Download or read book Customizable Computing written by Yu-Ting Chen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the end of Dennard scaling in the early 2000s, improving the energy efficiency of computation has been the main concern of the research community and industry. The large energy efficiency gap between general-purpose processors and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) motivates the exploration of customizable architectures, where one can adapt the architecture to the workload. In this Synthesis lecture, we present an overview and introduction of the recent developments on energy-efficient customizable architectures, including customizable cores and accelerators, on-chip memory customization, and interconnect optimization. In addition to a discussion of the general techniques and classification of different approaches used in each area, we also highlight and illustrate some of the most successful design examples in each category and discuss their impact on performance and energy efficiency. We hope that this work captures the state-of-the-art research and development on customizable architectures and serves as a useful reference basis for further research, design, and implementation for large-scale deployment in future computing systems.
Download or read book Mastering Cloud Computing written by Rajkumar Buyya and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2013-04-05 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mastering Cloud Computing is designed for undergraduate students learning to develop cloud computing applications. Tomorrow's applications won’t live on a single computer but will be deployed from and reside on a virtual server, accessible anywhere, any time. Tomorrow's application developers need to understand the requirements of building apps for these virtual systems, including concurrent programming, high-performance computing, and data-intensive systems. The book introduces the principles of distributed and parallel computing underlying cloud architectures and specifically focuses on virtualization, thread programming, task programming, and map-reduce programming. There are examples demonstrating all of these and more, with exercises and labs throughout. Explains how to make design choices and tradeoffs to consider when building applications to run in a virtual cloud environment Real-world case studies include scientific, business, and energy-efficiency considerations
Download or read book Space Time Computing with Temporal Neural Networks written by James E. Smith and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding and implementing the brain's computational paradigm is the one true grand challenge facing computer researchers. Not only are the brain's computational capabilities far beyond those of conventional computers, its energy efficiency is truly remarkable. This book, written from the perspective of a computer designer and targeted at computer researchers, is intended to give both background and lay out a course of action for studying the brain's computational paradigm. It contains a mix of concepts and ideas drawn from computational neuroscience, combined with those of the author. As background, relevant biological features are described in terms of their computational and communication properties. The brain's neocortex is constructed of massively interconnected neurons that compute and communicate via voltage spikes, and a strong argument can be made that precise spike timing is an essential element of the paradigm. Drawing from the biological features, a mathematics-based computational paradigm is constructed. The key feature is spiking neurons that perform communication and processing in space-time, with emphasis on time. In these paradigms, time is used as a freely available resource for both communication and computation. Neuron models are first discussed in general, and one is chosen for detailed development. Using the model, single-neuron computation is first explored. Neuron inputs are encoded as spike patterns, and the neuron is trained to identify input pattern similarities. Individual neurons are building blocks for constructing larger ensembles, referred to as "columns". These columns are trained in an unsupervised manner and operate collectively to perform the basic cognitive function of pattern clustering. Similar input patterns are mapped to a much smaller set of similar output patterns, thereby dividing the input patterns into identifiable clusters. Larger cognitive systems are formed by combining columns into a hierarchical architecture. These higher level architectures are the subject of ongoing study, and progress to date is described in detail in later chapters. Simulation plays a major role in model development, and the simulation infrastructure developed by the author is described.
Download or read book iRODS Primer 2 written by Yu-Ting Chen and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the end of Dennard scaling in the early 2000s, improving the energy efficiency of computation has been the main concern of the research community and industry. The large energy efficiency gap between general-purpose processors and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) motivates the exploration of customizable architectures, where one can adapt the architecture to the workload. In this Synthesis lecture, we present an overview and introduction of the recent developments on energy-efficient customizable architectures, including customizable cores and accelerators, on-chip memory customization, and interconnect optimization. In addition to a discussion of the general techniques and classification of different approaches used in each area, we also highlight and illustrate some of the most successful design examples in each category and discuss their impact on performance and energy efficiency. We hope that this work captures the state-of-the-art research and development on customizable architectures and serves as a useful reference basis for further research, design, and implementation for large-scale deployment in future computing systems.
Download or read book Personalized Human Computer Interaction written by Mirjam Augstein and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-08-07 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personalized and adaptive systems employ user models to adapt content, services, interaction or navigation to individual users’ needs. User models can be inferred from implicitly observed information, such as the user’s interaction history or current location, or from explicitly entered information, such as user profile data or ratings. Applications of personalization include item recommendation, location-based services, learning assistance and the tailored selection of interaction modalities. With the transition from desktop computers to mobile devices and ubiquitous environments, the need for adapting to changing contexts is even more important. However, this also poses new challenges concerning privacy issues, user control, transparency, and explainability. In addition, user experience and other human factors are becoming increasingly important. This book describes foundations of user modeling, discusses user interaction as a basis for adaptivity, and showcases several personalization approaches in a variety of domains, including music recommendation, tourism, and accessible user interfaces.
