Computer System Architecture (Fall 2026)
Course Overview
- This course introduces computer architecture and parallel-processing techniques for third-year undergraduates, with an emphasis on hardware-software co-design and performance optimization.
- Time and location: J4-101 (Tuesday)
- Textbooks:
- Chenxi Zhang, Computer System Architecture Tutorial, 3rd edition
- J. Hennessy and D. Patterson, Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach
- Teaching assistant and contact: TBA
Schedule and Lecture Materials
| Week | Date | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Sept. 20 | Overview |
| 1 | Sept. 22 | Basics of CA |
| 2 | Sept. 29 | Instruction System |
| 4 | Oct. 13 | Instruction System |
| 5 | Oct. 20 | CPU Pipeline I: Harzards |
| 6 | Oct. 27 | CPU Pipeline II: Implementation |
| 7 | Nov. 3 | Instruction Level Parallelism I: Basics |
| 8 | Nov. 10 | Instruction Level Parallelism II: Branches |
| 9 | Nov. 17 | Instruction Level Parallelism III: Speculation |
| 10 | Nov. 24 | Instruction Level Parallelism IV: MIMD |
| 11 | Dec. 1 | Memory System I: Cache |
| 12 | Dec. 8 | Memory System II: Virtual Memory |
| 13 | Dec. 15 | Data Level Parallelism I: Basics |
| 14 | Dec. 22 | Data Level Parallelism II: Interconnection |
| 15 | Dec. 29 | Data Level Parallelism III: Parallel Architecture |
| 16 | Jan. 5 | Review |
Borui Li
Ph.D., Associate Professor
My research interests include embodied AI systems, AI infra for on-device and edge computing, and edge intelligence.