Description
ELEE 442. PARALLEL COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE. An advanced study of multiprocessor architectures. Different approaches to memory, interconnection network and CPU design are explored. The nature and limitations of massively parallel applications are explored. Design of large-scale storage systems is introduced. Selected topics in leading-edge computer system design are explored, such as quantum computing or wireless sensor networks. Students are required to research selected topics in the academic literature. Corequisite: Electrical Engineering 441. Spring semester only, three hours.