Call for Papers

5th Annual Workshop on
Computer Architecture Education (WCAE-5)

January 9, 1999

Sheraton World Resort, Orlando, Florida


Held in conjunction with the

Fifth International Symposium on
High-Performance Computer Architecture

Orlando, FL, Jan. 9-12, 1999

Co-chairs:

David Kaeli, Northeastern University

Bruce Jacob, University of Maryland at College Park

The FINAL PROGRAM is now available.

Theme

This is the fifth year that this workshop on computer architecture education will be held in conjunction with HPCA. The goal of the workshop is to provide a forum for educators to discuss and share their experiences and teaching philosophy. The hope is that participants come away from the workshop with a fresh look at how they deliver courses in the areas related to Computer Achitecture. This year's workshop addresses a range of subjects in Computer Architecture education.

Topics of interest include:

Teaching experiences

Curriculum development

Textbooks

Software Tools

Simulators

Prototyping

Visualization aids

VLSI design packages

Related topics

The workshop format will include panel sessions as well as presentations of refereed paper.

Submitting Contributions:

Interested authors should submit an extended abstract (not to exceed 4 pages) to:
Prof. David Kaeli
e-mail : kaeli@ece.neu.edu
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Northeastern University
409 Dana Research Center
Boston, MA 02115
(617)-373-5413
OR
Prof. Bruce Jacob
e-mail : blj@eng.umd.edu
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
University of Maryland at College Park
College Park, MD 20742
(301)-405-0432
Electronic submission(postscript) is strongly encouraged. Please make sure that your ps file is viewable using ghostview.

Industry Participation:

The workshop encourages partcipation by book publishers, computer manufacturers, software vendors, or companies which develop or market products used in the delivery of Computer Architecture education. Any company interested in participating in the workshop should contact either Prof. Kaeli or Prof. Jacob at the addresses above.

Important Dates:

Submission Due Date: November 15, 1998

Author Notification: November 29, 1998

Final Paper Due Date: December 15, 1998

Registration Information

Registration for the workshop should be found on the HPCA-5 homepage.

Copies of papers presented at the workshop will be made available at the workshop. As in past years, the proceedings for the workshop will be published in the IEEE TCCA Newsletter or another appropriate venue.

Updated on September 3, 1998