Thomas Edison promised that he would build a small invention
every 10 days and a big invention every six months. This brings
to mind the engineering grand challenges of today. Solving these
challenges - from making solar energy economical to engineering
better medicine - will make our lives better, and we can't
afford to take our time finding resolutions. Imagine if today's
engineers could deliver Edison's level of innovation with the
vast amount of technology access we have in this modern age. To
make this happen, it's important that vendors and technology
providers create productivity platforms to build complex systems
but without the need for large teams. Today's engineers and
scientists need to be able to not only make high-performance
embedded system prototypes to vet new ideas and prove new
approaches efficiently, but also deploy high-performance control
systems for their needs without outsourcing. The right kinds of
tools can empower a much smaller team of domain experts to work
together to solve real