Real-Time Embedded Systems Simulations, Emulations and Analyses
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026
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Interests: operating systems; file systems; embedded systems; storage systems; flash memory; Linux; Android; RTOS; mobile computing; cloud computing; edge computing; multimedia systems; browser; data science; machine learning
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Interests: operating system; real-time system; memory & storage management; embedded systems; system optimizations
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Real-time embedded systems have become essential components of modern computing environments, supporting applications such as cyber–physical systems, autonomous platforms, industrial automation, IoT infrastructures, and edge computing. As these systems continue to increase in complexity, ensuring predictable timing, reliable operation, and efficient resource usage has become a significant challenge. Simulation, emulation, and systematic analysis now play a key role in enabling researchers and engineers to model system behavior, evaluate design choices, and verify real-time properties before deployment. Emerging approaches, including digital twins, model-based development, and intelligent analysis techniques, further expand the possibilities for high-fidelity and scalable experimentation.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, ‘Real-Time Embedded Systems Simulations, Emulations and Analyses’. This Special Issue aims to showcase recent advances in methods, tools, and evaluation frameworks that enhance our ability to design, simulate, and analyze real-time embedded systems across diverse application domains. Contributions that propose new methodologies, improve the realism or scalability of simulation and emulation environments, or present innovative case studies are particularly welcomed.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are invited. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Frameworks and tools for real-time system simulation, digital twins, and timing analysis.
- Hardware/software co-design, prototyping technologies, and scalable emulation platforms.
- Modeling and evaluation of scheduling, communication, concurrency, and resource management.
- Benchmarks, verification approaches, and case studies for next-generation embedded and cyber–physical systems.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Taeseok Kim
Prof. Dr. Hyokyung Bahn
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- real-time system
- digital twins
- embedded systems
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