General Articles - 2014
The Future of Computing Education
Education of students in computer software and hardware must change to reflect the new realities, such as distributed parallel processing and incorporating cybersecurity at all levels.
In the near future, parallel multicore processors will be embedded in most computing devices, from cars, smartphones, and sensors to supercomputers.
Final report, videos and presentations available.
Energy Efficiency through Significance-Based Computing
By Dimitrios S. Nikolopoulos, Hans Vandierendonck, Nikolaos Bellas, Christos D. Antonopoulos, Spyros Lalis, Georgios Karakonstantis, Andreas Burg, and Uwe Naumann
Programming for Exascale Computers
By William Gropp and Marc Snir
By Oliver Bimber
Rebooting Computing Summit 3 Highlights
The 3rd IEEE Rebooting Computing Summit was held October 22-24, 2014 in Santa Cruz, CA, and addressed several topics linked by the common theme, "Rethinking Structures of Computation".
Approximate Computing: An Emerging Paradigm For Energy-Efficient Design
By Jie Han and Michael Orshansky
Adiabatic Technique for Energy Efficient Logic Circuits Design
By Rakesh Kumar Yadav, Ashwani K. Rana, Shweta Chauhan, Deepesh Ranka, and Kamalesh Yadav
Moore's Law: The First Ending and a New Beginning
By Andrew A. Chien and Vijay Karamcheti
2nd IEEE Rebooting Computing Summit
The second IEEE Rebooting Computing Summit (RCS 2), organized by the Future Directions Committee (FDC) Rebooting Computing Initiative, concluded successfully on May 16, 2014 at the Chaminade, Santa Cruz, CA. RCS 2 included 48 invited participants who are thought leaders from government agencies, academia and industry.
A Next-Generation Approach to Combating Botnets
By Adeb Alhomoud, Irfan Awan, Jules Ferdinand Pagna Disso, and Muhammad Younas
Why Ultra-low Power Computing Will Change Everything
By Jonathan Koomey
Top 10 Technology Trends of 2014
What are the trends that will shape computer applications in 2014 and the future?
Highlights of the First IEEE Rebooting Computing Summit
Summary report available.