SAP Speakers Series featuring David Peterson

SAP Speaker Series

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David Peterson is a UC Berkeley Professor of the Graduate School, a Google distinguished engineer, and the RISC-V Foundation Vice-Chair. He is the 2017 Turing Award winner along with his colleague, retired Stanford President John L. Hennessy. This prestigious award is often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Computing,” having only 70 recipients since 1966. David is recognized for pioneering a systematic, quantitative approach to the design and evaluation of computer architectures with enduring impact on the microprocessor industry.

As we approach another golden age for the field of computer architecture, David Peterson will review the landscape since the 1960s, current challenges and future opportunities. Much like David did in the 1980s, he will discuss his research in delivering gains in cost, energy, security and performance. The backbone of what led to David and co-author John L. Hennessy to receive the prestigious T
After the Q&A session, David will spend some time talking about his life journey, the lessons he’s learned along the way – from his 40+ years career path to his 50+ years marriage – and conclude with his secret to fostering a lasting relationship.

Additional notes on the speaker:
David received his BA, MS, and PhD degrees from UCLA before joining UC Berkeley. His Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC), Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID), and Network of Workstation projects helped lead to multibillion-dollar industries. This work also led to 40 additional awards for research, teaching, and service plus many papers and seven books. David's best known book is Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach and the newest is The RISC-V Reader: An Open Architecture Atlas.

Event Agenda:
• 6:00 pm-6:30 pm – Check-in and Networking – Light Dinner with refreshments
• 6:30 pm-7:30 pm – Q&A with Moderator
• 7:30 pm-8:00 pm – Closing Networking