Computer Architecture

DNA-based Molecular Architecture with Spatially Localized Components

R. Muscat, K. Strauss, L. Ceze, G. SeeligInternational Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2013.
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Cooperative Empirical Failure Avoidance for Multithreaded Programs

B. Lucia, L. CezeInternational Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS), 2013.
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DDOS: Taming Nondeterminism in Distributed Systems

N. Hunt, T. Bergan, L. Ceze, S. GribbleInternational Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS), 2013.
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Input-Covering Schedules for Multithreaded Programs

T. Bergan, D. Grossman, L. CezeWorkshop on Determinism and Correctness in Parallel Programming w/ International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (WoDet w/ ASPLOS), 2013.
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Neural Acceleration for General-Purpose Approximate Programs

H. Esmaeilzadeh, A. Sampson, L. Ceze, D. BurgerInternational Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO), 2012.

Selected for IEEE Micro Top Picks 2012.

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Addressing Dark Silicon Challenges with Disciplined Approximate Computing

H. Esmaeilzadeh, A. Sampson, M. Ringenburg, L. Ceze, D. Grossman, D. BurgerDark Silicon Workshop w/ International Symposium on Computer Architecture (DaSi w/ ASPLOS), 2012.
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RADISH: Always-On Sound and Complete RAce Detection In Software and Hardware

J. Devietti, B. Wood, K. Strauss, L. Ceze, S. Qadeer, D. GrossmanInternational Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2012.
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Towards Neural Acceleration for General-Purpose Approximate Computing

H. Esmaeilzadeh, A. Sampson, L. Ceze, D. BurgerWorkshop on Energy Efficient Design w/ International Symposium on Computer Architecture (WEED w/ ISCA), 2012.
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Architecture Support for Disciplined Approximate Programming

H. Esmaeilzadeh, A. Sampson, L. Ceze, D. BurgerInternational Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS), 2012.
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Automatic Empirical Failure Avoidance for Concurrent Software

B. Lucia, L. CezeWorkshop on Determinism and Correctness in Parallel Programming w/ International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (WoDet w/ ASPLOS), 2012.
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Do We Need a Crystal Ball for Task Migration?

B. Myers, B. HoltUSENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Parallelism (HotPar), 2012.
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The Case For Merging Execution- and Language-level Determinism with MELD

J. Devietti, L. Ceze, D. GrossmanWorkshop on Determinism and Correctness in Parallel Programming w/ International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (WoDet w/ ASPLOS), 2012.
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Accelerating Data Race Detection with Minimal Hardware Support

R. Gonzalez-Alberquilla, K. Strauss, L. Pinuel, L. CezeEuroPar, 2011.
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Crunching Large Graphs with Commodity Processors

J. Nelson, B. Myers, A.H. Hunter, P. Briggs, D. Grossman, M. Oskin, C. Ebeling, S. Kahan, L. CezeUSENIX Hot Topics on Parallelism (HotPar), 2011.
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EnerJ: Approximate Data Types for Safe and General Low-Power Computation

A. Sampson, W. Dietl, E. Fortuna, D. Gnanapragasam, L. Ceze, D. GrossmanConference on Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI), 2011.
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Isolating and Understanding Concurrency Errors Using Reconstructed Execution Fragments

B. Lucia, B. Wood, L. CezeConference on Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI), 2011.
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On the Impact of Memory Models on Software Reliability in Multiprocessors

L. Effinger-Dean, A. Jaffe, T. Moscibroda, K. Strauss, L. CezeSymposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC)., 2011.
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Dense Approximate Storage in Phase-Change Memory

J. Nelson, A. Sampson, L. CezeWild and Crazy Ideas w/ International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (WACI w/ ASPLOS), 2011.
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RCDC: A Relaxed Consistency Deterministic Computer

J. Devietti, J. Nelson, T. Bergan, L. Ceze, D. GrossmanInternational Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS), 2011.
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The Deterministic Execution Hammer: How Well Does it Actually Pound Nails?

