Analyzable, Composable Middleware for Embedded Systems

The purpose of this project is to ease embedded systems development by providing a framework for the composition of interrelated and interdependent components whose memory behavior and use can be separately analyzed. This analysis produces annotations that model the memory behavior of the system as a whole and can be used at runtime to take advantage of this knowledge by using or not using particular memory allocation and garbage collection methods.

The project's main web page is here.

My chief part in this project is currently the investigation of aspects to annotate such middleware components.

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Papers, slides, and posters available: (most recent first)

Dependent Feature Analysis
- Slides presented at the Doctoral Student Seminar, 23 March 2007, St. Louis, MO
- Abstract available in [ HTML ]
- Slides available in [ Powerpoint 2007 ] [ Powerpoint '97/XP/2003 ]
Static Determination of Allocation Rates to Support Real-Time Garbage Collection
- By Tobias Mann, Morgan Deters, Rob LeGrand, and Ron K. Cytron
- In Proceedings of the 2005 ACM Conference on Languages, Compilers, and Tools for Embedded Systems (LCTES 2005), Chicago, Illinois, USA, 15-17 June 2005
- Abstract available in [ HTML ]
- Paper available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
- BibTeX entry available here.
Applicability of Range Propagation to Memory Analyses
- Slides presented at the Doctoral Research Seminar, 25 February 2005, St. Louis, MO
- Abstract available in [ HTML ]
- Slides available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
Automated Reference-Counted Object Recycling for Real-Time Java
- 35 slides presented at the 10th IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS 2004), Toronto, Canada, 28 May 2004
- Abstract available in [ HTML ]
- Paper available from the IEEE Computer Society, or by request.
- BibTeX entry available here.
- Slides available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
Aspect-Oriented Dynamic Analysis and Instrumentation of Java Programs
- Poster presented at the PLDI 2003 student poster session, San Diego, CA, 9 and 11 June 2003
- Poster available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
Rate-Monotonic Analysis in the C++ Type System
- 18 slides presented at the RTAS 2003 Workshop on Model-Driven Embedded Systems (MDES 2003), Washington, DC, 27 May 2003
- Abstract available in [ HTML ]
- Paper available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
- BibTeX entry available here.
- Slides available in [ PowerPoint XP ] [ Older PowerPoint ] [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
- Open-source demonstration software available: [ rma_templates-0.1.tar.gz ]
Issues in Model-Driven Designs
- 27 slides presented at the Doctoral Research Seminar, 14 March 2003, St. Louis, MO
- Abstract available in [ HTML ]
- Slides available in [ PowerPoint XP ] [ Older PowerPoint ] [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
M.S. Thesis: Dynamic Assignment of Scoped Memory Regions in the Translation of Java to Real-Time Java
- 63 defense slides publicly presented as a Master of Science thesis defense, 10 March 2003, St. Louis, MO
- Abstract available in [ HTML ]
- Thesis available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
- BibTeX entry available here.
- Defense slides available in [ PowerPoint XP ] [ Older PowerPoint ]
- Portable versions are also available, but I recommend against them as they have visual problems that the PowerPoint versions do not have. Blame flaws in Microsoft and/or Adobe software: [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
Automated Discovery of Scoped Memory Regions for Real-Time Java
- 39 slides presented at the 2002 International Symposium on Memory Management (ISMM 2002), Berlin, Germany, 20-21 June 2002
- Abstract available in [ HTML ]
- Paper available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
- BibTeX entry available here.
- Slides available in [ PowerPoint XP ] [ Older PowerPoint ] [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
Storage Allocation for Real-Time, Embedded Systems
- With Steven M. Donahue, Matthew P. Hampton, Jonathan M. Nye, Ron K. Cytron, and Krishna M. Kavi
- In Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Embedded Software (EMSOFT 2001)
- Published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 2211, pp. 131-147 (Springer-Verlag)
- Abstract available in [ HTML ]
- Paper available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
- Paper also available from Springer-Verlag Online.
- BibTeX entry available here.
Introduction of Program Instrumentation using Aspects
- 16 slides presented at the OOPSLA 2001 Workshop on Advanced Separation of Concerns in Object-Oriented Systems, Tampa, Florida, 14 October 2001
- Abstract available in [ HTML ]
- Paper available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
- BibTeX entry available here.
- Slides available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
Translation of Java to Real-Time Java Using Aspects
- 13 slides presented at the Workshop on Aspect-Oriented Programming and Separation of Concerns, Lancaster University, United Kingdom, 24 August 2001
- Abstract available in [ HTML ]
- Paper available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
- BibTeX entry available here.
- Slides available in [ Powerpoint XP ] [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
Using Aspects for RT-Java ScopeMemory Detection and Implementation
- 9 slides presented at the Zen Summit, Washington University, 27-28 May 2001
- Available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
- Presented in conjunction with a high-level overview of the PCES work at Washington University given by Ron Cytron
An AspectJ Tutorial
Note: This is out-of-date for the current version of AspectJ. Please consult the documentation for the current distribution.
- Presentation at a programming languages doctoral seminar, 26 March 2001
- Presentation packets available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
- Join Point hierarchy slide available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ]
- Examples are available in [ Gzipped tarball ]
A case for Aspect-Oriented Programming: the Web Utilities example
- 6 slides presented during the DARPA visit, 01 Nov 2000
- Available in [ Gzipped PostScript ] [ PDF ] [ PowerPoint ]

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