Embedded Computer Systems: Architectures, Modeling, and Simulation: 8th International Workshop, SAMOS 2008, Samos, Greece, July 21-24, 2008, ... Computer Science and General Issues)

TheSAMOSworkshopisaninternationalgatheringofhighlyquali?edresearchers from academia and industry, sharing their ideas in a 3-day lively discussion. The workshop meeting is one of two co-located events—the other event being the IC-SAMOS. The workshop is unique in the sense that not only solved research problems are presented and discussed, but also (partly) unsolved problems and in-depth topical reviews can be unleashed in the scienti?c arena. Consequently, the workshopprovidesthe participantswithanenvironmentwherecollaboration rather than competition is fostered. The workshopwas established in 2001 by ProfessorStamatis Vassiliadis with thegoalsoutlinedaboveinmind,andlocatedinoneofthemostbeautifulislands oftheAegean.Therichhistoricalandculturalenvironmentoftheisland,coupled with the intimate atmosphere and the slow pace of a small village by the sea in the middle of the Greek summer, provide a very conducive environment where ideas can be exchangedand sharedfreely. The workshop,since its inception, has emphasized high-quality contributions, and it has grown to accommodate two parallel tracks and a number of invited sessions. This year,the workshopcelebratedits eighthanniversary,and it attracted24 contributionscarefullyselected outof62 submitted worksfor anacceptancerate of 38.7%. Each submission was thoroughly reviewed by at least three reviewers and considered by the international Program Committee during its meeting at Delft in March 2008.