Precision Analysis during High Level Synthesis

Computer Architecture serves as an interface between technology trends and marketplace demands. Traditionally, a computer system is usually represented as consisting of five abstraction levels: hardware, firmware, assembler, operating system and applications [1]. My research questions this fundamental definition. Instead of viewing computer architecture as an interface, I aim at introducing a holistic view on computing that involves users, applications, as well as materials. Specifically, during my PhD, I have worked on architectural optimizations that consider new layers lying at two extreme ends of the current set of abstraction levels: systems, users, and materials.