T. Bergan, J. Devietti, N. Hunt, L. CezeWorkshop on Determinism and Correctness in Parallel Programming w/ International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (WoDet w/ ASPLOS), 2011.
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Characterizing the Performance and Energy Efficiency of Lock-Free Data Structures

N. Hunt, P.S. Sandhu, L. CezeWorkshop on Interaction between Compilers and Computer Architectures w/ International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture (INTERACT w/ HPCA), 2011.
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Checked Load: Architectural Support for JavaScript Type-Checking on Mobile Processors

O. Anderson, E. Fortuna, L. Ceze, S. EggersInternational Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA), 2011.
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System Introspection with Hardware Watchmachines

N. Hunt, B. Lucia, L. CezeFun Ideas and Thoughts w/ Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI FIT), 2011.
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System Introspection with Hardware Watchmachines

N. Hunt, B. Lucia, L. CezeFun Ideas and Thoughts w/ Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI FIT), 2011.
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Data-Race Exceptions Have Benefits Beyond the Memory Model

B. Wood, L. Ceze, D. GrossmanWorkshop on Memory System Performance and Correctness w/ Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation (MSPC w/ PLDI), 2011.
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Operating System Implications of Fast, Cheap, Non-Volatile Memory

K. Bailey, L. Ceze, S.D. Gribble, H.M. LevyUSENIX Hot Topics on Operating Systems (HotOS), 2011.
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A Limit Study of JavaScript Parallelism

E. Fortuna, O. Anderson, L. Ceze, S. EggersInternational Symposium on Workload Characterization (IISWC), 2010.

Composable Specifications for Structured Shared-Memory Communication

B. Wood, A. Sampson, L. Ceze, D. GrossmanSPLASH-OOPSLA, 2010.
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Deterministic Process Groups in dOS

T. Bergan, N. Hunt, L. Ceze, S. GribbleSymposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation (OSDI), 2010.
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Lock Prediction

B. Lucia, J. Devietti, T. Bergan, L. Ceze, D. GrossmanUSENIX Hot Topics on Parallelism (HotPar), 2010.
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CoreDet: A Compiler and Runtime System for Deterministic Multithreaded Execution

T. Bergan, O. Anderson, J. Devietti, L. Ceze, D. GrossmanInternational Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS), 2010.
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DMP: Deterministic Shared Memory Multiprocessing

J. Devietti, B. Lucia, L. Ceze, M. OskinIEEE Micro Top Picks in Computer Architecture, 2010.
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Finding Concurrency Bugs with Context-Aware Communication Graphs

B. Lucia, L. CezeInternational Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO), 2009.
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The Bulk Multicore Architecture for Improved Programmability

J. Torrellas, L. Ceze, J. Tuck, C. Cascaval, P. Montesinos, W. Ahn, M. PrvulovicCommunication of the ACM, 2009.
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Concurrency Discovery for Very Large Windows of Execution

J. Nelson, L. CezeWorkshop on Parallel Execution of Sequential Programs on Multi-core Architectures w/ International Symposium on Computer Architecture (PESPMA w/ ISCA), 2009.
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The Case for System Support for Concurrency Exceptions

L. Ceze, J. Devietti, B. Lucia, S. QadeerUSENIX Hot Topics on Parallelism (HotPar), 2009.
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Two Hardware-based Approaches for Deterministic Multiprocessor Replay

D.R. Hower, P. Montesinos, L. Ceze, M.D. Hill, J. TorrellasResearch Highlights, Communication of the ACM, 2009.
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DMP: Deterministic Shared Memory Multiprocessing

J. Devietti, B. Lucia, L. Ceze, M. OskinInternational Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS), 2009.

Selected for IEEE Micro Top Picks 2009.

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Self-Powered Processors

A. Putnam, L. Ceze, B. HazeltonWild and Crazy Ideas w/ International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (WACI w/ ASPLOS), 2009.
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Atom-Aid: Detecting and Surviving Atomicity Violations

B. Lucia, J. Devietti, K. Strauss, L. CezeIEEE Micro Top Picks in Computer Architecture, 2009.
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SoftSig: Software-Exposed Hardware Signatures for Memory Disambiguation

J. Tuck, W. Ahn, L. Ceze, J. Torrellas, L. CezeIEEE Micro Top Picks in Computer Architecture, 2009.
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Programming and Debugging Shared Memory Programs with Data Coloring

L. Ceze, C. Praun, C. Cascaval, P. Montesinos, J. TorrellasWorkshop on Compilers for Parallel Computing (CPC), 2009.
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Using Checkpoint-Assisted Value Prediction to Hide L2 Misses

L. Ceze, K. Strauss, J. Tuck, J. Renau, J. TorrellasACM Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization (TACO), 2009.
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Atom-Aid: Detecting and Surviving Atomicity Violations

B. Lucia, J. Devietti, K. Strauss, L. CezeInternational Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2008.

Selected for IEEE Micro Top Picks 2008.

