The enormous success of embedded computing has stimulated new research policies and programs in this thriving area of information technology world-wide. The economic significance of embedded systems is as undoubted as the scientific challenges ahead of us. But where exactly is the field going? What are the major challenges that improved policies need to address? What are the trends in recent programs and what are current opportunities not to be missed by Embedded Computing Research? These are the topics of the conference on “Strategies for Embedded Computing Research”.

ARTEMIS-JU (Joint Undertaking) is a Joint Technology Initiative with a ‘public private partnership’ between the European Commission, the participating Member States*, and ARTEMISIA - the association for R&D actors in the field of ARTEMIS. ARTEMIS stands for Advanced Research and Technology for EMbedded Intelligence and Systems. The ARTEMIS-JU will officially exist in early February of 2008.