Workshop

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Unorthodox Computing: Fabrics, Circuits, Architectures and Applications

University of Southern California

Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering

3740 McClintock Avenue, EEB 203, 248, and 349

Los Angeles, CA 90089

September 23-24, 2011

About

As you well know, most digital CMOS computation is carried out in what is informally thought to be a deterministic manner, in that we expect to get the same answer running the same program on computers A and B. But, new computational fabrics are being created that contain billions of individual elements that are adversely affected by factors such as noise, process variations, material defects and chemical impurities. These fabrics, though imperfect, are attractive since they often provide for enormous gains in such areas as decreasing power and increasing performance. But these gains come at a price, such as lower yield and/or nondeterministic results. To exploit the benefits of these new fabrics, while accepting their inherent low yield and abnormalities, new models of computational are being developed along with the identification of problems that are amenable to stochastic rather than deterministic outcomes.

As a consequence of these and other factors, the organizers of this workshop are attempting to bring together a diverse yet synergistic group of researchers whose work may have great benefits to those working in related domains. Our focus is on computation and information with particular emphasis on: fabrics including CMOS and non-CMOS; circuits including nano, bio and molecular; architectures and systems; and applications such as multi-media and drug delivery.

Please find the agenda as your guidance to the workshop.

Program Committee

Steering Committee

Sponsors

Accommodation

Hotels near USC’s University Park Campus

Radisson Los Angeles at USC

3540 S. Figueroa St.

Los Angeles, CA 90007

Phone: (213) 748-5266

Reservations: (800) 395-7046

0.6 miles from workshop


Vagabond Inn Los Angeles at USC

3101 S. Figueroa

Los Angeles, CA 90007

Phone: (213) 746-1531

Reservations: (800) 522-1555

1 mile from workshop


Inn at 657

657 W. 23rd St.

Los Angeles, CA 90007

Phone: (213) 741-2200

Reservations: (213) 741-2200

1.5 miles from workshop


Hotels in Downtown Los Angeles


Los Angeles Athletic Club

431 W. 7th St.

Los Angeles, CA 90014

Phone: (213) 625-2211

Reservations: (213) 625-2211


Millennium Biltmore Hotel

506 S. Grand Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Phone: (213) 624-1011

Reservations: (800) 245-8673


Westin Bonaventure

404 S. Figueroa St.

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Phone: (213) 624-1000

Reservations: (800) 937-8461


Marriott Downtown LA

333 S. Figueroa St.

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Phone: (213) 617-1133

Reservations: (888) 236-2427


Sheraton Downtown LA

711 S. Hope St.

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Phone: (213) 488-3500

Reservations: (800) 325-3535


Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens

120 S. Los Angeles St.

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Phone: (213) 629-1200

Reservations: (888) 354-0831

Transportation

Transportation

  • Taxi
  • Train/Bus
  • Car
  • ...etc

Parking Structure A (PSA)

  • Enter at the Vermont Avenue Entrance at 36th Place (Entrance 6)
  • Upon entering the gate, please state the name of the event - this will be determined once parking passes have been purchased - and your name. A pass will be given to you. You DO NOT have to pay for parking.
  • Parking will be in Parking Structure A (PSA), which is the building to your right
  • For assistance, please refer to the campus map and type in "PSA" on the search bar.

Venue & Location

University of Southern California
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
3740 McClintock Avenue, EEB 203, 248, and 349
Los Angeles, CA 90089 

Walking Directions from PSA

  • From PSA, walk towards McClintock
  • Right on McClintock
  • Continue straight on McClintock
  • Destination, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, will be on your left
  • For assistance, please refer to the campus map and type in "EEB" on the search bar.

Registration

Click here to register

Agenda

Click here for the agenda.

Maps

USC Campus

Workshop Locations - since there are three rooms reserved, should we draw a map of conference locations within the building?

Contacts

Should you have any inquiries regarding this workshop, please contact the following staff/faculty below.

  • Annie Yu, Workshop Coordinator (213) 740-4465 annhuayu@usc.edu
  • Sandeep Gupta, title (213) 740-2251 sandeep@poisson.usc.edu
  • Mel Breuer, title (213) 740-4469 mb@poisson.usc.edu