BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20121114T203000Z DTEND:20121115T000000Z LOCATION:255-A DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: Cyber-physical systems (CPS) have permeated into our daily life before we realize them, from smartphones, mobile services, transportation systems, to smart grids and smart buildings. This tutorial is aimed to introduce the basic notion of CPS, its key features, its design space, and its life cycle from sensing, processing, decision-making, to control and actuation. Emerging research on clouds of CPS will also be discussed. Although CPS research is still in infancy, CPS applications are abundant. Through selected case studies, we attempt to distill key understanding of emerging CPS models and methods. The case studies include CPS applications in smart grids, healthcare, assistive robots, and mobile social networks. Large-scale CPS systems are typically data-intensive and involve complex decision-making. We will also introduce big data processing and programming paradigms to support CPS systems. SUMMARY:Cyber-Physical Systems PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR