Overview of the
Institute for Software-Integrated Systems
ISIS -2005
Dr. Janos Sztipanovits
E. Bronson Ingram Distinguished
Professor of EECS
Director of ISIS
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
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ISIS Parameters
 Established by the School of
Engineering
at Vanderbilt University in 1998
 Academic/professional research
organization
 Composition (housed in 3 buildings):
- 35 Research Scientists &
Staff Engineers
- 7 Faculty
- 5 Admin Staff
- 50 Graduate students
 ~$10,000,000 in FY05 research
awards
 ~50 cost centers
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Senior Personnel

Dr. Ted Bapty, Senior Research Scientist (VU/ISIS: 16 years)
(MIC environments, HW/SW codesign, sensor systems, modeling and
simulation)

Dr. Gautam Biswas, Professor (VU/ISIS: 16 years)
(Learning theory, fault diagnostics, hybrid systems)

Dr. Larry Howard, Senior Research Scientist (VU/ISIS: 9 years)
(SEI system architect until 1997, MIC environments, fault diagnostics training
systems)

Dr. Gabor Karsai, Professor (VU/ISIS: 22 years)
(model transformation, tool architectures, tool integration, systems)

Dr. Akos Ledeczi, Senior Research Scientist (VU/ISIS: 16 years) (GME,
wireless sensor networks)
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Dr. Sandeep Neema, Senior Research Scientist (VU/ISIS: 11 years)
(networked embedded systems, integrated tool chains, modeling and
simulation)
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Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt, Professor (VU/ISIS: 4 years)
(distributed, real-time, embedded computing, middleware, component models,
design patterns; DARPA program manager)
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Dr. Janos Sztipanovits, Professor (VU/ISIS: 23 years)
(modeling/metamodeling, semantic foundations, metaprogrammable tool
architectures; DARPA program manager)
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Core Competences
• Model-Integrated Computing (MIC)
– Architecture modeling, model transformations,
model analysis and model-based system
integration. Semantic foundations. Open tool
integration platform.
• Middleware for Distributed Real-time
& Embedded Systems
– Adaptive & reflective middleware, model-based
integration technology above component models,
secure middleware
• Model-Based Systems Applications
– Fault management, distributed control, automotive,
avionics design processes
• Secure Networked Embedded
System
– Wireless sensor networks, security/system codesign
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2005 Award Portfolio
FY05 Awards
DARPA:
NSF:
NASA:
Industry:
Other DOD:
Total:
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$3,087,997
$2,698,313*
$ 529,250
$2,433,862
$ 909,893
$9,658,615
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ISIS Industry Partners
Boeing
GM
IBM
LMCOl
Siemens
Boeing
Boeing
VU/
ISIS
Boeing
Raytheon
SwRI
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ISIS Academic Partners
MIT
UM
UI
UCB
WU
Stanford
USC
-ISI
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CMU
Penn
UV
Cornell
EU
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Large-Impact Projects
• The DoD FCS program has inserted ISIS modeling
and analysis tools for architecture exploration
and from FY06 to systems integration.
• NEST Shooter Location + Self Localization
– Transitioned to Raytheon
– Breakthrough in radio interferometric ranging
– Widely cited results in protocols, systems and theory
• Boeing has licensed Fault-Adaptive Control
Technology software for use on their J-UCAS
Program, in the X-45C vehicle
• USMC transitioning ISIS research project results
into USMC tactical aviation squadrons
• Middleware and MIC tools
– ARMS DARPA program: DDX
• TRUST NSF Science and Technology Center
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Top 6 *New* Awards in 2005
•
TRUST S&TC (NSF)
(Partners: UCBerkeley/Cornell/Stanford/CMU)
•
Mobile Wireless Sensor Network for Acoustic
Battlespace Mapping (DARPA)
(Partner: Sarnoff 18 month)
•
Systems Biology Tool Suite (DARPA)
•
Criticality Sensitive Coordination (DARPA)
(Partners: ISI/Kestrel)
•
Joint Battlespace Infosphere (AFRL)
(Partners: Cornell/CMU)
•
Future Combat Systems (Boeing)
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TRUST Idea
Embedded real-time systems will become ever
increasingly important as more systems of system
architectures are fielded in the GIG
• Computing and networking is
increasingly used as universal
system integrator (embedded
systems and software)
• This leads to the emergence of
a System’s Industry
Embedded computing increasingly becoming
the primary source of innovation in cars
• Cybersecurity has become a
fundamental systems Issue
• The core focus of TRUST is
Secure System Design
Sensor networks, like VU-s Shooter
Location System are a coming wave of
new networked embedded systems
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Examples for Industry
Interactions
 IR&D projects done for companies (Boeing,
Raytheon, GM, Lockheed and others)
 CR&D projects done jointly with companies
(Boeing, Raytheon, CoSYS, Sarnoff,..) for
Government (DARPA, NASA)
 Product support for ISIS tools (Boeing
JUCAS/IVHM – Modeling tool + on-board
software)
 ESCHER Institute (2003) for tool maturation
(www.escherinstitute .org)
 MIC PSIG at OMG (www.omg.org/mic)
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Teaching and Training
 Industrial:
– Escher Institute; training programs for major
end-user companies
 Academic:
– MIC course (6th year at VU, 2nd at Berkeley
Students design DSML-s and model-based
generators using MIC tools)
– Summer program for undergraduates
(SIPHER at VU, SUPERB at Berkeley)
– Joint Summer School starts in 2006 with
Berkeley, Stanford, CMU and Cornell on
trusted system design
– Migrating MIC to undergraduate level is in
progress
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