%T Hardware/Software Co\-Design Language Development, An EngD Introduction %A Alex Cole %E Peter H. Welch, Herman Roebbers, Jan F. Broenink, Frederick R. M. Barnes, Carl G. Ritson, Adam T. Sampson, G. S. Stiles, Brian Vinter %B Communicating Process Architectures 2009 %X A short introduction to a new Engineering Doctorate and planned areas of study. This presentation covers a bit of basic background, an overview of the whole research topic and lists a few proposed projects, looking in some minor detail at one specifically.