EECS 570 - Parallel Computer Architecture

Tentative Class Schedule - Fall 2008 

Date   Readings Topic Project Details
Sept 3     Course logistics and introduction  
Sept 8     Parallel architectures landscape  
Sept 10     Cache coherence  
Sept 15     Synchronization  
Sept 17     Memory consistency  
Sept 22     Inter-processor interconnect  
Sept 24   Paper list available What is research?  
Oct 1   Paper requests due   (no class on Sept 29)
Oct 3     Data parallel architectures  
Oct 6   Paper Sor03 Sor03 slides  
Oct 8   Paper Kon04, Lei96    
Oct 15   Paper Kal04, Marr02   (no class on Oct 13)
Oct 17   Paper And05, Mart02   Suggested projects available
Oct 20 Fall break   no class  
Oct 22   Paper Hag91, Mart00   Project proposals due (Oct 24)
Oct 27   Paper Mart03, Hil98   Project feedback meetings
Oct 29   Paper Cez07, Mon08    
Nov 3   Paper Raj02, Luc08    
Nov 5   Paper Raj01, Ham04   Project checkpoint
Nov 10   Paper Dea05, Xu03    
Nov 12   Paper Zho07, Shr07    
Nov 17   Paper Swa03, exam review    
Nov 19     Midterm exam  
Nov 24   Paper Osk98, Mei07    
Nov 26   Paper Sha07, Yeh07    
Dec 1   Paper Cha94, Bar98    
Dec 3   Paper Sco96, Thi01    
Dec 5   Paper Loh08, Bar00 Project paper/presentation details  
Dec 8     Project presentations Project presentations and report due

Paper Assignments

Student Initials, paper assigned

PQ, Kal04
JL, Marr02
JC, Kon04
AndreaP, Lei96
MK, And05
RAK, Mart02
JA, Hag91
PR, Mart00
DC, Hil98
ES, Cez07
MG, Mon08
AT, Raj02
WBK, Mart03
JP, Raj01
VR, Luc08
DR, Ham04
HG, Dea05
AW, Xu03
LS, Zho07
PCH, Shr07
AJ, Swa03
JM, Osk98
BD, Sha07
MB, Yeh07
AP, Loh08
CB, Cha94
GS, Bar98
XZ, Mei07
DM, Bar00
SJN, Thi01