortunately been forced to cancel this event. Also, the annual meeting of SNART has been postponed. We apologize for any inconveniences this might have caused.

The purpose of the seminar is to gather representatives from industry and academia in order to discuss Swedish higher education in real-time and embedded systems. The seminar will try to address, among others, the following questions:

• What is the status of higher education in real-time and embedded systems in Sweden today, considering the variety of programs at different technical universities?
• How do various sectors of industry perceive the quality of young engineers today, and what are the most urgent demands for the future?
• How can higher education be changed to be better aligned with the needs of Swedish high-tech industry?
• Recruitment is a growing problem for engineering education in general and for electrical and computer engineering in particular. How is Swedish industry affected, and what can industry and academia do to help the situation?

  We have invited a number of speakers from industry and academia in order to ignite the discussion:

  • Mats Brorsson, Professor in Computer Architecture at KTH
  • Lars-Olof Gustafsson/Viktor Skogman, Manager for General Operations at Ericsson Network Platforms
  • Karl-Erik Årzén, Professor in Automatic Control at Lund University
  • Ted Kruse, Head of Mechatronics & Software, Volvo Technology
  • Zebo Peng, Professor in Computer Systems at Linköping University
  • Gregory Singh, Senior Vice President at Enea Nordic Services
  • Johan Karlsson, Professor in Reliable and Robust Real-Time Systems at Chalmers
  • Pierre Öberg, Managing Director of Research and Development at Westermo
  • Ivica Crnkovic, Professor in Software Engineering at Mälardalen University

  During the meeting, there will also be opportunities for group discussions and statements from the audience. The main language will be Swedish, but one is of course welcome to make statements in English as well. A tentative schedule for the day is given below:

  09.00-09.30	Coffee and registration
  09.30-09.50	First invited speaker
  09.50-10.10	Second invited speaker
  10.10-10.40	Discussion in small groups; summary
  10.40-11.00	Third invited speaker
  11.00-11.20	Fourth invited speaker
  11.20-11.50	Discussion in small groups; summary
  11.50-12.10	Fifth invited speaker
  12.10-12.30	Open slot for short presentations and discussion
  12.30-13.45	Lunch (included in the price)
  13.45-14.10	Presentation of the winner of the Bengt Asker Award 2008
  14.10-14.30	Sixth invited speaker
  14.30-14.50	Seventh invited speaker
  14.50-15.30	Discussion in small groups; Coffee; summary
  15.30-15.50	Eighth invited speaker
  15.50-16.10	Ninth invited speaker
  15.10-16.40	Discussion in small groups; summary
  16.40-17.00	Open slot for short presentations and discussion
  17.00-17.30	Final debate, formulation of a common statement
  17.30-18.15 (approx)	SNART annual meeting (open to all members of SNART)

  You register for the meeing by e-mail to Ola Dahl, ola.dahl@mah.se, stating your name and affiliation. The fee for attending the SNART seminar is 800 SEK, to be payed to pg 425 15 76-7 no later than August 15. Invoice is available upon request.