Time and Location: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00-3:20pm, Washington 306
Instructor: Adwait Jog (Personal Website)
Office hours: MWF 9am-10am and by appointment (over Zoom)
Email: ajog@wm.edu
Add-Drop Period Ends (September 10); Withdrawal period Ends (November 1)
It is a reading course where we will cover several non-conventional computing paradigms and architectures such as quantum computers, graphics architectures, cryogenic designs, and machine learning accelerators. The evaluation will be based on paper presentations, semester-long project, class participation etc. No prior background in computer architecture or any of the aforementioned topics is required.
Class Participation: 20%
Paper critiques: 25%
In-Class Presentations: 30%
Semester-long Research Project: 25%
(20 percent) You are expected to participate in the discussions. Your participation will be evaluated by the instructor. Regular meetings with the instructor on the projects also count.
(25 percent) Quantum Team will write critiques for the Graphics papers and vice-versa. Around 5-8 papers in total.
Deadline for the critique submission is just before the class when the paper is scheduled to be discussed.
Submission Format: Each critique should not exceed one-page (in the PDF format) and must consists of four sections: 1) paper summary (2-3 lines), 2) strengths (2-3 lines), 3) weaknesses (2-3 lines), and 4) comments (4-5 lines).
(20 percent) Each student will present 1-2 papers throughout the semester. When you present a paper, be prepared to answer a variety of questions asked by the instructor or other fellow students. A list of papers will be provided to students.
(10 percent) We will have two project presentations during the entire semester: mid-term presentation and final presentation.
It will give you a taste of computer architecture research. Please discuss with the instructor to decide on the project. Regular meetings are expected with the instructor so that progress can be made.
Can be performed in groups of 2. If you perform the project in a group, briefly describe your individual contributions to the project in the presentations and final report.
(25 percent) The final project report due in the finals week. Please use IEEE or ACM conference formats. The report length should be around 6 pages (including references).
We will be using Piazza as an on-line forum for discussions. You will also receive notifications from the instructor via Piazza. Blackboard will contain course materials. All the submissions will be via Blackboard.
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