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Let's Get the Real into Real-Time Computing
Since this is the 25th anniversary of RTSS, I begin this Keynote
presentation by highlighting, with a critical eye, a number of key
technical successes from the past 25 years. While it is satisfying that
our field has been very successful and productive, I prefer to emphasize
the future. Consequently, a large part of the presentation focuses on
multiple technical ideas and research directions for the future of
real-time computing. One theme for the proposed future directions is "We
need to get the real into real-time computing." If I am feeling
brave I will conclude with several things we should not be pursuing.
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Bio
Professor John A. Stankovic is the BP America Professor in the
Computer Science Department at the University of Virginia. He
recently served as Chair of the department, completing two terms.
He is a Fellow of both the IEEE and the ACM. He also won the IEEE
Real-Time Systems Technical Committee's Award for Outstanding
Technical Contributions and Leadership. Professor Stankovic also
serves on the Board of Directors of the Computer
Research Association. Before joining the University of Virginia,
Professor Stankovic taught at the University of Massachusetts where
he won an outstanding scholar award. He has also held visiting
positions in the Computer Science Department at
Carnegie-Mellon University, at INRIA in France, and
Scuola Superiore S. Anna in Pisa, Italy. He was the Editor-in-Chief
for the IEEE Transactions on Distributed and Parallel Systems and is a
co-editor-in-chief for the Real-Time Systems Journal.
His research interests are in distributed
computing, real-time systems, operating systems, and wireless
sensor networks. Prof. Stankovic received his PhD from
Brown University.
Last updated on 23 September 2004 by JHA.