MICRO-50 Summary
The 50th Annual International Symposium on Microarchitecture was held earlier this week in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Day One PC Chairs Joel Emer and Daniel Sanchez kicked things off by sharing some data on conference submissions and reviewing. MICRO-50 used a...SIGARCH Works to Improve Diversity
I was proud to work with Margaret and many collaborators over a rollercoaster last few days to help enable the now famous diversity statement at MICRO-50. As a woman, this issue touches my life intimately, and as SIGARCH chair, I strive to use the platform entrusted...Statement on Diversity at MICRO-50
Several of us reached a “flashpoint” after reading a SIGARCH blog post about gender diversity and then seeing aspects of the MICRO-50 conference program including an all-white-male panel entitled “Legends of MICRO.” We felt we needed to take public, visible action to...Offensive Security Research in Computer Architecture Conferences
We rarely see attack papers published in architecture conferences. What is the benefit of publishing attacks? What makes an attack paper instructive and valuable?