Design Of Future SystemsDesign Of Future Systems Ian Page Head of Hardware Compilation Research Group, Computing Laboratory, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3QD, U.K. This paper describes a vision in which future systems consisting of novel hardware and software components are designed and implemented by a single type of professional engineer. That professional has more in common with today's programmer than a hardware designer, although both of these existing bodies of professionals have a strong contribution to make to understanding, de ning and bringing about this transformation in product creation. Abstract 1 Design of Future Systems Computing systems are becoming increasingly complex and often contain large amounts of both hardware and software. Currently, a yawning gap exists between the study and practice……