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Embedded Real-Time Systems Lab (ERTL)
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The lab explores embedded systems from both the software and hardware sides.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring the future of embedded real-time systems
The Embedded Real-Time Systems Lab (the Takada-Matsubara Lab) studies technologies for realizing embedded real-time systems from both the software development and hardware design sides.
Embedded real-time systems support modern society, from familiar devices such as home appliances to the control of large equipment such as industrial robots and satellites.
The lab conducts joint research with many companies and also promotes the TOPPERS Project, which develops open-source software for embedded systems through collaboration among industry, academia, and government.
The lab holds lab seminars, exercises, and social events jointly with the Ishihara-Masuda Lab and the Honda-Yamada Lab, which belong to the same research group.
Key terms
- Embedded system
- A system used to control devices such as home appliances, industrial robots, and satellites
- Real-time OS
- Basic software that supports the development of embedded systems. Some versions are designed for multiprocessors or include protection features
- TOPPERS Project
- A project that develops and releases open-source software for embedded systems through collaboration among industry, academia, and government
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies technologies for realizing embedded real-time systems from the sides of software development and hardware design, and further technologies for designing the two together as an integrated whole. The lab wants to take on a broad range of research in embedded systems technology, not limited to its current themes.
*Illustrative imageFoundational Technologies for Software
The lab studies real-time operating systems for multiprocessors and real-time operating systems with protection features, both of which support the development of embedded systems. It also covers software component technology and virtualization technology that lets multiple operating systems coexist safely.
*Illustrative imageNetworking for Vehicles and Spacecraft
The lab works on networks for automobiles, IoT devices, and spacecraft, including protocol behavior analysis, performance evaluation, and the proposal and implementation of protocol stacks.
*Illustrative imageTechnologies for Safety and Security
To maintain and improve the safety and security of embedded and IoT devices, the lab studies threat analysis methods, automatic detection of software vulnerabilities, and remote software update technology.
*Illustrative imageData Infrastructure for Real-World Data
The lab studies data management infrastructure for efficiently integrating, searching, and analyzing the large amounts of information obtained from devices such as cars and smartphones that are equipped with many sensors and cameras.
MembersFaculty
The Embedded Real-Time Systems Lab consists of faculty members, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, NUPACE students, and secretaries.As of 2026
- ProfessorHiroaki Takada
- Associate ProfessorYutaka Matsubara
- Project Associate ProfessorYousuke Watanabe
- Project Associate ProfessorYixiao Li
- LecturerGang Zeng
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- Top image: “Electronic Component” Electronicspices / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Foundational Technologies for Software: “Central processing unit” Lamproslefteris / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Networking for Vehicles and Spacecraft: “Graphic of ITOS satellite in orbit (2269-28)” NOAA / Public domain (cropped)
- Technologies for Safety and Security: “Cybersecurity” jaydeep_ / CC0 (cropped)
- Data Infrastructure for Real-World Data: “Zoox Toyota Highlander Test Vehicle - Sensor Closeup - San Francisco, May 2025 07” 9yz / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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