Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| I semestre | Oct 1, 2012 | Jan 31, 2013 |
| II semestre | Mar 4, 2013 | Jun 14, 2013 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione straordinaria | Feb 4, 2013 | Feb 28, 2013 |
| Sessione estiva | Jun 17, 2013 | Jul 31, 2013 |
| Sessione autunnale | Sep 2, 2013 | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione autunnale | Oct 18, 2012 | Oct 18, 2012 |
| Sessione straordinaria | Dec 12, 2012 | Dec 12, 2012 |
| Sessione invernale | Mar 21, 2013 | Mar 21, 2013 |
| Sessione estiva | Jul 16, 2013 | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2012 | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Festa dell'Immacolata Concezione | Dec 8, 2012 | Dec 8, 2012 |
| Vacanze di Natale | Dec 21, 2012 | Jan 6, 2013 |
| Vacanze di Pasqua | Mar 29, 2013 | Apr 2, 2013 |
| Festa della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2013 | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Festa del Lavoro | May 1, 2013 | May 1, 2013 |
| Festa del Santo Patrono di Verona - San Zeno | May 21, 2013 | May 21, 2013 |
| Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2013 | Jun 2, 2013 |
| Vacanze estive | Aug 9, 2013 | Aug 16, 2013 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Science and Engineering Teaching and Student Services Unit.
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Academic staff
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University. Please select your Study Plan based on your enrolment year.
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2° Year
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Advanced computer architecture (2012/2013)
Teaching code
4S02910
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
ING-INF/05 - INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Period
II semestre dal Mar 4, 2013 al Jun 14, 2013.
Learning outcomes
The course will provide theoretical and practical knowledge on definition, design and analysis of advanced computer architecture with more emphasis on multicore and GP-GPU architectures.
Program
Module THEORY (32h):
-) Introduction to parallelism and parallel architectures.
-) Parallel architecture models and programming.
-) Performance evaluation and analysis
-) Amdhal’s law and metrics for performance measurement.
-) Pipeline basics and advanced concepts.
-) Instruction-level parallelism (ILP).
-) Advanced branch prediction, static scheduling e speculation.
-) Memory hierarchy: basics and advanced concepts.
-) Virtual memory.
-) Thread-level parallelism (TLP).
-) Cache coherence in shared memory architectures.
-) Snoopy protocols.
-) Data-level parallelism (DLP).
-) General purpose Graphic Processing Unit (GP-GPU).
-) GP-GPU programming: CUDA and OpenCL.
-) Introduction to Grid and Cloud Computing.
Module LAB (24h):
-) Parallel compilers for multicore architectures (OpenMP).
-) Parallel compilers for clusters (MPI).
-) GP-GPU programming: CUDA, OpenCL.
To attend the teaching successfully, it is recommended that the student has already acquired skills in:
*) Basics of computer architectures. In particular: the instruction set, processing unit, memory hierarchy, pipeline.
*) Basics of operating systems. In particular: the concept of process and thread, memory virtualization.
*) Basics of Programming. In particular: basic concepts of C programming and Assembly
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson | Computer Architecture - A Quantitative Approach (Edizione 4) | Morgan Kaufmann | 2007 |
Examination Methods
Preliminary test + lab project
Bibliography
Type D and Type F activities
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Career prospects
Module/Programme news
News for students
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Further services
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Graduation
List of theses and work experience proposals
Attendance
As stated in point 25 of the Teaching Regulations for the A.Y. 2021/2022, attendance at the course of study is not mandatory.Please refer to the Crisis Unit's latest updates for the mode of teaching.
