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.
Communications
All lecture recordings will be posted here:
Class announcements will be made via slack and the class website.
Please join the course slack workspace by clicking here. If you cannot join, please email the course GSI (Meron Demissie) via mdemissi[at]umich[dot]edu.
For course questions, please email eecs-573-fall-2023-staff@umich.edu.
Class Announcement:
Nov 29: Final Project Presentation: We will have final project presentations next Wednesday (Dec 06,2023) from 1:00-4:00PM. Please signup for a meeting slot at this link and include a link to your presentation slide. If your slide is not ready yet you can just link an empty google slide and work on it until the presentation. Remember, Slots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Nov 28: EXAM: The exam will start at noon at 2pm ET, it is online and lasting for 48 hours. To take the exam, you will fill in a private Google form. Exams are not to be collaborated on, and all work must be your own (no human or AI assistance). The exam is open book in that you may have access to all of the class materials, including the lecture slides and class videos. A short exam review is Wed Nov 29, in class.
FINAL PROJECT and PRESENTATION: The final project presentations are online (at the class Zoom link) on Wed Dec 6 1-4pm ET. Presentations are 12min with 3 min of questions. The final presentation presents the motivation for your work, your approach take, and results with insights gained. The final project development artifacts along with updated presentation slides (which constitutes your final report for the project) are due by 12/08/2023 11:59pm ET via course staff email (eecs-573-fall-2023-staff@umich.edu).
Nov 16: We will be reviewing project progress on Monday (Nov 20,2023) and Tuesday(Nov 21, 2023). Please signup for a meeting slot at this link and include a one page report summarizing your progress. Remember, Slots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Nov 10: Project deliverables (Report, Presentation, code) are due by 12/08/2023 11:59PM via course staff email.
Oct 14: We won't have class on November 22 as it is Thanksgiving Eve and is marked as a holiday on the UMICH calendar. Teams scheduled for paper presentations on November 22 should submit a recording of their presentation by November 22, and we will upload the recording to the website for everyone to see.
Oct 14: We have published our first tool Cameo, submitted by Christopher Felix. You can find it on the cameo's tab on this website.
Sep 25: We will be reviewing project proposals on Thursday (Sep 28, 2023) and Friday (Sep 29, 2023). You can sign up for a meeting slot at this link.
Sep 19: Project proposal submission deadline extended to Friday, September 22.
Sep 15: A list of project ideas that you can consider for your semester project has been published here.
Sep 5: The class activity sign-up sheet has been created. You can find it at this link. There are tabs at the bottom of the sheet for different class activities. Please add your team names and the activity to the provided sheet. You can search for teammates on the class's 'finding-team-partners' Slack channel.
August 28: The first class of EECS 573 (on Aug 28 @ 9am ET) will be only virtual (no in-person class). Here is the zoom link.
COVID-19 Considerations:
EECS 598-09 will be hybrid in Fall 2023, and we will be following the university’s COVID-19 teaching protocols; thus, masks in the classroom are optional. At this time, there is limited remote access to EECS 598, but the class will be recorded and made available to students. Most office hours will be held on Zoom, and you can find the Zoom links on the class website.
Class format:
To accommodate additional enrollment for EECS 573 this semester, the class will be utilizing a hybrid format. The only difference between the in-person class and the online course is that lectures for the in-person class will be in the classroom and on Zoom for the online students. The course office hours, project reviews, project presentations, and exam will be online for all students.
Donayam Benti (GSI)
Office Hours:
Mon & Wed
4:00 - 5:30 pm
on Zoom
Zoom Link:
Here
Email:
donayam@umich.edu
Meron Demissie (GSI)
Office Hours:
Tues & Thru
12:30 - 2:00 pm
On Zoom
Zoom Link:
Here
Email:
mdemissi[at]umich[dot]edu
Course Grading
Class Participation: 10%
Final Exam: 30%
Student-selected activities: 60%