{"id":16185,"date":"2025-04-22T05:58:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T05:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itaca.upv.es\/stf\/itaca-at-european-dependable-computing-conference\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T05:58:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T05:58:51","slug":"itaca-at-european-dependable-computing-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itaca.upv.es\/stf\/itaca-at-european-dependable-computing-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"ITACA at European Dependable Computing Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/gstf.blogs.upv.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fault-Tolerant Systems Group<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itaca.upv.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ITACA Institute (UPV)<\/a> played a prominent role in the 20th edition of the<a href=\"https:\/\/edcc2025.campus.ciencias.ulisboa.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC)<\/a>, which was recently held in Lisbon. This conference is one of the <strong>leading international forums in the field of dependable computing,<\/strong> addressing key topics such as cybersecurity, data privacy, and fault tolerance in critical systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the event, the group\u2019s <strong>researchers presented several oral communications and scientific posters focusing on advances from the national project the DEFADAS <\/strong>(Dependable-enough FPGA-Accelerated DNNs for Automotive Systems). The presentations covered three main lines of research:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Enhance the robustness and reliable of deep neural networks<\/strong> (CNNs and QCNNs) when their execution is accelerated using dedicated hardware such as FPGAs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Design and evaluate new fault-tolerance strategies,<\/strong> including error injection methodologies, early detection, and mitigation through techniques such as runtime reconfiguration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Optimise hardware resource usage<\/strong>, exploring low-precision numerical formats\u2014such as a novel 8-bit floating-point format\u2014and employing tools like High-Level Synthesis (HLS), all without compromising accuracy or performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Distinguished Poster Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><\/strong>A highlight of the conference was t<strong>he recognition of Luis Jos\u00e9 Saiz,<\/strong> who received <strong>one of the three Distinguished Poster <\/strong>Awards (out of 22 presented works) for his contribution:<em> \u201cTowards a novel 8-bit floating point format to increase robustness in CNNs\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itaca.upv.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/JLSaiz_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15155\" style=\"width:562px;height:auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Luis Jos\u00e9 Saiz received one of the three Distinguished Poster Awards<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This work proposes a<strong> new 8-bit floating-point format to represent the parameters of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) more efficiently and robustly<\/strong>. Compared to traditional formats such as FP32, BF16, or even other existing 8-bit formats, this proposal introduces a variable-length exponent, allowing the range and precision to be more closely tailored to the actual data requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, <strong>Juan Carlos Ruiz and David de Andr\u00e9s were members of the conference organising committee,<\/strong> serving as Steering Committee Chair and Programme Chair, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This edition of EDCC further consolidates the I<strong>TACA Institute\u2019s standing as an international benchmark in the development of intelligent and dependable systems for critical applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers from the Fault-Tolerant Systems Group participed in the last congress, where Luis Jos\u00e9 Saiz was awarded one of the three \u00abDistinguished Poster 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