The Hong Kong-based Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) has entered into a partnership with the French National Institute for Research and Computer Science and Automation (INRIA) to start a new ICT research together which will focus on virtual prototyping of embedded software architectures.
The collaboration of both institutions is expected to last for four years on renewable basis. The long-term goal of this partnership will set up a joint laboratory between the two bodies and contribute to an open-source system design platform for ASTRI’s partners in Europe and Asia. Additionally, ASTRI and INRIA will be engaged together in mutual exchange of expertise in CPS and Embedded Architecture Design by working on actual case studies and mutual visits.
“According to the European Commission, the embedded ICT market has an estimated value of more than €850bn worldwide. The next generation of embedded systems will be more intelligent and deeply connected with the information and physical worlds. These embedded systems, also known as Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), will be deployed in the domains of automotive, aerospace, health and energy as well as smart city. However, in order to enable the vision, it would require the evolution and even disruption in the process of how a system should be architectured and built. Our group at ASTRI will work closely with Dr Jean-Pierre Talpin’s team at INRIA to serve the innovation needs of the industry, while saving the time and cost, in the development of the next generation of embedded systems,” says Dr T.John Koo, Director of Embedded Systems group.
INRIA was founded in France in 1967 as a national research institution to strengthen the digital world, patents and start-ups scene in the area of computational sciences. It hires around 3,400 researchers and reports to the French Ministry of National Education, Advanced Instruction and Research and the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry.
ASTRI was set up in 2000 by HKSAR government and aims to enhance Hong Kong’s competitiveness in technology-based industries through applied research.