Khari Douglas interviews Dr. Mark D. Hill, the Gene M. Amdahl and John P. Morgridge Professor Emeritus of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Chair Emeritus of the CCC Council. This episode was recorded prior to Dr. Hill joining Microsoft as a Partner Hardware Architect with Azure. His research interests include parallel computer system design, memory system design, computer simulation, deterministic replay and transactional memory. In this episode Hill discusses the importance of computer architecture, the 3C model of cache behavior, and overcoming the end of Moore’s law.

Timestamps to jump to certain topics:
What is Computer Architecture? - (1:01)
Three C Model of Cache Behavior - (5:40)
Log-based Transactional Memory - (9:58) 
End of Moore’s Law - (16:36)
Hardware accelerators - (20:40)
The Gables Model - (29:41)
Three Other Models of Computer System Performance - (32:24)
Outro - (36:15)

Catalyzing Computing 2021

Computer Architecture with Mark D. Hill (Part 1)

Part two of Khari Douglas' interview with Dr. Mark D. Hill, the Gene M. Amdahl and John P. Morgridge Professor Emeritus of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Chair Emeritus of the CCC Council. This episode was recorded prior to Dr. Hill joining Microsoft as a Partner Hardware Architect with Azure. His research interests include parallel computer system design, memory system design, computer simulation, deterministic replay and transactional memory. In this episode, Mark discusses the importance of hardware security, the impact of AI on hardware, and working in academia vs industry.

Timestamps to jump to certain topics:
Hardware Security & Vulnerabilities - (1:01)
Mark’s Involvement with CCC/CRA - (5:58)
AI and the Future of Hardware - (10:38)
Simulation of Computer Hardware - (14:00)
Thoughts on Running Successful A Successful Organization - (18:11)
Academia Versus Industry - (23:53)
Future of Computing Research - (28:24)
Outro - (30:56)

Computer Architecture with Mark D. Hill (Part 2)

MIT CSAIL professor Srini Devadas describes computer architecture, computer security and their intersection. He gives further insight into the conflict between ease of programming and performance and the communication between these threads through parallel software, such as message passing or shared memory abstraction (e.g. Google Docs).

Parallel Software and Anonymizing Networks with MIT CSAIL's Srini Devadas

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) recently hosted a visioning workshop on Thermodynamic Computing. This episode of the Catalyzing Computing podcast features an interview with workshop organizers, Tom Conte (Georgia Tech) and Todd Hylton (UC San Diego) to discuss their reasons for proposing the workshop, what thermodynamic computing is, and the potential impact that thermodynamic computing could have on future technology.

Workshop participant Christof Teuscher (Portland State University) also shares his thoughts on the workshop and his work with new models of computation, including computing with DNA.

Catalyzing Computing 2019

What is Thermodynamic Computing? Pt. 1

Snippet from the What is Thermodynamic Computing? Part 1 episode of the Catalyzing Computing podcast. In this snippet, workshop organizers Tom Conte (Georgia Tech) and Todd Hylton (UC San Diego)explains their visions for the future of thermodynamic computing, looking 30 years forward. Listen to the full episode here https://cra.org/ccc/podcast/#episode3 and read the recently released workshop report here https://cra.org/ccc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/CCC-Thermodynamic-Computing-Reportv3.pdf

Thermodynamic Computing Snippet - Where do you see thermodynamic computing in 30 years?

MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Alliances serves as a gateway into the lab for industry and governmental institutions seeking a closer connection to the work, researchers, and students of CSAIL. Our podcast aims to provide inside access to topics covered by CSAIL and other leaders advancing computer science and AI research.

The mission of Computing Research Association’s Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to catalyze the computing research community and enable the pursuit of innovative, high-impact research.

The CCC's official podcast, "Catalyzing Computing," features interviews with researchers and policy makers about their background and experiences in the computing community. The podcast also offers recaps of visioning workshops and other events hosted by the CCC. If you want to learn about some of the computing community's most influential members or keep tabs on the latest areas of interest then this is the podcast for you. 

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