Wednesday
Room 3
11:40 - 12:40
(UTC+02)
Talk (60 min)
Adventures in Serialization: A Flexible Approach for Embedded Systems in C++
Serialization in embedded systems often goes far beyond standard formats like JSON or XML. While integrating hundreds of different messages across a wide range of sensors for next-generation military submarines, our team encountered archaic and highly specialized data formats—including 5-bit integers, 3-byte floating-point numbers, and manufacturer-specific encodings.
This talk will detail our approach to building a flexible and efficient serialization library in C++. Inspired by libraries like cereal but designed for the unique constraints of embedded systems, our solution enables complex data formats to be implemented declaratively - minimizing code duplication across serialization, deserialization, and logging.
Attendees will gain insights into leveraging C++ templates and concepts to design serialization systems that balance adaptability with maintainability.
Jørn Bersvendsen
Jørn Bersvendsen is the CTO of Applica Robot Integration and Technical Lead at Applica Consulting, where he develops software for industrial automation, robotics, and embedded systems. With a PhD in cybernetics and 15 years of C++ experience, he has worked on projects ranging from real-time control of autonomous vehicles to machine learning for medical imaging.