Networked Real Time and Embedded Systems Laboratory Department of Computer Science The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
	Director: Professor Lui Sha Dept. of Computer Science University of Illinois 201 N. Goodwin Ave Urbana, IL 61801 Tel: (217) 244-1887						Mission Statement: Create the science and technology foundation and accompanying curriculum that foster the convergence of computing, communication and the intelligent control of the physical environment.
Professor Lui Sha (Real-time and Embedded systems)				Professor Jennifer Hou (Networking)	Associate Professor Tarek Abdelzaher (Sensor networks)	Assistant Professor Marco Caccamo (Real-time/Embedded)
The Real Time and Embedded Systems Laboratory mourns the untimely departure of a dear colleague. Jennifer Hou passed away on Dec. 2, 2007, in Houston, Texas, at the age of 43. Jennifer was a good friend, a distinguished colleague, an outstanding researcher, and a dedicated mother. She is survived by her son, Andrew, her parents, I-Chen and So-Chiu Hou, and her sister, Grace Hou. Jennifer received her Ph.D. degree in EECS from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1993. Over her research career, she made significant contributions to the fields of networking, wireless systems, and real-time computing. She joined UIUC in 2001 where she created the Illinois Network Design and Experimentation Group. Jennifer made an indelible mark in the history of this department and the RTSL lab. We are deeply saddened at the loss of such a wonderful person, researcher, and friend.
News (7/2007) Tarek Abdelzaher becomes General Chair of Sensys 2008 (7/2007) Crossbow article features LiteOS (7/2007) Praveen Jayachandran wins ECRTS Best Paper Award (6/2007) Tarek Abdelzaher joins IPSN Steering Committee (6/2007) Tarek Abdelzaher becomes General Chair of DCoSS 2008 (5/2007) Qing Cao and Praveen Jayachandran win Vodafone Fellowship (4/2007) Microsoft funds Abdelzaher and Ward’s Action Web (see press release) (2/2007) Tarek Abdelzaher joins IEEE TC-RTS Executive Committee (1/2007) Tarek Abdelzaher is elected to the UIUC Faculty Senate. (11/2006) Tarek Abdelzaher joins the Editorial Board of IEEE TPDS (9/2006) Lui Sha co-chaired Real Time GENI study (8/2006) Jennifer Hou becomes Program Co-chair of Infocom 2008 (8/2006) Tarek Abdelzaher becomes General co-Chair of RTSS 2007 (7/2006) Lui Sha serves on National Academy of Science Working Group on Certifiably Dependable Software (6/2006) Sathish Gopalakrishnan and Liqian Luo are awarded the title of UIUC Distinguished Graduate Student for 2006 (6/2006) Qing Cao, Liqian Luo and Rodolfo Pellizoni win Vodafone Fellowships (6/2006) Jennifer Hou becomes Program Co-chair of Mobicom 2007 (6/2006) Jennifer Hou serves as Guest co-Editor of Network Modeling and Simulation Special Issue (3/2006) Tarek Abdelzaher becomes General Chair of IPSN 2007 (1/2006) Xue Liu’s RTSS 2005 paper is invited to ACM TECS (best of RTSS issue) (11/2005) Tarek Abdelzaher joins the Editorial Board of ACM ToSN (10/2005) Tarek Abdelzaher joins the Editorial Board of IEEE TMC (6/2005) Jennifer Hou becomes program co-chair of IEEE MASS 2006 (12/2005) Tarek Abdelzaher becomes Program Chair of RTSS 2006 (6/2005) Tarek Abdelzaher is elected Editor in Chief of the Real-Time Systems Journal			Groups INDEX: Illinois Network Design and Experimentation Cy-Phy: Cyber-Physical Computing and Sensor Networks RTSI: Real-Time Systems Integration Research Tracks Cyber Physical System Stability and Robustness Real time Resource Management Deeply Embedded Networks				People Faculty Lui Sha (Chair) Tarek Abdelzaher Marco Caccamo Jennifer Hou Postdoctoral Scholars Dan Henriksson LaeYoung Kim Tae Suk Kim Kyung-Joon Park Students and Alumni Classes CS 424 CS 431 CS 598TAR CS 598MC CS 498HOU CS 598HOU Seminars Assisted Living INDEX
			History and Accomplishments Founded in the 1970s, the real-time system laboratory contributed significantly to the birth to the discipline. Origin of the most well-cited paper in real-time computing, the lab and its members changed real-time standards and established foundational theory such as generalized rate monotonic analysis and imprecise computations. (Read more…) Projects Smart Ubiquitous Computing Environments Assisted Living Smart Attire Sensor Networks Environmentally Immersive Programming Data-centric Wireless Sensor Networks Theory and Protocols Wireless and Ad Hoc Networks MURI on Quality of Surveillance Network Modeling and Simulations J-SIM Network Simulator DAWN: Dynamic Ad-hoc Wireless Networks Controlled Mobility Wireless Networks Real-time Systems Feasible Region Calculus Adaptive Resource Management Real-time Virtual Processors System Integration (Overview) Dependency Analysis and Tracking Assumptions management Science of Robust Software Design

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