New algorithms, high data volumes and the increasing use of artificial intelligence in machine control require a completely new performance class of embedded control systems as well as new methods for the design and testing of control software.
The Distributed Computing and Communication group is characterized by a broad spectrum of competencies - from the design of microelectronic integrated circuits and architectures to the development of hardware-related software, the integration of sensors and actuators, and the networking of electronic control systems.
Special competencies already exist in the subject areas:
- Energy efficiency
- real-time capability
- Safety and security
- sturdiness
- Hardware/Software Architectures
- System partitioning, modelling and simulation
In production plants, the products often go through many successive processing steps, which take place on different machines and positions in the shop floor. In order for these processing steps to be carried out in a coordinated manner, the control devices must be able to communicate reliably with each other. Therefore, secure communication procedures and architectures are a central object of research for the DCC Group.
The most diverse requirements, such as compatibility with industrial standards, reaction times and bandwidths, as well as safety and security, play an important role in the design. The group is therefore researching processes and methods for developing efficient solutions for the various communication requirements of production systems.
The FAVIA reference platform is being developed in the DCC group as a research platform and concept for future architectures of automation technology. It enables the testing of new approaches for control and automation tasks. At the same time, it allows a smooth transition from prototypes to productive systems.
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2025
2023
ISOLDE
Customizable Instruction Sets and Open Leveraged Designs of Embedded riscv processors
Duration: 2023 - 20262022
ThermoTwin
Duration: 2022 - 2025
2021
KI embedded
KI-Grundlagenentwicklung für Embedded-Systems mit Leitanwendungen in Virtueller Sensorik und Brennstoffzellenregelung
Duration: 2021 - 2024 VE-VIDES
Duration: 2021 - 2024
2019
2016
ACME 4.0
Selbstadaptierbare Sensorsysteme für eine Akustische Zustandsüberwachung in Industrie-4.0-Anwendungen (sorry - only available in german)
Duration: 2016 - 2019 Publications
2026
Forging Robust Building Blocks for Next-Gen RISC-V Chips: Virtual Repository and IP Card
Catalin Bogdan Ciobanu, Francesco Conti, Cairo Caplan, Holger Schmidt, Wolfgang Ecker, Rob Wullems, Patrick Pype, Tiberio Fanti, Davide Schiavone, Dominik Baumann, Alexandru Pușcașu, Răzvan Stancu, Octavian Buiu, Sven Mehlhop, Jörg Walter, Frank Oppenheimer, Gianvito Urgese, Teodoro Urso, Reoberto Bosio, Alessio Burrello, George Suciu, Mari-Anais Sachian, Nicoleta Capbun, Robert Florescu, Simona Costinescu, Ambily Suresh, Florian Lorber, Honorius Galmeanu, Mihai Munteanu, Szilard Hegedus, Darshak Sheladiya, Florian Krebs, Henrik Theiling, Mattia Paladino, Daniele Gregori, Federico Proverbio, Jan Kastil, Alexander Schober, Rainer Buchty, Mladen Berekovic, Amrit Sharma Poudel, Saleh Mulhem, Emanuele Valpreda, Andrea Zunino, Luigi Feola, Samuel Matea, Cosmin Moisa, Perian Cristian, Andrei Stan, Alexandru-Tudor Popovici, Cosmin-Andrei Popovici, George-Emil Vieriu, Daniel Gracia Pérez, Sylvain Girbal, Jérôme Quèvremont, André Sintzoff, Fatma Jebali, Caaliph Andriamisaina, Florian Egert, Maurizio Capra, Valerio Venceslai, Francesco De Maldé, Maria Elena D'Agostino, Gabriele Magnani, Davide Baroffio, Andrea Galimberti, Carlo Brandolese, Costin-Emanuel Vasile, Radu Hobincu, Alexandra-Mihaela Enescu, Calin Bira, Elijah Seth Cishugi, Marco Ottavi, Esther Soriano-Viguer, Ester Lopez-Mora, Vicente Nicolau-Gallego, Odysseas Chatzopoulos, Vasileios Karakostas, Dimitris Gizopoulos, Konstantinos Georgopoulos, Ioannis Papaefstathiou, Iakovos Mavroidis, Sallar Ahmadi-Pour, Rolf Drechsler, Jaume Abella, Sergi Alcaide, Frederik Haxel, Federico Peccia, Jonathan Schröter, Arefeh Mahdavi, Stefan Wallentowitz, Felix Mai, Angelo Garofalo, Davide Rossi, Giuseppe Tagliavini, Hassan Loulou, Francois Clement, Saad Saleh, Paul Detterer, Gert-Jan van Schaik, Nils Wistoff, Luca Benini, Tianhai Liu, James J. Hunt, Andreas Vörg, Philipp van Kempen, Johannes Geier, Ulf Schlic; 29th Euromicro Conference Series on Digital System Design (DSD); Sep / 2026
