Workshop Overview

This workshop is associated with the planning NSF IUCRC center, Center for Memory System Research (CEMSYS). CEMSYS aims to generate impactful work by enabling close and sustained engagement between memory industry innovators, academic researchers, and government agencies. The workshop aims to understand the industry needs, introduce CEMSYS, and connect the industry with academia. We hope to bring together stake holders from industry, government, and academia to share recent advances and problems in the use and construction of memory systems and nourish the memory industry. 

The workshop is organized by

• UC Merced (lead site)

  • Dong Li (site director)

  • Hyeran Jeon (associate site director)

  • Xiaoyi Lu

  • Pengfei Su

• UC Davis (partner site)

  • Venkatesh Akella (site director)

  • Jason Lowe-Power

Workshop registration

Please use this link. The registration is free. 

Workshop Program

Venue: Marriott Santa Clara

Contact: Dong Li, dli35@ucmerced.edu

Schedule: See below (all events are based on PST)

Feb 22

7:30 am                           Breakfast

8:00 - 8:05 am               Welcome Remarks

8:05 - 8:55 am               Vision, Capabilities, and Value Proposition of the Center

    (including a 10-min talk by Bill Gervasi from Wolley Tech about the challenges the memory industry is facing)

8:55 - 9:05 am               UC Merced SOE dean presentation

9:05 - 9:15 am               UC Davis COE dean presentation

9:15 - 10:15 am            NSF IUCRC Presentation

10:15 - 10:30 pm         Break

10:30 - 12:30 pm   Project proposal presentations

12:30 - 1:30 pm            LUNCH (poster session)

1:30 - 3:30 pm               Project Proposal Presentations

3:30 - 3:45 pm               BREAK

3:45 - 4:45 pm               Industry Workshop 

  (including a 5-min talk by Joe Bungo from NVIDIA about education)

4:45 - 5:00 pm               Review of evening and Day 2 activities

6:00 - 7:00 pm               Poster session (dinner included)

Feb 23

7:30 - 8:00 am              Breakfast

8:00 - 8:30 am              Project feedback review and Discussion 

8:30 - 9:00 am              Center Response to Feedback from Industry Workshop 

9:00 - 10:00 am   Introduction to CEMSYS structure (Industry advisory board and voting process)

10:00 - 10:15 am          BREAK

10:15 - 11:15 am          NSF Closed Session with Industry (NSF and Industry)

11:15 - 11:45 am          Next Steps, Action Items & Closing Remarks

11:45 am                        ADJOURN