Download or read book How to Build Your Custom Computer written by John Miller and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-24 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I wrote this manual using a computer I built myself, let me show you how...Building your PC feels similar to a custom of passage. You have moved from purchasing off-the-shelf computers, which anybody can purchase to building your modified machine. It is so enjoyable and also daunting. However, the procedures itself is easy. We will guide you through all the things you should be aware of. I have simplified this manual to enable non-technical readers to see and understand the materials and steps that are used in building a computer. This guide has been made as simple as possible, so get it for yourself, your kids, and have fun while building a customized computer.
Download or read book Computer System Design written by Michael J. Flynn and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-08 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The next generation of computer system designers will be less concerned about details of processors and memories, and more concerned about the elements of a system tailored to particular applications. These designers will have a fundamental knowledge of processors and other elements in the system, but the success of their design will depend on the skills in making system-level tradeoffs that optimize the cost, performance and other attributes to meet application requirements. This book provides a new treatment of computer system design, particularly for System-on-Chip (SOC), which addresses the issues mentioned above. It begins with a global introduction, from the high-level view to the lowest common denominator (the chip itself), then moves on to the three main building blocks of an SOC (processor, memory, and interconnect). Next is an overview of what makes SOC unique (its customization ability and the applications that drive it). The final chapter presents future challenges for system design and SOC possibilities.
Download or read book Computer Organization and Design RISC V Edition written by David A. Patterson and published by Morgan Kaufmann. This book was released on 2017-05-12 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new RISC-V Edition of Computer Organization and Design features the RISC-V open source instruction set architecture, the first open source architecture designed to be used in modern computing environments such as cloud computing, mobile devices, and other embedded systems. With the post-PC era now upon us, Computer Organization and Design moves forward to explore this generational change with examples, exercises, and material highlighting the emergence of mobile computing and the Cloud. Updated content featuring tablet computers, Cloud infrastructure, and the x86 (cloud computing) and ARM (mobile computing devices) architectures is included. An online companion Web site provides advanced content for further study, appendices, glossary, references, and recommended reading. Features RISC-V, the first such architecture designed to be used in modern computing environments, such as cloud computing, mobile devices, and other embedded systems Includes relevant examples, exercises, and material highlighting the emergence of mobile computing and the cloud
Download or read book Field Programmable Custom Computing Technology Architectures Tools and Applications written by Jeffrey Arnold and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Field-Programmable Custom Computing Technology: Architectures, Tools, and Applications brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this fast-moving area. In seven selected chapters, the book describes the latest advances in architectures, design methods, and applications of field-programmable devices for high-performance reconfigurable systems. The contributors to this work were selected from the leading researchers and practitioners in the field. It will be valuable to anyone working or researching in the field of custom computing technology. It serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most challenging issues being examined today.
Download or read book Supporting Ubiquitous Computing with Stateless Consoles and Computation Caches written by Brian Keith Schmidt and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book PC Mag written by and published by . This book was released on 1997-11-18 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PCMag.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering Labs-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. Our expert industry analysis and practical solutions help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology.
Download or read book Proceedings of the Industrial Computing Conference written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Configurable Computing written by and published by SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering. This book was released on 1998 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers presented at the IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging Symposium includes articles on a variety of relevant issues and topics.
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Download or read book Modular Specification of Interaction Policies in Distributed Computing written by Daniel Charles Sturman and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: "Software executing on distributed systems consists of many asynchronous, autonomous components which interact in order to coordinate local activity. The need for such coordination, as well as requirements such as heterogeneity, scalability, security and availability, considerably increase the complexity of code in distributed applications. Moreover, changing requirements, as well as changes in hardware platforms, lead to software that is constantly evolving and complicates reuse. To support development and evolution of distributed applications requires techniques which allow coordination code to be specified, customized, and maintained independently of application components; goals which cannot be realized solely through object-oriented techniques. This thesis demonstrates that meta-level specification of interaction policies enables modular description of component interaction policies, as well as customization of policy implementations. We present the high-level language DIL for specification of protocols. The language identifies the abstractions and concepts required for modular specification of interaction policies. The abstractions developed in DIL are then realized through a meta-level architecture. We provide several DIL protocols implementing policies for reliable communication, atomicity, and dependability in a multi-media application. The implementation techniques necessary to realize the meta-architecture are discussed in the context of Broadway, a run-time system for distributed C++ objects. This meta-architecture provides access to the system-level features necessary to support the modularity mechanisms defined in DIL. We provide examples of protocol translation from DIL to Broadway C++ classes that utilize the meta- architecture. Measurements show that these techniques may be implemented with minimal performance overhead. A formal semantics for reasoning about the approach is also developed."
Download or read book Workshops on Electronic Commerce and Web based Applications Middleware written by Wei Sun and published by Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE). This book was released on 1999 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains papers from workshops at a spring 1999 conference. Topics include high performance internet computing with massive Java applets, efficient dissemination of mobile agents, consistency maintenance in web-based real-time group editors, and processes in electronic commerce. Other subjects inclu
