We are glad to announce the second LISHA Workshop on Automotive Systems (WAS 2026). 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 five automotive projects within the MOVER Program that are currently under execution at LISHA:

• AutoSF — Responsible and Intelligent Fleet Management
• AutoSM — Optimized Vehicle Assistance
• AutoDL — Secure and Privacy-Aware Data Lake for Vehicle Data Storage and Processing
• Auto5G — Intelligent Vehicle Telemetry and Supervision System
• IASE — Intelligent Acquisition and Analysis System for ECUs

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 Vehicular Ethernet, 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 2026 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.