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Class overview
A graduate-level introduction to the foundations of efficient microprocessor design. We will be studying research from the computer architecture literature. The course will focus on three "hot" topics in computer architecture:
1 - Reliable system design
2 - Secure and correct system design
3 - Application-specific architectures.
Special emphasis is placed on helping members of the class transition from student to researcher, through projects, presentations and class discussions.
Class Details
Time
Mon and Wed
9:00 - 10:30 am
Location
DOW 2150
Textbook
None
Class Announcement:
August 29, 2022: Paper picks due to Prof. Austin by 11:59pm Wednesday Sept 7, 2022. Please submit your paper presentation team (exactly two people per team), and your top three paper picks from our list of papers with one coming from each of the three class topic areas: 1) Resilient system design, 2) Secure and bug-free systems, and 3) Application-specific architectures. We will then select one of these three papers for you to present in class, based on a schedule we will make from your selections. Please have one team member submit your paper picks using this web form. If you click on the above link and it says "You need permission.", switch to your UM Google account and the link should work. You can edit your submission up until the submission deadline.
September 21, 2022: The EECS 573 term project details have been published, you can see them here.
November 8, 2022: The sample example from Fall 2021 is available here.
November 30, 2022: The details and deadlines for the final project deliverables have been posted in the course Slack - please see the pinned message in the #general channel. The report, presentation, and code repository/tarball are due by December 11th 11:59 PM.
COVID-19 Considerations:
EECS 573 will be in-person in Fall 2022, and we will be following the university’s COVID-19 teaching protocols, thus masks in the classroom are optional (but encouraged by the instructor). At this time, there is limited remote access to EECS 573, and the class will be recorded and made available to students. All office hours will be held on Zoom at the Zoom link shared in the EECS 573 welcome email.
Prof. Todd Austin
Office Hours:
Mon & Wed
10:30 - 11:30 am
on Zoom
Zoom Link:
See EECS 573 welcome email.
Email:
austin@umich.edu
Tarunesh Verma (GSI)
Office Hours:
Thur & Fri
3:00 - 4.30 pm
in 2680 BBB and Zoom
Zoom Link:
See EECS 573 welcome email.
Email:
tarunesh@umich.edu
Course Grading
Class Participation: 10%
Class Presentation: 20%
Exam: 30%
Project: 40%
Research Project
There will be one project beginning in week 5. Students may work in pairs or groups of up to four -- of course, larger groups will be expected to produce more results. Students will conduct a research project that includes a quantitative evaluation of the proposed invention. Students will meeting with the professor to propose the project, meet during the semester for a checkpoint meeting, and finally produce a research report and present their findings in the final week of class.
The EECS 573 term project details have been published, you can see them here. Please read this document completely! Also, the document includes a list of suggested projects, if you are looking for ideas. One page project proposals are due (in class and via email to the professor and GSI) on Monday, October 3.
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