ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE II

COMPSCI/ECE/EMA/EP/ME 759

An overview of hardware and software solutions that enable the use of advanced computing in tackling computationally intensive Engineering problems. Hands-on learning promoted through programming assignments that leverage emerging hardware architectures and use parallel computing programming languages. Students are strongly encourage to have completed COMP SCI 367 orCOMP SCI 400or to have equivalent experience.

COMPSCI/ECE 752

Processor design, computer arithmetic, pipelining, multi-operation processors, vector processors, control units, precise interrupts, main memory, cache memories, instruction set design, stack machines, busses and I/O, protection and security. Students are strongly encouraged to have knowledge of computer architecture (e.g.,E C E/​COMP SCI  552).

COMPSCI/ECE 552

The design of computer systems and components. Processor design, instruction set design, and addressing; control structures and microprogramming; memory management, caches, and memory hierarchies; and interrupts and I/O structures.E C E 551or knowledge of Verilog is recommended.

COMPSCI 557

A comprehensive yet accessible introduction to high-performance computing practices, emphasizing shared-memory systems and using numerical algorithms as case studies. A focus on shared-memory, single-node multiprocessor systems, with some attention to GPUs. Emphasis is given on multithreaded programming, vectorization, memory hierarchy and its implications, and analysis of performance-limiting factors.

COMPSCI 758

Advanced topics in computer architecture that explore the implications to architecture of forthcoming evolutionary and revolutionary changes in application demands, software paradigms, and hardware implementation technologies. Students are strongly encouraged to have knowledge of computer architecture (e.g.,E C E/​COMP SCI  552).