Stanford Seminar - Generalized Reversible Computing and the Unconventional Computing Landscape
What it is
A Stanford EE380 seminar by Michael P. Frank of Sandia National Laboratories on generalized reversible computing. It surveys unconventional computing approaches as transistor scaling nears its limits and energy efficiency stops improving.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters cite it as an informative talk from a leading researcher in reversible computing, mainly in threads on reversible computers and energy efficiency.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2020, last 2021
What HN commenters said
“his Stanford talk is extremely informative”
Informative Stanford talk by a leading reversible computing researcher
jonbaer, 2020-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Are “reversible” computers more energy efficient, faster? (2004)”
“I highly recommend checking out Dr. Michael P. Frank's work.”
Good starting point for Michael Frank's work
gbrown_, 2021-02 · Recommendation · in “Reversible Computing”
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Topics: reversible computing, energy efficiency, unconventional computing, cmos limits, michael frank
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