Computer science distinguished lecture

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Date/Time:Thursday, 18 Feb 2010 at 3:40 pm
Location:Alliant Energy Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
Cost:Free
URL:http://www.cs.iastate.edu/spots/Gustafson1.pdf
Contact:Laurel Tweed
Phone:515-294-6516
Channel:College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Categories:Lectures
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"Defining Computer 'Speed': An Unsolved Challenge," John Gustafson, Intel Labs Santa Clara. Gustafson previously was a computational scientist at Ames Laboratory, where he led the team that built the Atanasoff-Berry Computer replica. He is an expert on high performance computing and computer benchmarking.

Partial abstract:
After 70 years of electronic digital computing, we still do not have a solid definition of what computer 'speed' means, or even what it means to be 'faster.' This talk describes why some of the obvious and historical ways of defining 'speed' haven't served us well, and the things we've learned in the struggle to find a definition that works.