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DeLorean: Recording and Deterministically Replaying Shared-Memory Multiprocessor Execution Efficiently

P. Montesinos, L. Ceze, J. TorrellasInternational Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2008.
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Explicitly Parallel Programming with Shared-Memory is Insane: At Least Make it Deterministic!

J. Devietti, B. Lucia, M. Oskin, L. CezeWorkshop on Software and Hardware Challenges of Manycore Platforms w/ International Symposium on Computer Architecture (SHCMP w/ ISCA), 2008.
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Concurrency Control with Data Coloring

L. Ceze, C. Praun, C. Cascaval, P. Montesinos, J. TorrellasWorkshop on Memory Systems Performance and Correctness w/ International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (MSPC w/ ASPLOS), 2008.
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BulkSC: Bulk Enforcement of Sequential Consistency

L. Ceze, J. Tuck, P. Montesinos, J. TorrellasInternational Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2007.
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Colorama: Architectural Support for Data-Centric Synchronization

L. Ceze, P. Montesinos, C. Praun, J. TorrellasInternational Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA), 2007.
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Implicit Parallelism with Ordered Transactions

C. Praun, L. Ceze, C. CascavalPrinciples and Practice of Parallel Programming (PPoPP), 2007.
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Scalable Cache Miss Handling for High Memory Level Parallelism

J. Tuck, L. Ceze, J. TorrellasInternational Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO), 2006.
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Bulk Disambiguation of Speculative Threads in Multiprocessors

L. Ceze, J. Tuck, C. Cascaval, J. TorrellasInternational Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2006.
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Are We Ready for High Memory-Level Parallelism?

L. Ceze, J. Tuck, J. TorrellasWorkshop on Memory Performance Issues w/ International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture (WMPI w/HPCA), 2006.

Also appears in SIGMICRO Newsletter selection from WMPI-2006.

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POSH: A TLS Compiler that Exploits Program Structure

W. Liu, J. Tuck, L. Ceze, W. Ahn, K. Strauss, J. Renau, J. TorrellasPrinciples and Practice of Parallel Programming (PPoPP), 2006.
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Energy-Efficient Thread-Level Speculation on a CMP

J. Renau, K. Strauss, L. Ceze, S. Sarangi, J. Tuck, W. Liu, J. TorrellasIEEE Micro Top Picks in Computer Architecture, 2006.
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Tasking with Out-of-Order Spawn in TLS Chip Multiprocessors: Microarchitecture and Compilation

J. Renau, J. Tuck, W. Liu, L. Ceze, K. Strauss, J. TorrellasInternational Conference on Supercomputing (ICS), 2005.

Selected for IEEE Micro Top Picks 2005.

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Thread-Level Speculation on a CMP Can Be Energy Efficient

J. Renau, K. Strauss, L. Ceze, W. Liu, S. Sarangi, J. Tuck, J. TorrellasInternational Conference on Supercomputing (ICS), 2005.

Selected for IEEE Micro Top Picks 2005.

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CAVA: Hiding L2 Misses with Checkpoint-Assisted Value Prediction

L. Ceze, K. Strauss, J. Tuck, J. Renau, J. TorrellasIEEE Computer Architecture Letters (CAL), 2004.
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An Overview Of The Blue Gene/L System Software Organization

G. Almasi, R. Bellofatto, J. Brunheroto, C. Cascaval, J.G. Castanos, P. Crumley, C.C. Erway, D. Lieber, X. Martorell, J.E. Moreira, R.K. Sahoo, A. Sanomiya, L. Ceze, K. StraussParallel Processing Letters, 2003.

An Overview Of The Blue Gene/L System Software Organization

G. Almasi, R. Bellofatto, J. Brunheroto, C. Cascaval, J.G. Castanos, L. Ceze,  othersInternational Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (Euro-Par), 2003.
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Full Circle: Simulating Linux Clusters on Linux Clusters

L. Ceze, K. Strauss,  othersLCI International Conference on Linux Clusters (CWCE), 2003.

Selected as one of the top 3 papers in the conference.

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Blue Gene/L, a system-on-a-chip

G. Almasi,  othersIEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (CC), 2002.
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An Overview of the Blue Gene/L Supercomputer

N.R. Adiga,  othersIEEE Supercomputing (SC), 2002.
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Cellular Supercomputing with System-on-a-Chip

G. Almasi,  othersInternational Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2002.
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An environment for easy cross synchronization of multimedia Web based material

I. Stiubiener, L.H. Ceze, K. Strauss, C.B. Margi, R.M. Silveira, W.V. RuggieroFrontiers in Education, 2000.
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