This research line is focused on the design of digital embedded systems implemented on programmable devices (FPGAs), using intellectual property (IP) modules. The aim is to solve problems related to size constraints, power consumption and computation that characterize such systems, as well as to provide the tools and design methodologies that facilitate and accelerate its development. The highlights of the developed solutions are the design of specific processing architectures, hardware/software codesign techniques, the use of reconfigurable devices, and the employment of Intellectual Property (IP) modules for reusability. The transversal nature of this research line allows that its results can be used in different application domains related to other research activities of the group.

The topics of interest that are covered by this research line are:

• Development of design methodologies for embedded digital systems.
  - Specification languages.
  - Hardware & software codesign.
  - CAD tools development.
• Architectures for specific application systems.
  - Architectures and design of data/signal processing modules
  - Development of IP modules.
  - Reconfigurable systems
• Applications of embedded digital systems.
  - Biometric systems based on fingerprint, face and voice.
  - Cryptographic systems
  - Image processing and artificial vision
  - Emerging applications of wearables, smart cards, communications networks, industrial control systems, wireless sensor networks and Internet of Things.

Contact

Ángel Barriga Barros<  >

E. Calvo-Gallego, P. Brox and S. Sanchez-Solano, "Low-cost dedicated hardware IP modules for background subtraction in embedded vision systems", Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 681-695, 2016  »  doi

M.J. Avedillo, A. Barriga, L. Acasandrei and J.M. Calahorro, "Hardware-software embedded face recognition system", International Conferences in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision (WSCG), Pilzen, Czech Republic, 2016

P. Brox, I. Baturone and S. Sánchez-Solano, "Fuzzy logic-based embedded system for video de-interlacing", Applied Soft Computing, vol. 14, part C, pp. 338-346, 2014  »  doi

M. Brox, S. Sánchez-Solano, E. del Toro, P. Brox and F.J. Moreno-Velo, "CAD tools for hardware implementation of embedded fuzzy systems on FPGAs", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Special Section on Embedded and Reconfigurable Systems, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 1635-1644, 2013  »  doi

ID-EO: Design of crypto-biometric hardware for video encryption and authentication (TEC2014-57971-R)
PI: Iluminada Baturone Castillo / Piedad Brox Jiménez
Funding Body: Min. de Economía y Competitividad
Jan 2015 - Dec 2018
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SENIAC: Security in interconnected devices by injection of authentication and ciphering algorithms (RTC-2014-2932-8)
PI: Iluminada Baturone Castillo
Funding Body: Min. de Economía y Competitividad
Oct 2014 - Mar 2017
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SEIs: Hardware design for embedded systems in intelligent environments (TEC2011-24319)
PI: Santiago Sánchez Solano
Funding Body: Min. de Ciencia e Innovación
Jan 2012 - Sep 2015
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MOBY-DIC: Model-based synthesis of digital electronic circuits for embedded control (EC-IST-VIIPM no.-248858)
PI: Antonio J. Acosta Jiménez
Funding Body: 7th Framework Programme, European Commission
Dec 2009 - Nov 2013

CRIPTO-BIO: Microelectronic design for crypto-biometric authentication (P08-TIC-03674)
PI: Iluminada Baturone Castillo
Funding Body: Junta de Andalucía - Proyectos de Excelencia
Jan 2009 - Dec 2013
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