Anton Gunzinger: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2020 |
| Name | Prof. em. Dr. Anton Gunzinger |
| Address | Lehre Inf.technologie u. Elektrot. ETH Zürich, ETZ H 95 Gloriastrasse 35 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| guanton@ethz.ch | |
| Department | Information Technology and Electrical Engineering |
| Relationship | Retired Adjunct Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227-0627-00L | Applied Computer Architecture | 6 credits | 4G | A. Gunzinger | |
| Abstract | This lecture gives an overview of the requirements and the architecture of parallel computer systems, performance, reliability and costs. | ||||
| Learning objective | Understand the function, the design and the performance modeling of parallel computer systems. | ||||
| Content | The lecture "Applied Computer Architecture" gives technical and corporate insights in innovative Computer Systems/Architectures (CPU, GPU, FPGA, dedicated processors) and their real implementations and applications. Often the designs have to deal with technical limits. Which computer architecture allows the control of the over 1000 magnets at the Swiss Light Source (SLS)? Which architecture is behind the alarm center of the Swiss Railway (SBB)? Which computer architectures are applied for driver assistance systems? Which computer architecture is hidden behind a professional digital audio mixing desk? How can data streams of about 30 TB/s, produced by a protone accelerator, be processed in real time? Can the weather forecast also be processed with GPUs? How can a good computer architecture be found? Which are the driving factors in succesful computer architecture design? | ||||
| Lecture notes | Script and exercices sheets. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Prerequisites: Basics of computer architecture. | ||||