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<!-- Winter 2003 --> |
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<eventitem date="2003-03-25" time="4:30 PM" room="MC 2065" |
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title="Stream Processing"> |
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<short>Stream Processing</short> |
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<abstract> |
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<p>Speaker: Michael McCool</p> |
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<p>Stream processing is an enhanced version of SIMD processing that permits |
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efficient execution of conditionals and iteration. Stream processors have |
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many similarities to GPUs, and a hardware prototype, the Imagine processor, |
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has been used to implement both OpenGL and Renderman. It is possible that |
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GPUs will acquire certain properties of stream processors in the future, |
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which should make them much easier to use and more efficient for |
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general-purpose computation that includes data-dependent iteration and |
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conditionals.</p> |
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</abstract> |
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</eventitem> |
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<eventitem date="2003-03-26" time="6:00 PM" room="MC 2065" |
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title="Abusing The C++ Compiler"> |
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<short>Abusing template metaprogramming in C++; aka. writing a |
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Mandelbrot generator that runs at compile time</short> |
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<abstract> |
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<p>Templates are a useful feature in C++ when it comes to writing |
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type-independent data structures and algorithms. But that's not all |
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they can be used for. Essentially it is possible to write certain |
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programs in C++ that execute completely at compile-time rather than |
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run-time. Combined with some optimisations this is an interesting |
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twist on regular C++ programming. </p> |
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<p>This talk will give a short overview of the features of templates and |
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then go on to describe how to "abuse" templates to perform complex |
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computations at compile time. The speaker will present three programs |
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that execute at compile time. First a factorial listing program, then |
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a prime listing program will be presented. Finally the talk will |
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conclude with the presentation of a Mandelbrot generator running at |
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compile-time.</p> |
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<p>Some basic knowledge of C++ will be assumed.</p> |
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</abstract> |
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</eventitem> |
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<eventitem date="2003-02-04" time="4:30 PM" room="MC2037" |
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title="Unix 101 Tutorial"> |
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<short>Learn Unix and be the envy of your friends!</short> |
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