The embedded and kernel development track at a leading European technical conference is calling for papers. The 2007 edition of FOSDEM (Free and Open Source Developer's European Meeting), set for Feb. 24-25 in Brussels, offers a forum for embedded developer and team achievements, organizers say.

The coming year's FOSDEM marks the fifth time the conference has featured a track on embedded Linux kernel development. The embedded sessions at the 2006 event attracted as many as 150 attendants, according to organizers. Many are available as downloadable videos, thanks to embedded Linux training specialists Free Electrons.

Suggested topics for 2007 include:

• OS Development : kernel architecture and implementation, libraries, power management, TIPC, boot time, and memory usage optimizations (e.g. Linux, BSD, uClinux, uClibc, newlib, slob allocator…)
• Practical experiences in implementing Free Software in embedded systems (e.g. reverse engineering, porting to (and adapting of) commercial devices like the iPAQ, LinkSys WRT54G and NSLU2 …. )
• Toolchain, performance testing, and build environment (e.g. crosstool, emdebian, openembedded, PTX dist, packaging, scratchbox, Eclipse, Valgrind…)
• GUIs for embedded systems (Gtk, Qt-(embedded), GPE, Qtopia, UI design with touchscreen, Hildon GUI extensions, OpenMoko, OpenGL ES …)
• Multimedia applications for embedded systems (e.g. integer only decoders, Opieplayer, gstreamer… )
• Real-time extensions, nanokernels, and hardware virtualization software (e.g. RTAI, Adeos, KURT, L4, Qemu, User Mode Linux, VirtualLogix, high resolution timers …)
• Hard real-time OSes (eCos, RTEMS, Real Time Linux…)
• Open hardware, DSP, softcores, and general hardware management (e.g opencores.org, OpenRISC, leonSparc, FPGAs, specific design restrictions for free systems, DSP, power management…)
• Safety and security certifications applied to Free software (e.g. security measures in embedded systems, TPM, SELinux for embedded, TrustZone…)
• Tools and techniques for programming multicore systems
• Free software licenses and embedded systems

Prospective presenters should email abstracts or full papers between six and 12 pages in PS or PDF format to [email protected] prior to Jan. 14, 2007. Receipt notifications will be sent within 48 hours, organizers say.

Selection committee members include Geert Uytterhoeven, of Sony NSCE, Belgium; Peter De Schrijver (p2), of Essensium, Belgium; Philippe De Swert, of Nokia (OSSO), Finland; and Klaas van Gend, of MontaVista Software, in the Netherlands.

Additional details can be found at the conference website, here.

 
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