MORPHEUS (IST-4-027342) description of project structure.

In order to achieve the defined objectives, MORPHEUS is structured in eight work-packages.

The core of the project addresses technology developments, decided from representative types of future high end embedded systems requirements, and implemented through two technological WPs:

• WP2: Methodologies and tools where the common tool and methodology support is developed
• WP3: Architectures. The MORPHEUS platform composed of a collection of reconfigurable IP is developed in this WP. It is a common instantiation of the concept of “domain focused platform”.
They are lead by big Industrial Companies to ensure the required neutrality and make the right trade-offs: DTB leads the Architecture (WP3) and TRT the tools (WP2).

• These technology developments will be gradually integrated in the WP4: Platform integration and monitoring. Monitoring refers to matching the architecture developments and the opportunity and feasibility analysis. As the project addresses ambitious breakthroughs in an emerging domain of computing with competition and believable technology progresses, it has to deal with technical risks and must keep on the state of the art track.

• The integrated Hardware and Software common platform is then experimented and benchmarked through selected complementary test cases covering a broad range of significant criteria regarding RC.
Their implementation will be made in the WP5: Application test cases.

• These technical developments will be assessed by Demonstrations (WP 7) where the measurements according to representative metrics defined in WP5 will be ensured providing the validation of
compliance with the objectives.

• The Exploitation and Dissemination of the results are performed within the WP6 and monitored by the Steering and Exploitation board composed of representatives of the participants directly involved in the exploitation of results. Its activities include the identification of potential derivative commercial products. The WP6 will consequently be managed by ST. A special attention will be put on the way to protect the research developments from an early exploitation by Companies out of Europe. WP6 is not described here in more detail.

• Regarding the cultural barrier and the stake of the changes in the academic curricula we also propose to put a special emphasis on Training activities in the WP8, where academic partners will provide throughout the duration of the project knowledge and expertise to students and industry. To give it more emphasis, the training activity and results are described in a page that is directly accessible from the main banner of this web site.