FAU Research Center Embedded Systems Initiative (FAU ESI)

The FAU Research Center Embedded Systems Initiative (FAU ESI) is a central scientific institution of FAU and a pioneer and incubator for basic research in the field of future electronic embedded hardware/software systems. Its research activities are initially focused on three main areas: Embedded AI, Post Silicon Technologies, and Open Source Hardware.

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27AUG 2026
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Autumn Meeting of the GI Special Interest Group on Operating Systems (October 8–9, 2026)
The chair of Computer Science 4 (Systems Software) of ESI-Member Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rüdiger Kapitza is pleased to host this year’s Autumn Meeting of the GI Special Interest Group „Operating Systems” (FGBS). The meeting will take place on October 8–9, 2026 in Erlangen. This year’s event centers on the theme “Security, Isolation, and Trust in Modern Operating Systems.” Talk proposals outside […]The chair of Computer Science 4 (Systems Software) of ESI-Member Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rüdiger Kapitza is pleased to host this year’s Autumn Meeting of the GI Special Interest Group „Operating Systems” (FGBS). The meeting will take place on October 8–9, 2026 in Erlangen. This year’s event centers on the theme “Security, Isolation, and Trust in Modern Operating Systems.” Talk proposals outside […]
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28JUN 2026
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Best Paper Award at ISC 2026: Researching the Energy Efficiency of Next-Gen Arithmetic
Thomas Schlögl and his supervised student Tuan Huy Do have been honored with the Best Paper Award at the 2nd International EESP Workshop (Energy Efficiency with Sustainable Performance) during this year’s International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) in Hamburg. Their award-winning paper, „Energy Consumption Comparison of Conjugate Gradient Method using Posit Arithmetic and IEEE Floating Point,“ addresses the „power wall“ in high-performance computing. While […]Thomas Schlögl and his supervised student Tuan Huy Do have been honored with the Best Paper Award at the 2nd International EESP Workshop (Energy Efficiency with Sustainable Performance) during this year’s International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) in Hamburg. Their award-winning paper, „Energy Consumption Comparison of Conjugate Gradient Method using Posit Arithmetic and IEEE Floating Point,“ addresses the „power wall“ in high-performance computing. While […]
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19JUN 2026
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HEART 2026 Highlights Latest Developments in Accelerator Technologies
The 16th International Symposium on Highly Efficient Accelerators and Reconfigurable Technologies (HEART 2026) was held from June 17–19, 2026, at Heidelberg University, Germany. The symposium brought together researchers and industry experts to discuss the latest advances in FPGA-based acceleration, heterogeneous computing, open-source tools and frameworks for efficient acceleration, AI accelerators, high-performance computing (HPC), and energy-efficient computer architectures. […]The 16th International Symposium on Highly Efficient Accelerators and Reconfigurable Technologies (HEART 2026) was held from June 17–19, 2026, at Heidelberg University, Germany. The symposium brought together researchers and industry experts to discuss the latest advances in FPGA-based acceleration, heterogeneous computing, open-source tools and frameworks for efficient acceleration, AI accelerators, high-performance computing (HPC), and energy-efficient computer architectures. […]
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18JUN 2026
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Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure
When Networks Take Center Stage: How Networked Systems Secure Critical Infrastructure What happens if it’s not the home Wi-Fi router that fails, but rather the communications infrastructure that hospitals, energy providers, and emergency services rely on? This question was the focus of a FAUinsight event, where ESI member Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norman Franchi and Felix Winter—moderated […]
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01JUN 2026
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FAU Secures DFG Funding for New Research Training Group “coHu”
The Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is celebrating a major achievement: the German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the new Research Training Group 3222 “Human-in-the-Loop Co-Design of human-system interaction (coHu)”. The Research Training Group investigates userfriendly human-system interfaces with the goal of designing technology that is intuitive, safe, and reliable. To achieve this, […]The Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is celebrating a major achievement: the German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the new Research Training Group 3222 “Human-in-the-Loop Co-Design of human-system interaction (coHu)”. The Research Training Group investigates userfriendly human-system interfaces with the goal of designing technology that is intuitive, safe, and reliable. To achieve this, […]
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15MAY 2026
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Review Embedded Talk “Neuromorphic Hardware”
On the occasion of the 20th Embedded Talks, a highly interesting and practice-oriented discussion on the topic of “Neuromorphic Hardware” took place on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Josephs in Nuremberg’s city center. Approximately 40 researchers, developers, and students from universities, research institutes, and industrial companies participated in the event and exchanged ideas about the […]On the occasion of the 20th Embedded Talks, a highly interesting and practice-oriented discussion on the topic of “Neuromorphic Hardware” took place on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Josephs in Nuremberg’s city center. Approximately 40 researchers, developers, and students from universities, research institutes, and industrial companies participated in the event and exchanged ideas about the […]
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