Reliability Analysis and Fault Tolerance of Reconfigurable Systems-on-Chip
by Corrado De Sio (Presenter) and Eleonora Vacca (Presenter)
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Abstract – Thanks to their performance, reduced power consumption, and adaptability, Programmable Hardware devices, particularly Reconfigurable Systems-on-Chip, have emerged as a cutting-edge platform for many performance-oriented applications, including embedded ones. However, additional efforts are needed to ensure the correct system functionality for applications where reliability is a main concern. In particular, space exploration requires highly reliable systems that can operate in extreme conditions and environments such as the space radiation environment. The talk explores techniques to enable accurate fault analysis and reliability evaluation for Hardware-Reconfigurable Systems-on-Chip, focusing on safety-critical systems, efficient fault detection and diagnosis strategies, and the development of dedicated tools and methodologies.
Corrado De Sio
Corrado De Sio received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Engineering from the University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, in 2018. He received his Ph.D. from Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy, in 2023. Currently, He is working in the CAD & Reliability group of the Department of Computer and Control Engineering of Politecnico di Torino as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant and member of the Aerospace, Safety and Computing (ASaC) Lab. His research interests include reconfigurable devices, radiation effects, and EDA tools, and his activity focuses on techniques, methodologies, and tools for analyzing and improving the reliability and the design of embedded and reconfigurable systems applications.
Eleonora Vacca
Eleonora Vacca received the B.S degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Palermo, Italy, in 2018 and the M.S degree in Electronic Engineering-Embedded Systems from Politecnico di Torino in 2021. Currently, she is a Ph.D Student at Politecnico di Torino in the Department of Computer and Control Engineering and a member of the Aerospace, Safety and Computing (ASaC) Lab. Her research interests include digital hardware design, reliability, design on reconfigurable devices, AI applications.
