System integration is a topic of growing importance, both in research and university education programs. Computers are able to support humans in daily tasks, granted they have access to additional information in order to have their functionality and usability improved. Therefore, the computers must be embedded in the application domain in such a way they can extract the information by themselves. Furthermore, they must be miniaturized and portable, so they can interact with the user without requiring his/her fullattention. Such computers are called ubiquitous units. They are composed of software, hardware, communication and networking components.
To achieve the required miniaturization, it is necessary to integrate all the different components in a single system. The analysis and development of such heterogeneous systems is the subject of this research training group. For this purpose, the techniques and methodologies available in the related disciplines must be merged into a multi-disciplinary approach, which implies an intensive collaboration between the members of the group.
https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/273377
Professor Dr. Mira Mezini was one of 14 principal investigators.