John Hennessy

John Hennessy
President of Stanford University

will give a talk entitled

Future of Microprocessor Architecture

4.30 pm, Swann Lecture Theatre, Swann Building, The King's Buildings
Wednesday, 30 November 2005

On Wednesday 30 of November, John Hennessy is going to be awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Edinburgh.

John is a pioneer in computer architecture. In 1981 Dr Hennessy drew together researchers to focus on a computer architecture known as RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer), a technology that has revolutionized the computer industry by increasing performance while reducing costs. In addition to his role in the basic research, Dr. Hennessy helped transfer this technology to industry. In 1984, he cofounded MIPS Computer Systems, now MIPS Technologies, which designs microprocessors. In recent years, his research has focused on the architecture of high-performance computers. More...


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