4 episodes
Computer Systems Colloquium (Winter 2008) Stanford University
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The Computer Systems Laboratory Colloquium is the regular, weekly colloquium of the Computer Systems Laboratory. At each session, a guest lecturer examines some topic on current research and developments in computer systems. Speakers are drawn from industry, government, research, and educational institutions around the world.
The topics touch upon all aspects of computer science and engineering including logic design, computer organization and architecture, software engineering, computer applications of all sorts, public policy, and the social, business, and financial implications of technology. Frequently the Colloquium provides the first public forum for discussion of new products, discoveries, or ideas.
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Building a Safer Web: Web Tripwires and a New Browser Architecture (March 12, 2008)
Guest lecturer Charles Reis, a Ph.D. candidate at the University Washington lectures on how to make web browsing safer while focusing on in-flight page changes, web tripwires, and safer browser architectures. (March 12, 2008)
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Scalable Parallel Programming with CUDA on Manycore GPUs (February 27, 2008)
John Nickolls from NVIDIA talks about scalable parallel programming with a new language developed by NVIDIA, CUDA. NVIDIA's programming of their graphics processing unit in parallel allows for the dissection of large data sets. (February 27, 2008)
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Computing in Transition (February 20, 2008)
(February 20, 2008) Nick Tredennick talks about the semiconductor industry and its impact in the world. Mr. Tredennick takes the audience through the history of semiconductors and where he believes they are heading in the future.
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Tracking the Internet into the 21st Century (January 9, 2008)
Vint Cerf, the Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, talks to an audience about the past and future of the internet and its continuing development. His talk includes information about current needs for internet research. (January 9, 2008)