ECTURES ON RCHITECTURE M D. H - University of Wisconsin–Madison

[Pages:2]SYNTHESIS LECTURES ON COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

MARK D. HILL, Editor

Synthesis, the new digital library of engineering and computer science, (synthesis.) is an innovative information source for the professional and academic engineering and computing communities. The basic component of the library is a 50-150 page self contained electronic document that presents an important research or development topic or technique, authored by prominent contributors to the field. Called Lectures, these essay-like works offer unique value to the reader by providing more synthesis, analysis and depth than a typical research journal article and are more modular and dynamic than traditional monographs.

Synthesis Lectures are available in three ways: in pdf format on the Synthesis Digital Library platform; as individual pdf e-books and as paperback print volumes.

The library and its lectures are organized in a hierarchical structure of disciplines and series. Each series is managed by a consulting editor who oversees lecture topic and author selection as well as peer review to assure quality. New series and lectures will be added continuously making the library dynamic in a way that has not been achieved with traditional reference or educational products.

Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture is edited by Mark D. Hill of the University of Wisconsin. The series will publish 50- to 100-page publications on topics pertaining to the science and art of designing, analyzing, selecting and interconnecting hardware components to create computers that meet functional, performance and cost goals. The scope will largely follow the purview of premier computer architecture conferences, such as ISCA, HPCA, MICRO, and ASPLOS. Potential topics include, but not are limited to: processor architectures, memory hierarchy subsystems, multiprocessors and multicomputers, storage and interconnect subsystems, application-specific, reconfigurable, and embedded architectures, power-efficient architectures, dependable architectures, impact of technology on architecture, impact of application characteristics on architecture, architectures for emerging technologies and applications, performance/power evaluation and measurement of real systems.

Lectures Published and Under Development:

Quantum Computing for Computer Architects by Tzvetan S. Metodi and Frederic T. Chong (Published October 2006)

Transactional Memory by James Larus and Ravi Rajwar (Published January 2007)

CMP Architecture: A Case Study Approach by Kunle Olukotun, Lance Hammond and James Laudon (Expected Spring 2007)

Resilient Systems by Lisa Spainhower and Subhasish Mitra (Expected Summer 2007)

Architectural Techniques for Low Power by Stefanos Kaxiras and Margaret Martonosi (Expected Summer 2007)

For the prospective author, a Synthesis lecture presents an interesting alternative to traditional print formats. Their unique length and character make them suitable for presentations of topics that are more focused and dynamic than is appropriate for traditional monographs. Lectures can be updated often as a field evolves. A fully digital production process allows lectures to appear within weeks of their completion. Since lectures are identified

by individual ISBN's and DOI's, are registered in the major linking databases and are full text indexed by major search engines and the key technical abstracting and indexing services, they will be more accessible than the typical print publication. Synthesis content is widely available through academic and corporate subscription licenses and individual lectures are sold by download and in print from the Synthesis platform and resellers such as Amazon. Authors receive a royalty both on sales of individual lectures as well as a prorata share of subscription revenues.

Selected Institutional Licensees:

? Arizona State University ? University of Auckland, New Zealand ? University of California at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, San Diego, and San

Francisco ? Carnegie Mellon University ? University of Cincinnati ? Columbia University ? Drexel University ? Georgia Tech ? University of Houston ? Johns Hopkins University ? University of Maryland ? Massachusetts Institute of Technology ? University of Minnesota ? University of Nebraska ? University of Newcastle, Australia ? Northeastern University ? Northwestern University ? University of Ottawa, Canada ? University of Pennsylvania ? University of Pittsburgh ? Princeton University ? Purdue University ? San Jose State University ? Stanford University ? Virginia Tech ? University of Washington ? York University, Canada

Mark D. Hill, Editor Professor, University of Wisconsin markhill@cs.wisc.edu

Michael Morgan, Publisher President, Morgan & Claypool morgan@

Morgan & Claypool Publishers

1537 Fourth Street, Suite 228 San Rafael, CA 94901 USA

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