1. Individual Report João Cunha University of Coimbra jcunha@dei.uc.pt

2. J OÃO C UNHA - I NDIVIDUAL REPORT [1] N APOLI, 20 TH D ECEMBER 2011 ::.. Self-Presentation PhD in Computer Engineering, in 2003 Dependable Real-Time Control Systems Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra since 1999 (Lecturer since 1993) Computer Architecture Software Engineering Researcher at the University of Coimbra since 1990 Dependable Systems Group now Software and Systems Engineering)

3. J OÃO C UNHA - I NDIVIDUAL REPORT [2] N APOLI, 20 TH D ECEMBER 2011 ::.. Research Experience Participation in 4 research projects with Portuguese Governmental research grants Participation in 3 research projects with industrial partners, with Portuguese Governmental and European Space Agency research grants Consulting and professional training activities with multiple companies Participation in 4 conference committees Publication of a dozen papers in international conferences and workshops

4. J OÃO C UNHA - I NDIVIDUAL REPORT [3] N APOLI, 20 TH D ECEMBER 2011 ::.. IAPP Fellow Five secondment periods in SESM, since October 2010, in a total of 2.25 months Research on dependability and security of embedded systems Participation on an industrial project 2 seminars at SESM

5. J OÃO C UNHA - I NDIVIDUAL REPORT [4] N APOLI, 20 TH D ECEMBER 2011 ::.. Critical Step – Research Activities Dependability evaluation of OTS embedded system components through fault-injection Dependability and safety improvement through self-reconfiguration of embedded nodes Study on standardization and certification of SPD (Security, Privacy and Dependability) solutions

6. J OÃO C UNHA - I NDIVIDUAL REPORT [5] N APOLI, 20 TH D ECEMBER 2011 ::.. SESM/SELEX – Seminars Workshop on “Dependability Basics and Fundamentals”, in October 2010 Presentation on “Software Development Processes – From Traditional to Agile”, in November 2010

7. J OÃO C UNHA - I NDIVIDUAL REPORT [6] N APOLI, 20 TH D ECEMBER 2011 ::.. Publication Przemysław Osocha, João Carlos Cunha, “SPD Power Node ES solution in pSHIELD framework”, ERCIM Workshop at SAFECOMP 2011, Naples, Italy, 22/09/2011

8. J OÃO C UNHA - I NDIVIDUAL REPORT [7] N APOLI, 20 TH D ECEMBER 2011 ::.. Opportunities brought by CStep Enlarged my knowledge on embedded systems dependability and security Opportunity to co-operate in an ARTEMIS project Further publications regarding fault-tolerance through dynamic reconfiguration of embedded systems are under work

9. J OÃO C UNHA - I NDIVIDUAL REPORT [8] N APOLI, 20 TH D ECEMBER 2011 ::.. Further transfer of knowledge Currently orienting a PhD on Dependability using FPGAs with Partial Dynamic Reconfiguration, whose topic was inspired from activities in SESM Possible SESM cooperation in the development of a Masters Course in Embedded Systems

10. J OÃO C UNHA - I NDIVIDUAL REPORT [9] N APOLI, 20 TH D ECEMBER 2011 ::.. Impact on future career Participation in future activities with SESM regarding embedded systems are in perspective Already having first contacts regarding internal SESM projects First contacts regarding partnerships in future ARTEMIS calls Increased interest in the participation on future fellowship programmes