Postgraduate Course: Compiler Optimisation (Level 11) (INFR11032)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Informatics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Informatics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/copt |
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| Course description |
This course introduces students to modern techniques in efficient implementation of programming languages. Modern processors and systems are designed based on the assumption that a compiler will be able to effectively exploit architectural resources. This course will examine in detail techniques to exploit instruction level parallelism, memory hierarchy and higher level parallelism. It will examine classic static analysis approaches to these problems and introduce newer feedback directed and dynamic approaches to optimisation. The course work will require students to implement selected optimisations in a research compiler and critically review literature in compiler optimisation. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
Students MUST NOT also be taking
Compiler Optimisation (Level 10) (INFR10023)
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Other requirements |
For Informatics PG and final year MInf students only, or by special permission of the School. Students must have completed an introductory course in compilation or have designed and implemented a basic compiler, also expected to be competent programmers in C, C++ or Java.
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Room 2.07, Appleton Tower |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1 - Understanding of inherent computational complexity of optimisation
2 - Development of optimizations via search based approaches
3 - Ability to parallelise programs via systematic algorithms
4 - Knowledge of dynamic and adaptive approaches to modern optimisation |
Assessment Information
Written Examination 75
Assessed Assignments 25
Oral Presentations 0
Assessment
The coursework will consist of two practical compiler exercises where students will design and implement an optimisation and evaluate it on a set of benchmarks, writing a report on their work and findings. The second exercise will consist of a literature review of a particular area followed by an implementation of a selected optimisation approach.
If delivered in semester 1, this course will have an option for semester 1 only visiting undergraduate students, providing assessment prior to the end of the calendar year. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Michael Rovatsos
Tel: (0131 6)51 3263
Email: mrovatso@inf.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Kate Weston
Tel: (0131 6)50 2701
Email: Kate.Weston@ed.ac.uk |
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