Workshop on Computer Architecture Education Held in conjunction with the
	33nd International Symposium on Computer Architecture Boston, MA Saturday, June 17, 2006

Final Program

Session 1. Welcome and Keynote 9:00-10:05

  9:00  Welcome, Edward F. Gehringer, workshop organizer

  9:05   Keynote, "A systems approach to teaching computer systems," Frans Kaashoek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Paper, Slides)

Session 2. Embedded Systems 10:05-10:30

  10:05   "Experiences with the Blackfin architecture in an embedded systems lab," Michael Benjamin, David Kaeli, and Richard Platcow, Northeastern University (Paper, Slides)

Break 10:30-11:00

Session 3. Simulation Environments 11:00-12:30

11:00   "PSATSim: An interactive graphical superscalar architecture simulator for power and performance analysis," Clint W. Smullen, IV and Tarek M. Taha, Clemson University (Paper, Slides)

11:25   "An execution-driven simulation tool for teaching cache memories in introductory computer organization courses," Salvador Petit, Noel Tomás, Julio Sahuquillo, and Ana Pont, Polytechnic University of Valencia (Paper, Slides)

11:50   "Web memory hierarchy learning and research environment," José Leandro D. Mendes, Luiza M. N. Coutinho, and Carlos A.P. S. Martins, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (Paper) (This paper was not presented)

12:15  Discussion

Lunch 12:30-2:00

Session 4. Special Session on Writing an International Textbook Denise Penrose, 2:00-3:00

Break 3:00-3:30

Session 5. Laboratory Tools 3:30-4:20

  3:30 "Remote operation and control of computer engineering laboratory experiments," Helmut Bähring, Jörg Keller, and Wolfram Schiffmann, FernUniversität Hagen (Paper, Slides)

  3:50   "Students. Experimental Processor: A processor integrated with different types of architectures for educational purposes," L. S. K. Udugama and Janath C. Geeganage, Open University of Sri Lanka (Paper, Slides)

  4:10  Discussion

Session 6. Demonstrations of Software for Computer Architecture Education 4:20-

Dale Skrien, An interactive Java-based CPU simulator for introductory computer organization courses

Janath Geeganange, SEP

Clint Smullen, PSATSim

Wolfram Schiffmann, Remote lab experiments

Photos from WCAE