Computer systems, parallel and high performance computing
Description
The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of issues in the design and implementation of embedded systems as well as related operating system and virtualization support. Topics include: Communication and peripherals, interrupt handling, NAND FLASH and memory technologies, concurrency, real-time characteristics, operating systems support, kernel drivers, memory management, network and storage I/O in the kernel, system virtualization for processor, memory, I/O. CS428 is a lab-oriented course with hands-on assignments that guide you through working with embedded processors and the Linux operating system. We prototype a working runtime system for the Lego NXT platform that controls all peripherals and we review in a hand-on manner the fundamentals of ARM-based Linux virtualization.
Learning Objectives:
Communication and peripherals: interrupt controllers, LCDs, sound, serial interfaces, busses
Interrupts and interrupt handling NAND FLASH and memory technologies
Concurrency, real-time characteristics
Operating systems support
Kernel drivers, memory management, network and storage I/O in the kernel
System virtualization: processor, memory, I/O
Grading:
Specific details on grading can be found on the course’ s website
The courses of the Computer Science Department are designated with the letters "CS" followed by three decimal digits. The first digit denotes the year of study during which students are expected to enroll in the course.
First Digit
Advised Year of Enrollment
1,2,3,4
First, Second, Third and Fourth year
5,6
Graduate courses
7,8,9
Specialized topics
Code
Computer Science Area
A1
Computer architecture and microelectronics
A2
Computer systems, parallel and high performance computing
A3
Computer security and distributed systems
A4
Computer networks, mobile computing, and telecommunications
B1
Algorithms and systems analysis
B2
Databases, information and knowledge management
B3
Software engineering and programming languages
B4
Artificial Intelligence and machine learning
C1
Signal processing and analysis
C2
Computer vision and robotics
C3
Computer graphics and human-computer interaction
C4
Βioinformatics, medical informatics, and computational neuroscience
The following pages contain tables (one for each course category) summarizing courses offered by the undergraduate studies program of the Computer Science Department at the University of Crete. Courses with code-names beginning with "MATH" or "PHYS" are taught by the Mathematics Department and Physics Department respectively at the University of Crete.