V
iewpoint
February 2018
Dear Readers,
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For you as experts in the develop-
ment of embedded systems it´s usual
since years to start the new year with
the embedded world exhibition and
conference in Nuremberg. And it´s
also no surprise for us that this event
is growing from year to year – it
demonstrates and proves the grow-
ing importance of embedded tech-
nologies for our daily life. There is
probably no area where you will find
no embedded system intended to
improve our lifestyle. Think about
cars, homes, energy supply, industry,
communication and so on and youwill find amultitude of embedded
systems in all of them.
The embedded world exhibition & conference 2018 will be held in the
fairgrounds of NürnbergMesse from 27
th
February until 1
st
of March.
This year, the theme of the embedded world conference is “Embedded
Goes Autonomous”. It means that the conference is putting the
spotlight on one of the key issues for the sector. The capabilities of
processors have grown so much that new technologies like machine
learning and AI are close to being applied. This will enable com-
pletely new systems that will perceive the environment around them
autonomously, draw conclusions from it and make decisions. The
embedded world conference is reflecting this trend with its theme
“Embedded Goes Autonomous”. As well as a separate conference focus
on this topic, “Embedded Vision” – the computer-assisted processing
of images – is also very strongly associated with autonomous appli-
cations. Consider autonomous driving, for example, or diagnostic
imaging in medicine. Overall, the program in 2018 is subdivided
into seven conference clusters: Internet of Things, Embedded Vision,
Autonomous Systems, Security & Safety, Embedded OS, and Hard-
ware Engineering. The electronic displays conference will explore
current topics relating to OLEDs, touch technology and much more.
The main thematic focus of the panel discussion “Safe for the Future”
will be the protection of networked embedded systems in the Internet
of Things. This time round, the key issues to be explored will include
the measures that can be implemented to protect critical infrastruc-
tures, what critical infrastructures and applications are, and which
measures can be adopted for supposedly non-critical applications.
But the issues of safety and security do not just play a major role
in the panel discussion and congress but are also at the heart of the
trade fair action. At the special “Safety & Security Area” in Hall 4A,
visitors can find out how to protect embedded systems from attack,
design attack-proof hardware and software for embedded solutions
and monitor attack routes in the embedded sector.
As you can see visiting Embedded World in Nuremberg is an abso-
lute Must for anybody involved in the embedded industry. It would
be a pleasure to meet with you at the show – you´ll find us in hall 3A
booth 524. Looking forward to see you there.
Yours Sincerely
Wolfgang Patelay
Editor