Modeling service choreographies and collaborations for autonomous mixed-fleet systems: using BPMN, IEC 61499, and SysML
Bianca Wiesmayr, Alois Zoitl, Jörg Walter, David Hästbacka ; Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering; 06 / 2026
2025
A Formal Model Transformation from Data Flow Models to IEC 61499 Models
Malte Grave, Markus Meingast, Verena Klös, Alois Zoitl, Lisa Sonnleithner, Jörg Walter; IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA); 09 / 2025
An Open-Source Safety Monitor Co-Processor for RISC-V Leveraging Contract-Based Design and Configurable Monitors
Frank Oppenheimer, Jörg Walter, Sven Mehlhop; edaWorkshop 25; Mai / 2025
Aufrüsten der Prozessüberwachung im Druckguss, Teil 1 von 4
Slava Pachandrin, Jörg Walter, Julian Bargfrede, Norbert Hoffmann, Klaus Dilger; GIESSEREI - Fachzeitschrift für Technik, Innovation und Management; 01 / 2025
Contract-based design for robust networked control systems in industrial automation
Friederike Bruns, Jörg Walter, Andreas Rauh; ISA transactions; 09 / 2025
Enabling Manual-Controllable Compilation for Dataflow CGRAs
Felix Böseler, Jörg Walter, Verena Klös; IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops (IPDPSW); 06 / 2025
Open-Source Timing-Monitor Co-Processor in RISC-V Safety Infrastructure
Mehlhop, Sven and Walter, Jörg and Oppenheimer, Frank; 2025 Forum on Specification & Design Languages (FDL); 2025
TRISTAN & ISOLDE Chips-JU RISC-V Projects
Cătălin Bogdan Ciobanu, Holger Schmidt, Wolfgang Ecker, Rob Wullems, Patrick Pype, Tiberio Fanti, Dominik Baumann, Alexandru Pușcașu, Mihai Gologanu, Răzvan Stancu, Octavian Buiu, Sven Mehlhop, Jörg Walter, Gianvito Urgese, Michelangelo Barocci, Tommaso Terzano, Guido Masera, Maurizio Martina, George Suciu, Mari-Anais Sachian, Nicoleta Capbun, Alexandru Șneapotă, Călin Zamfir, Anca Burlacu-Zane, Simona Costinescu, Ambily Suresh, Diego Gigena-Ivanovich, Honorius Gâlmeanu, Mihai Munteanu, Alexandru Drîmbărean, Darshak Sheladiya, Jan Reinhard, Florian Krebs, David Engraf, Holger Blasum, Mattia Paladino, Daniele Gregori, Federico Proverbio, Jan Kastil, Pavel Zaykov, Alexander Schober, Rainer Buchty, Mladen Berekovic, Amrit Sharma Poudel, Lukas Groth, Saleh Mulhem, Emanuele Valpreda, Andrea Zunino, Luigi Feola, Samuel Matea, Cosmin Moisa, Andrei Stan, Alexandru-Tudor Popovici, George-Iulian Uleru, Cristian-Tiberius Axinte, Cosmin-Andrei Popovici, Daniel Gracia Pérez, Sylvain Girbal, Jérôme Quévremont, André Sintzoff, Angelo Garofalo, Alessandro Nadalini, Fatma Jebali, Caaliph Andriamisaina, Florian Egert, Maurizio Capra, Alessandro Aimar, Valerio Venceslai, Francesco De Maldé, Maria Elena D'Agostino, Gabriele Magnani, Davide Baroffio, Andrea Galimberti, Carlo Brandolese, Giancarlo Storti Gajani, Costin-Emanuel Vasile, Vlad-Gabriel Serbu, Alexandra-Mihaela Enescu, Radu Hobincu, Calin Bira, Elijah Seth Cishugi, Marco Ottavi; International Conference on Embedded Computer Systems: Architectures, Modeling and Simulation (SAMOS); July / 2025
Trust is Good, Monitoring is Better: FPGA-& TEE-Based Monitoring for Malware Detection
Friederike Bruns, Glaser Glaser, Florian Kogler, Jonas Lienke, Nithin Ravani Nanjundaswamy, Gregor Nitsche, Behnam R Perjikolaei, Jörg Walter; 13th IMA International Conference on Modelling in Industrial Maintenance and Reliability MIMAR; 2025
