The next College of Arts and Sciences Colloquium will be held on Wednesday November 11 at 3:30 p.m. in Regis North Room. “Poor Richard’s Memory Manager” is the topic of a presentation by Matthew Hertz, assistant professor of computer science. All are welcome to attend.
Abstract: Among Benjamin Franklin’s accomplishments were the mapping of the gulf stream, taming of lightning, and creation of bifocals. This talk will show how Franklin’s wisdom may also lead to the end of “blue screens,” security breaches, other common computer headaches. This talk begins by explaining the reasons behind these annoying bugs. Inspired by the simple concepts espoused by Ben Franklin, we have developed a new approach that improves over existing ideas. We show that our new system, “Poor Richard’s Memory Manager,” can improve performance by 50 percent or more. We will also show how our system simplifies the process needed to configure an application for optimal performance. Using the common sense wisdom of Ben Franklin, we can allow software engineers to improve their program’s performance and stop from being the target of users’ anger and hackers’ attacks.
Submitted by: Leonid Khinkis, PhD, interim dean, College of Arts and Sciences
