The purpose of this course is to provide a comprehensive overview of the embedded system stack, with an emphasis on processor architectures, instruction sets, and the advanced compiler optimizations that make use of them.

Embedded systems are a set of hardware and software that work together to perform a specific task within a larger system. As more of our equipment and products are connected directly to real-time monitoring, embedded systems are becoming more common in the Internet of Things world. Computing systems can now safely monitor, track, and repair networked products at a faster rate than ever before. Computer science can now build these complex systems within a larger framework that makes it easier to govern and implement these components without sacrificing overall control.