Philip Koopman
Associate Professor – ECE, CS
Carnegie Mellon, 1989 –
| Contact Information | |
|---|---|
| Department | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Office | A308 Hamerschlag Hall |
| Telephone | (412)-268-5225 |
| Fax | (412)-268-6353 |
| koopman@cmu.edu | |
| Website | http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/ |
| Assistant | Matt Koeske |
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).
In the News
- Blanton and Koopman Named Senior Members of ACM
- Ballista Testing Incorporated into Linux Test Project
- Koopmans 25th Patent Earned With Hendrey, ECE Alumnus
- Koopman's Research Cited in MIT's Technology Review of Emerging Technologies
- Koopman Elected to IFIP Working Group 10.4 on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance
- Koopman's Role Clarifying Computer Act Mentioned in IEEE Spectrum
- Koopman Quoted in Wired Magazine's Article About "Smart Appliances"
- Koopman Guest Edits IEEE Micro Issue on Critical Embedded Automotive Networks
- Koopman and DeVale Win Best Paper at International Conference on Dependable Systems & Networking
- Koopman Speaks on Software Licensing Laws at FTC Forum
- Meredith Beveridge awarded NSF Fellowship
Research Area
Computer Systems
Keywords
distributed embedded systems, survivable system architecture, dependability
Education
PhD, 1989
Electrical and Computer Engineering
CMU
BS, 1982
Electrical, Computer, and System Engineering
RPI
MS, 1982
Electrical, Computer, and System Engineering
RPI