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Distinguished Lecture in Computer Science - Cliff Young

Cliff Young, Ph.D. is a member of the Google Brain team, whose mission is to develop deep learning technologies and deploy them throughout Google.  He is one of the designers of Google’s Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), which is used in production applications including Search, Maps, Photos, and Translate. TPUs also powered AlphaGo’s historic 4-1 victory over Go champion Lee Sedol. Before joining Google, Cliff worked at D. E. Shaw Research, building special-purpose supercomputers for molecular dynamics, and at Bell Labs.  His research areas include Hardware and Architecture, Machine Intelligence and Software Systems.

KEYNOTE - 4 p.m.
HINTS FOR SPECIAL-PURPOSE COMPUTER DESIGN

A new age of special-purpose computers is beginning.  Both supply and demand are forcing computer architects and system designers to explore domain-specific architectures.  Our exponential supply of transistors, Moore’s Law, is at long last slowing down.  At the same time new applications (some driven by deep learning) are generating new demands for effective computation.  Machines that focus on a single application offer opportunities to tailor hardware and software structures to algorithms, and perhaps surprisingly, also offer opportunities for the converse, adapting algorithms to build a better system overall.  This talk takes its inspiration from Butler Lampson’s 1983 ‘Hints for Computer System Design’, and focuses on guidelines, rules of thumb, and experiences relevant to these new kinds of machines.

Check-in and refreshments 30 minutes before each lecture.

All events are free and open to the public.

PARKING OPTIONS:
• Visitors can purchase a half ($3) or full day ($5) permit from Parking Services, located at 605 17th St. North, in the parking ramp.
• Visitors can also use the new pay stations, any commuter lot, as well as the first level of the parking ramp. (pay-byphone app also available with these stations)
• Parking information, parking map and a link to purchase permits can be found online at www.uwlax.edu/parking.

When

Past occurrences (1)

  • 4 to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, 2017

Where

Stzrelczyk Great Hall, Cleary Alumni & Friends Center

UWL campus map for building location and nearby parking lots.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Stzrelczyk Great Hall, Cleary Alumni %26 Friends Center

Contact

For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations , contact Becky Yoshizumi at 608.785.6805 or compsci@uwlax.edu.

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