A major concern in design is the increasing time from conception to realization. As digital systems grow in complexity, design time has become a significant factor in the success of a product. Professor Siewiorek uses knowledge-based techniques in both traditional design automation tasks, such as physical design, and in new, higher levels of design. A structured, top-down design methodology produces complete computer systems, including electronic, mechanical and thermal aspects optimized to the design's constraints.
Symptoms often appear days, and even weeks, prior to catastrophic failures.
On-line trend analysis techniques discover indications of failure. Professor Siewiorek's research group has developed a methodology for improving component and system behavior. Mobile Computing Mobile computers provide automatic, portable access to information. These systems are helping to define how computing will be done in 2005. 25-32, October 1998.