We are glad to announce the first LISHA Workshop on Automotive Systems 2025 (WAS 2025). The workshop will be hosted at the Center for Innovation, Research, Entrepreneurship and Technology at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (InPETU hub/UFSC). The goal of the workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners of computing systems designed to support automotive applications, giving visibility to recent research and engineering work in the area and bringing together people with academic and experimental background on the design of such systems. The workshop is being sponsored by three automotive projects within the MOVER Program that are currently under execution at LISHA:

• Secure and Privacy-Aware Data Lake for Vehicle Data Storage and Processing (AutoDL) is a joint RD&I initiative by LISHA, mobway, Bosch, Renault and Stellantis, and promoted by Line VI Rota 2030 Vehicular Connectivity.
• Intelligent Vehicle Telemetry and Supervision System (Auto5G) is a joint RD&I effort of LISHA, Intelbras and Yak on the utilization of low-level 5G protocols for vehicular telemetry and supervision within the paradigm of the Internet of Things (IoT).
• Intelligent Acquisition and Analysis System for ECUs (IASE) is a joint effort of LISHA and Renault to investigate the possibility of applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques within the paradigm of the Internet of Things (IoT) to optimize the operation of Internal Combustion Engines, particularly in respect to the calibration of controller's parameters and anomaly detection.

Over the past two decades, vehicles have evolved into complex distributed systems on wheels. Even the most basic models now incorporate numerous Electronic Control Units (ECUs) that are interconnected through various networks. During this time, artificial intelligence has increasingly become integrated into automobiles in a variety of applications, including optimizing fuel efficiency, implementing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), and the emergence of the first wave of fully autonomous vehicle prototypes. Emerging communication technologies like 5G and IEEE 802.11p are facilitating connectivity between vehicles and enabling communication with a wide array of other systems globally. In this dynamic landscape, the imperative to maintain seamless, fail-safe, secure, and efficient vehicle operations presents a formidable challenge that paves the way for continuous research and development.

LISHA's Workshop on Automotive Systems 2025 will be held at the Center for Innovation, Research, Entrepreneurship and Technology (InPETU hub) and at the Solar Energy Laboratory (Fotovoltaica) at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Sapiens Parque. Check the map to get there.