Safe Contiki OS: Type and Memory Safety for Contiki OS

Embedded systems, especially Wireless Sensor Nodes are highly prone to Type Safety and Memory Safety issues. Contiki, a prominent Operating System in the domain is even more affected by the problem since it makes extensive use of Type casts and Pointers. The work is an attempt to nullify the possibility of Safety violations in Contiki. We use a powerful, still efficient tool called Deputy to achieve this. We also try to automate the process

2009 International Conference on Advances in Recent Technologies in Communication and Computing

Cochin University of Science and Technology