Philip Koopman

Associate Professor – ECE, CS

Department	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Office	A308 Hamerschlag Hall
Telephone	(412)-268-5225
Fax	(412)-268-6353
Email	koopman@cmu.edu
Website	http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/
Assistant	Marilyn Patete

Research Interests

Distributed Embedded Systems

The vast majority of the billions of processors manufactured yearly are used for embedded applications rather than desktop computing. Increasingly, these embedded processors are being incorporated into "smart" sensors and actuators, and are connected over a real-time network to form distributed embedded systems. Such systems have significantly different requirements and trade-offs than conventional computing systems, encompassing the areas of interdisciplinary design optimization, ultra-high dependability, very low cost, real-time performance, safety, low power consumption, and extended duration life-cycle support. Representative application areas include automobiles, trains, industrial process controls, home appliances, and inexpensive consumer items.

Professor Koopman's areas of interest include teaching distributed embedded system design techniques, improving the safety of embedded systems, and improving the survivability of deeply embedded systems (embedded systems that connect to enterprise systems).