EECE 7352 — Computer Architecture
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonSeattle, WATraditional
Presents many of the issues involved in the design and analysis of new and evolving computer architectures. Topics include all aspects of the system including the microprocessor, memory, I/O, and networking. Emphasizes the connection between architecture and the underlying software that drives it. Topics include pipelining, superscalar, out-of-order execution and completion, data flow, caching, prefetching, virtual memory, RAID, and ATM switching. Performance analysis is another fundamental theme of this course. A project is assigned that involves the creation of a trace-driven simulation model to study the performance of various hardware or software architectural features. Also provides a survey of the current state of the art in processor architectures and provides additional readings from recent research in the field. Requires a working knowledge of C programming language.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 35 | 49 | 71% | 14.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 21 | 86 | 24% | 32.5 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 50 | 98 | 51% | 24.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 21 | 76 | 28% | 27.5 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 46 | 70 | 66% | 24.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10% | 18.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 7% · T 85% · W 14% · Th 9% · F 85%
Common patterns: TF (77% of sections), TR (8% of sections), WF (8% of sections), MW (6% of sections), MR (1% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- David Kaeli (66% of students) · reviews
- Fabrizio Lombardi (34% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Fabrizio Lombardi (64% of students) · reviews
- Joseph Weber (32% of students) · reviews
- Julius Marpaung (5% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (EECE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All EECE courses · Plan it at numap.app