Multicore computer to help train more sleek geeks
Dr Peter Strazdins
Sun Microsystems has donated a $30,000 T2 multicore processor to the ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science to support a new postgraduate course on multicore computing, which will be offered to Masters students and people from industry for the first time next year. Its use is also being integrated in relevant undergraduate courses.
A team of researchers in CECS have been working with Sun Microsystems on Linkage Grant projects from the Australian Research Council since 2002. Professor Chris Baker, Dean of the College, congratulated the team (including Associate Professor Alistair Rendell and Dr Peter Strazdins) commenting on the increased opportunities that collaboration with industry could bring to all partners.
Read more in the press release here
