8:35 Keynote address: “Introducing new variables and constraints into computer architecture education,”

Computer architecture education has evolved significantly over the last 30 years, especially in academia. Businesses have often sought to provide their internal education on various aspects of computer architecture. The goal of this talk is to provide an overview of many other variables and constraints that could further enrich the education of computer architecture. The intent is to suggest some new aspects of computer architecture education curriculum that will enrich the development of architecture & associated evaluation criteria Teaching Processor Architecture with a VLSI Perspective Mircea R. Stan Kevin Skadron ECE Department CS Department University of Virginia University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904 Charlottesville, VA 22904 [email protected] [email protected] Abstract—This paper proposes a new approach to teaching computer architecture by placing an explicit emphasis on circuit and VLSI aspects. This approach has the potential to enhance the teaching of both architecture and VLSI classes, to improve collaboration between CS and ECE departments and to lead to a better understanding of the current difficulties faced by microprocessor designers in industry.