Introduction to Computer Architecture

College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Fall 2018
Monday 08:00 - 11:25/12:15, Cao Guangbiao Building West Wing
Room 104 Lecture, Room 301 Lab

Requirements

1.	Project Proposal by October 08
	Browse the programs of recent ISCA/MICRO/HPCA/ASPLOS/OSDI/SOSP conferences in the area of computer architecture;
	Find a research topic you are interested in;
	Read state-of-the-art papers as well as recent related papers in top venues;
	Discover their common limitations and propose a feasible solution;
2.	Report
	What is the research problem?
	Why is it important?
	How does the state of the art address it?
	Any limitations?
	What would you do? Learn from Research Patterns by Prof. Nick Feamster from Princeton.
3.	Prototype
4.	Presentation

Grading: 32%

20%	Report: follow ISCA/MICRO/HPCA/ASPLOS/OSDI/SOSP template and organization
6%	Prototype
6%	Presentation

Great Resources

How to Do Great Research, by Prof. Nick Feamster, Princeton
How to Write a Great Research Paper, by Simon Peyton Jones
How to Give a Great Research Talk, by Simon Peyton Jones