Critical Embedded Systems Conference 2026
Concluded · June 30 – July 2, 2026The 2026 edition brought together researchers and industry experts to discuss advances in intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems, trustworthy connectivity, resilient platforms, and sustainable mobility. Attendance was free with advance registration.
Program highlights
A half-day session organized by the Belgian FNRS Contact Group on Embedded Real-Time Systems, featuring short research presentations by PhD students and early-stage researchers.
Keynote: Professor Mitra Nasri (TU/e, Netherlands)
Organizers: Joël Goossens (ULB), Mohsen Shirali & Cristel Pelsser (UCLouvain)
Posters on emerging research and practical developments in critical and cyber-physical systems, giving authors the opportunity to present ongoing work and gather feedback from the community.
Topics
- Critical Embedded Systems and Real-Time Systems
- Artificial Intelligence in Critical Systems
- Distributed and Privacy-Preserving Data Management in CPS
- Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyber-Physical Systems
- Real-world implementation of CPS in transport, waterways, and logistics
- Requirements engineering, verification, and robustness of CPS
Organizers
Cristel Pelsser & Mohsen Shirali (UCLouvain)
Chair of Critical Embedded Systems at UCLouvain, in collaboration with the Contribute Consortium, AISIN, and ALSTOM.
Sponsors & Partners
- funding Wallonia S3 Plan (2021–2027)
- consortium Contribute for Wallonia
- funding FNRS
- academic GRASCOMP – Graduate School in Computing Science (FWB universities)
- industry AISIN
- industry ALSTOM