General Articles - 2019
Low-Power Computer Vision Challenge and Workshop at ICCV
28 October 2019 | Seoul, Korea • Co-sponsored by LPIRC
See the winning entries, workshop program, and presentations
Interview with leaders in the field of neuromorphic computing
For further information, read more at Nature
IEEE Micro
Special Issue on Monolithic 3D Integration
Full integration of many layers of logic and memory on the same chip should enable enhanced performance in future computer systems.
For further information, read the Guest Editor’s Introduction at IEEE Xplore
Highlights of IEEE Rebooting Computing Week 2019
IEEE Rebooting Computing Week 2019 was held on 4-8 November 2019 in San Mateo, California, USA.
Read about the highlights of RC Week
Goodbye, Motherboard. Hello, Silicon Interconnect Fabric
Multiple chiplets on silicon wafers for improved computing performance
For further information, read more at IEEE Spectrum
Why Deep Learning AIs Are so Easy to Fool
AI researchers are trying to fix the flaws of neural networks
For further information, read more at Nature
Accelerators for Machine Learning
Special issue of IEEE Micro magazine, with articles covering a wide variety of hardware and software solutions for more efficient machine learning.
For the overview by the guest editors, read more at IEEE Xplore
Nonvolatile Memory for Efficient Implementation of Neuromorphic Computing
Special Issue of IEEE Journal on Exploratory Solid-State Devices and Circuits. All articles open access.
For further information, read more at IEEE Xplore
IEEE Roadmaps Guide the Future of Electronic and Computer Industries
New update of International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS™) available. More roadmaps being developed for Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors, 5G Networks, and Heterogeneous Integration.
For further information, read more at IEEE Spectrum
Edge Computing
Special Issue of Proceedings of the IEEE
Distributed processing for devices of the Internet of Things
For an overview of the articles in the special issue, read more at IEEE Xplore
Specialized AI Chips Offer Both Promise and Peril for Developers
Wide Variety of New Chips for Deep Learning, Computer Vision, and Language Processing
For the full article, read more at IEEE Spectrum
DARPA Electronics Resurgence Initiative and Artificial Intelligence Colloquium
For videos of keynote talks from both of these recent events, visit the DARPAtv channel on YouTube
Intel’s Neuromorphic Computer Contains 8 Million Neurons
100 Million Neurons Expected by 2020
Novel architecture for improved machine learning
For an article on the promise of this system, read more at IEEE Spectrum
For Specialized Optimizing Machines, It’s All in the Connections
Whether it’s an Ising machine or a quantum annealer, the machine seems to matter less than how the parts connect.
DARPA Electronics Resurgence Initiative
$1.5B Research Program to Revitalize US Electronics Industry
For an interview with the Program Director Mark Rosker, read more at IEEE Spectrum
Analog Electro-Optic Accelerator Chip
A neural-net based on light could best digital computers
Computer - Special Issue on Quantum Realism
The June 2019 issue of Computer examines what has been accomplished in quantum computing, ideas that have been demonstrated, and where the path to the future lies.
Read the Guest Editors' Introduction at IEEE Xplore
IEEE International Roadmap for Devices and Systems™: 2018 Edition Update Now Available
The 2018 Edition of IRDS™ features an Executive Summary, chapter updates on a variety of device technologies and system applications, and a new chapter on Cryogenic Electronics and Quantum Information Processing. The Roadmap is open access to participants of the IRDS™ Technical Community, which is free to join.
Access the 2018 Edition Roadmap at the IRDS™ website
For Better Computing, Liberate CPUs from Garbage Collection
IEEE Spectrum “Tech Talk Blog” reports that routine memory allocation and cleanup, known as “Garbage Collection” can be accomplished more efficiently using a small hardware accelerator separate from the CPU.
For further information, see here
Computing Community Consortium: 20-Year Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence Research in the US
New Draft Report recommending future US government efforts to promote R&D in AI.
See here for an overview and link to the draft report
Special issue of IEEE Computer Magazine for May 2019.
For the Guest Editors’ Introduction, see here
Workshop on Thermodynamic Computing
The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) held a workshop in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan 2019, to address the novel field of thermodynamic computing. This could provide fundamentally new future approaches to machine learning and neuromorphic computing.
For a podcast interview of workshop organizers Profs. Tom Conte (Georgia Tech) and Todd Hylton (UCSD), see here
Upcoming DARPA Summit on Electronics Resurgence Initiative
The US Department of Defense is promoting a government-industry partnership to continue growth in high-performance electronics in advanced computing and other applications. Keynote speakers at the Summit in Detroit, Michigan, in July 2019, include representatives of AMD, Qualcomm, Global Foundries, IBM, and Amazon.
See here for more information and registration
New initiative of IEEE Future Directions, with new web portal: quantum.ieee.org
Information on workshops, news, and articles on quantum computing and information processing.
A conference on quantum computing for industrial applications was held in Mountain View, California, Dec. 10-12, 2018
Presentations of invited speakers are available here
IEEE Spectrum presents the results of recent research at Caltech about a self-assembling DNA computer that can be programmed for a variety of algorithms
See here for more information
Quantum Initiatives Around the World
Special issue of journal Quantum Science and Technology features open-access articles about Quantum Computing R&D programs in US, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Australia.
For further information, see here
Emerging Memory Technologies
Special Issue of IEEE Micro Magazine, Jan/Feb 2019
A wide variety of new memory technologies are being introduced, which provide opportunities for new architectures for future computer systems.
See here for the overview by the Guest Editors
DARPA sponsored a competition to demonstrate an AI system to automate Cyberdefense. The winning team from Carnegie Mellon University developed “Mayhem”.
For further information, see here
Hardware Acceleration
Special Issue of IEEE Micro Magazine, Nov/Dec 2018
Chips such as GPUs and FPGAs are being applied to accelerate the performance of computers.
See here for the Table of Contents of this issue
HiPEAC is the European Network on High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation. A 178-page report on the future of computing has just been issued.
See here for an overview video and the HiPEAC Vision 2019 Report
Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C)
New US Government-Industry consortium initiated by NIST and SRI to promote the new technology of Quantum Information Science.
For further information, see here (PDF, 269 KB).
CES 2019 is showcasing the next generation in computing innovation.
Watch keynote by AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su here.
Zetta is the metric prefix for 1021, 1000x larger than the scale for the Exascale supercomputers now under development.
See here for further information on possible Zettascale Computing, which links to the journal article
IEEE Roadmaps Guide Future Memories and Applications
The IEEE International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS) is tracking emerging memory device technologies that will be critical in the development of future high-performance computing systems.
For further information see here
US National Academies Report on the Prospects of Quantum Computing
Committee of experts promotes continued R&D and projects long-term benefits of quantum computing technology.
For further information and a link to the report, see here