Cloud, Fog, Virtual Network Functions: Toward a Continuum of Computation and Communication
In this post, I argue that the traditional separation of computation and communication is not representative of the reality of current distributed systems. Instead, a more continuous perspective of computation and communication may be of value. This change requires...
Recognizing Great Work (New and Old) on Non-Volatile Memories
Earlier this month, the 9th annual Non-Volatile Memories Workshop took place on the UC San Diego campus. This year, for the first time, the organizing committee created three awards to recognize some of the best work (new and old) in the field of non-volatile memory...
SIGMICRO and SIGARCH Join Hands on CARES
We are delighted to announce that SIGMICRO will join SIGARCH on the recently announced CARES program. CARES will now be a joint committee of SIGMICRO and SIGARCH. This is the first joint committee of the two organizations in recent times. We look forward to our two...
HPCA-24 Summary
An overview of the 24th International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecure held in VIenna, Austria.
Reviewing System Security Papers
Works that describe defenses are often harder to publish than papers that demonstrate attacks. This blog post provides some insight on why this may be the case.
Quantum Computing is Getting Real
Quantum computing sits poised at the verge of a revolution. Quantum machines may soon be capable of performing calculations in chemistry, physics, and other fields that are extremely difficult or even impossible for today’s computers. Yet there is a significant gap...
SIGARCH CARES to Report on Discrimination and Harassment
Recent events have brought concerns about discrimination and harassment in our community to the fore. In particular, Margaret Martonosi’s reading of the diversity statement at Micro has snowballed to bring forward accounts that have surprised and shocked many. If you...
What Happens to Us Does Not Happen to Most of You
This blog post is a personal account of sexism, harassment, and racism that I and some anonymous members of the computer architecture community have experienced. We are sharing these experiences in part because of encouragement by male colleagues who found them...
Architectural Myopia
Richard Thaler won the 2017 Nobel prize in Economics for his work on Behavioral Economics. He observed that humans are not “rational’ creatures and that our behavior is impacted by how we react to the world. People have a myriad of biases that influence how we think...Subscribe
