The focus of the project spans the different domains of real-time applications for heterogeneous, networked, embedded many-core systems. These applications suffer from the lack of trusted pathways to system realization
and application deployment. Service and product development efforts are high
with many uncertainties. Industry is discouraged from engaging in such
ventures, leaving the market opportunity unexploited.

CRAFTERS proposes a computing environment for many-core systems derived
from vertical domains (represented with selected use cases) that will enable
the evolution to horizontal domains by providing common methods, tools and
reference platforms for embedded many-core applications.
CRAFTERS integrates an innovation ecosystem spanning from application to
silicon. Hence, its relevance covers all the Industrial Priorities. The project results centre around reference designs and architectures that are firmly supported by design methods and tools developed specifically for these reference architectures.

CRAFTERS directly addresses seamless connectivity and middleware by realizing a common middleware layer that is designed to support new wireless
communication standards while being portable across different platforms.
This is ensured by the driving industrial use-case "Ultra Wide Band –UWB,
Positioning and Communications" and is very core to the proposal's ambitions. Contributions brought to bear on seamless connectivity and middleware also serve the other two priorities and are attributable to the project focus on device exploitation. Added industrial value is extracted through greatly facilitated system realization and application deployment enabling rapid service and product diversification to meet the market needs with affordable early offerings.

Luigi Pomante
Vittorio Cortellessa
Fabio Federici
Maurizio Colizza