Category Computer Science
Systems Architecture with the Functional Safety-Security emphasis
I was asked to give a talk on the unification of Functional Safety (FuSa) and Security for which I replied that two disciplines cannot be viewed separately from Systems Engineering. Instead of talking about safety/security interop, I explained how to build complex systems and how these systems fail. Only when you understand that we do […]
Thermodynamics or computation
Cells compute. In each cell in you right now most of the energy burn is going to translation. That is, in the ribosomes where your DNA basically is turned into protein. The ribosomes operate within two orders of magnitude of the thermodynamic optimum which makes them about 10 to the fifth times better than all […]
The future of computer architectures
This is a lecture given by John Hennessy and David Patterson at the ACM Turing Award. They offer their vision of addressing Moore’s law slowdown via heterogeneous computer architectures and hardware/software codesign. Quantum computers are on the same schedule as fusion. All exponentials eventually end. ‒ Gordon Moore Titled “A New Golden Age for Computer […]
What Is the Computational Power of the Universe?
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. What Is the Computational Power of the Universe? Los Alamos works on a biologically realistic computer network Future Decoded Quantum Computing Race for quantum supremacy hits theoretical quagmire What Is the Computational Power of the Universe? Video by National Institute of Standards and Technology […]
Cognitive Era: AI (Accessible Intelligence) Comes of Age
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Cognitive Era: AI (Accessible Intelligence) Comes of Age Electric propulsion: the future by Airbus and Siemens Automatic Motorist (1911) Faraday and Electromagnetism Cognitive Era: AI (Accessible Intelligence) Comes of Age ECE Distinguished Lectureby Bernard S. MeyersonConversation with Dr. Bernard Meyerson, Chief Innovation Officer at […]
Divided Brain and the making of the Western World
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Divided Brain and the making of the Western World Computer Pioneers Visualising Individual Subatomic Particles Tyndall’s Sky in a Box Experiment Repairing the cornea: let there be sight Murphy’s Law Divided Brain and the making of the Western World The intuitive mind is a […]
World’s oldest fossils
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. World’s oldest fossils unearthed As Reliable as Your Hard Drive? Maximizing DNA Storage Color Photos of Moon Released by China We taught bees to play football so we could learn about their brains How Does Facial Recognition Work? World’s oldest fossils unearthed UCL Remains […]
Teaching machines to see
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Teaching machines to see Controlling Flight Maneuvers in Flies Semiconductors for an Energy Efficient Future Ask Absurd Questions and Stop Fetishizing Failure How to Play Like a Polar Bears! Teaching machines to see Cambridge UniversityTraining Driverless Cars to “See” Two technologies which use deep […]
Building Ultra-reliable software
Reprinted from NASAWhy Is Formal Methods Necessary?The Design Error Problem We are very good at building complex software systems that work 95% of the time. But we do not know how to build complex software systems that are ultra-reliably safe (i.e. . Why Is Formal Methods Necessary? Digital systems can fail in catastrophic ways leading […]
Inevitable End of Moore’s Law
We should optimally design future SCs like Cell Phones or even human brains so that we never repair them, but simply work around.
Alan Tatourian 