Prof. Lucia Lo Bello, PhD

Publication type:  Journal Article

Authors: A. Biondi, D. Casini, G. Cicero, N. Borgioli, G. Buttazzo, G. Patti, L. Leonardi, L. Lo Bello, M. Solieri, P. Burgio, I. S. Olmedo, A. Ruocco, L. Palazzi, M. Bertogna, A. Cilardo, N. Mazzocca, A. Mazzeo

Journal: IEEE Access

Volume: 9

Pages: 75446-75459

Date: May 2021

Abstract:
This paper presents SPHERE, a project aimed at the realization of an integrated framework to abstract the hardware complexity of interconnected, modern system-on-chips (SoC) and simplify the management of their heterogeneous computational resources. The SPHERE framework leverages hypervisor technology to virtualize computational resources and isolate the behavior of different subsystems running on the same platform, while providing safety, security, and real-time communication mechanisms. The main challenges addressed by SPHERE are discussed in the paper along with a set of new technologies developed in the context of the project. They include isolation mechanisms for mixed-criticality applications, predictable I/O virtualization, the management of time-sensitive networks with heterogeneous traffic flows, and the management of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) to provide efficient implementations for cryptography modules, as well as hardware acceleration for deep neural networks. The SPHERE architecture is validated through an autonomous driving use-case.

Keywords: Cyber-physical systems, embedded systems, real-time systems, hypervisor, FPGA.

ISSN: 2169-3536

DOI:  10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3080842

URL:  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9432853

Status: published

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 A. Biondi, D. Casini, G. Cicero, N. Borgioli, G. Buttazzo, G. Patti, L. Leonardi, L. Lo Bello, M. Solieri, P. Burgio, I. S. Olmedo, A. Ruocco, L. Palazzi, M. Bertogna, A. Cilardo, N. Mazzocca, A. Mazzeo, "SPHERE: A Multi-SoC Architecture for Next-Generation Cyber-Physical Systems Based on Heterogeneous Platforms", IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 75446-75459, May 2021