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In a signing ceremony at the New York Yacht Club, Stevens Institute of Technology and the Embedded Systems Institute of The Netherlands formalized an agreement of cooperation in the area of embedded-systems engineering research and education.

The agreement was signed by Dr. George P. Korfiatis, Provost and University VP of Stevens Institute , and Dr. H. Brinksma, Scientific Director and Chair of the Embedded Systems Institute . The signing ceremony was attended by Dr. Harold J. Raveche, President of Stevens Institute of Technology , and Dr. Amandus Lunqvist, President of the Technical University of Eindhoven, T he Netherlands.

The agreement establishes a foundation for joint learning through exchange of knowledge in the area of architecting and engineering within the embedded systems domain. In addition, there will be cooperation between the two in programs for knowledge dissemination and joint research workshops and seminars.

I am very confident that this strategic partnership with ESI will result in the creation of new knowledge and will advance the field of Systems Engineering , said Dr. Korfiatis . W e are looking forward to what promis es to be a very exciting , mutually beneficial collaboration.

Our institution is proud to be joined in transatlantic partnership with a great American technological university such as Stevens Institute of Technology, said Dr. Brinksma.

The Embedded Systems Institute is Europe 's foremost leader in research of systems architecture and embedded systems.