Architecture, design methodology, and trade-offs of interconnection networks at various scales - on-chip (for multicore CPUs and accelerators) and off-chip (for HPC and datacenters)

Comprehensive coverage of the architecture and system issues that confront
the design of a high performance workstation/PC computer architectures
with emphasis on quantitaive evaluation. Credit is not allowed for both
ECE 6100 and any of the following courses: ECE 4100, CS 4290, CS 6290.

Models and algorithms for simulation-based design and evaluation of computer networks and network protocols.

Concepts, theory, and practice of dependable distributed systems. Techniques for tolerating hardware and software faults.

Covers a number of advanced topics in programming methods, data management, distributed computing, and advanced algorithms used in typical engineering applications.

Fundamental concepts in discrete mathematics and their efficient realization via algorithms, data structures, computer programs, and hardware. Discussion of engineering and computational applications.

Basic organizational principles of the major components of a processor, e.g., the core, memory hierarchy, I/O subsystem and basic operating system constructs that utilize them.

Exploration of internet implementation as a network of embedded computing
systems. Internetworking skills for design and implementation of hardware
and embedded software internet products.

Design, implement, and debug embedded microcontroller systems. Develop code; understand underlying assembly code instructions and addressing modes. Use ADC, timers, and other resources.

Using computer algorithms for solving electrical engineering problems arising in
various application domains. Development of effective algorithms and their
implementation by object-oriented code.

Specification, evaluation, and implementation of realtime DSP applications
on embedded DSP-based environments.

An advanced study of the critical issues and limiting factors in the
design of asynchronous and synchronous parallel and distributed
architectures.

An advanced design oriented class studying the design techniques and
operational principles of modern Superscalar RISC datapaths.