General Articles - 2018
US National Strategic Computing Initiative
Special issue of Computing in Science and Engineering.
See here for the Guest Editors’ Introduction.
An IEEE Summit on Quantum Computing was held in Atlanta, GA, 30-31 Aug. 2018. This was sponsored by IEEE Future Directions and IEEE Rebooting Computing.
For information on the Summit and on a proposed Framework for Benchmarks for Quantum Computing, see here.
The Future of Artificial Intelligence
Several articles in September Special Issue of IEEE Computer Magazine
See here for the Editor’s Introduction.
Call for Papers for IEEE Computer Magazine - A Realistic Future for Quantum Computing
Special Issue Planned for June 2019
Contributed Articles due Dec. 1, 2018
See here for further information
IEEE Rebooting Computing Initiative and Rebooting Computing Week 2018
Help Define the Future of Computing! Come to Washington DC Nov. 6-9, 2018
Neuro-Inspired Computing - Special Issue of IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine
Arrays of nanoscale resistive switching devices may permit artificial neural networks with improved performance.
DARPA Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI)
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently sponsored a summit on the future of the US electronics and computer industries, announcing funding for a wide variety of industry/university research consortia.
Approximate Computing - Special Issue of IEEE Micro magazine
Unnecessary precision wastes energy, which is critical for both small mobile devices and large data centers. Approximate computing comprises a range of approaches in software and hardware to enhance efficiency for applications that do not require high precision. See here for the Guest Editors Introduction.
Exascale Computing Project Software Technology Report
New report from US Dept. of Energy, Exascale Computing Project, on software development tools for the next generation of Exascale Computers
Podcast from the IEEE Solid State Circuits Society (SSCS)
Q&A with Prof. Gert Cauwenberghs of University of California at San Diego, on neuromorphic circuits and brain-machine interfaces
The Design Automation Conference 2018 was held in San Francisco, California in June.
This included 5 Keynote talks on topics including “The Future of Computing” and the “A New Golden Age of Computer Architecture”
Fujitsu Digital Annealing Chip
Custom CMOS chip designed to solve optimization problems may be alternative to analog quantum annealing systems.
Quantum Computing for Business
Conference held Dec. 2017 at NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA. Keynote Presentations are available online.
Top Picks from 2017 Computer Architecture Conferences
Cover story in May/June IEEE Micro Magazine
See here for Guest Editor’s Introduction.
Cybersecurity: The Security and Protection Challenges of Our Digital World
Cover story of IEEE Computer Magazine, April 2018.
For the Guest Editor’s Introduction, read here.
The next 15 years in the electronics and computer industries promise to be both challenging and exciting. See here for predictions on diverse topics such as Application Benchmarking, Systems and Architectures, Emerging Materials, and Beyond CMOS.
Stochastic Computing for Simple, Low-Power Circuits
Computing with random pulses may have application to retinal implants and neural networks.
New GPUs improve both HPC and Machine Learning
The latest Nvidia GPUs enable improved performance for deep learning and for parallel supercomputers.
Memtransistors combine memristors and transistors to make artificial neurons
Researchers at Northwestern University develop multi-terminal devices from molybdenum disulfide that may enable neuromorphic computing.
The Exascale Computing Project (ECP) of the US Department of Energy has released a set of Podcasts addressing various topics in software, hardware, and applications.
Semiconductor Research Corporation and DARPA Fund New University Research Centers
JUMP program is providing $200M over 5 years for 6 US universities, in centers covering diverse topics including nanotechnology, processing-in-memory, and brain-inspired computing.
The Big Data and Extreme-Scale Computing (BDEC) working group has issued a new report on Pathways to Convergence of HPC and Big Data in future technology.
For certain approximate calculations, analog chips may offer increased speed at reduced power. An article in IEEE Spectrum reviews the history and future prospects of analog and hybrid analog-digital chips.
IEEE Spectrum reports on a Qualcomm study of several alternative designs for transistors at scales of 5 nm and beyond, including a nanoring structure with reduced capacitance.
IEEE Micro Magazine has a Nov/Dec special issue on ultra-low-power processors for the Internet-of-Things and other applications.
IEEE Computer Society Predicts Top Ten Technology Trends for 2018
Leading experts in the IEEE Computer Society identified 10 computer industry trends that are likely to become widespread during 2018, including Deep Learning, Digital Currencies, and Blockchain.