Erik Brunvand

On-line version of my dissertation

Recent Publications

Journals:

E. Brunvand, A, Denyer,``Micro-Scale Printmaking on Silicon,'' Leonardo, Vol 44, No. 5, Sept/Oct 2011

D. Nellans, K. Sudan, E. Brunvand, R. Balasubramonian, ``Improving Server Performance on Multi-Cores via Selective Off-loading of OS Functionality, LNCS 2010

Josef Spjut, Andrew Kensler, Daniel Kopta, and Erik Brunvand,``TRaX:, A Multicore Hardware Architecture for Real-Time Ray Tracing,'' IEEE Transacations on CAD, Vol 28, n12, Dec 2009. PDF is here

David Nellans, Rajeev Balasubramonian, and Erik Brunvand, ``OS Execution on Multi-Cores: Is Out-Sourcing Worthwhile?'' ACM Operating Systems Review, Vol 43, No. 2, April 2009.

Conferences:

E. Brunvand, ``Games as Motivation in Computer Design Courses: I/O is the Key,'' SIGCSE, Dallas, March 2011. PDF is here

E. Brunvand, P. Stout, ``Kinetic Art and Embedded Systems: A Natural Collaboration,'' SIGCSE, Dallas, March 2011. PDF is here

Erik Brunvand, Digital VLSI Chip Design with Cadence and Synopsys CAD Tools, Addison-Wesley, 2010. Book's web site is here

D. Kopta, J. Spjut, E. Brunvand, A. Davis, ``Efficient MIMD Architectures for High-Performance Ray Tracing,'' International
Conference on Computer Design (ICCD), Oct 2010. PDF is here

D Nellans, K. Sudan, E. Brunvand, R. Balasubramonian, ``Improving Server Performance on Multi-Cores via Selective
Off-loading of OS Functionality, WIOSCA, June 2010.

D Nellans, K. Sudan, E. Brunvand, R. Balasubramonian, ``Hardware Prediction of OS Run-Length for Fine-Grained Resource
Customization,: ISPASS, March 2010.

E. Brunvand, A. Denyer ``Printmaking at a Micro Scale,'' Impact Conference, Bristol, U.K., September 2009.

D. Kopta, J. Spjut, and E. Brunvand, ``Grid-based Ray Tracing with CUDA,'' ACM/Eurographics High Performance Graphics, New
Orleans, August 2009.

J.~Spjut, A.~Kensler, and E.~Brunvand, ``Hardware-Accelerated Gradient Noise for Graphics,'' ACM Great Lakes Conference on VLSI (GLSVLSI09), May 2009.

E Brunvand, ``Printmaking with Extreme Technology, Southern Graphics Council Conference, Chicago, March 2009.

D.~Kopta, J.~Spjut, E.~Brunvand, and S.~Parker, ``Comparing Incoherent Ray Performance of TRaX vs. Manta,'' IEEE Symposium on Interactive Ray Tracing, August 2008.

J.~Spjut, D.~Kopta, S.~Boulos, S.~Kellis, and E.~Brunvand, ``TRaX: A multi-threaded architecture for real-time ray tracing,'' In 6th IEEE Symposium on Application Specific Processors (SASP), June 2008. Winner of Best Paper award for SASP08.

P. Shirley, K. Sung, E. Brunvand, A. Davis, S. Parker, S. Boulos, ``Rethinking Graphics and Gaming Courses Because of Fast Ray Tracing'', SIGGRAPH Educator's Workshop, 2007.

 

Sven Woop, Erik Brunvand, and Philipp Slusallak, ``Estimating Performance of an Ray Tracing ASIC Design,'' IEEE Symposium on Interactive Ray Tracing (RT06), September 2006.

Jung-Lin Yang, Erik Brunvand, and Sung-Min Lin, ``HDL Modeling for Analysis and Optimization of Asynchronous Controllers,'' International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing and Communication Systems, ISPACS 2005, Hong Kong, December 2005.

Jung-Lin Yang and Erik Brunvand, ``Self-Timed Circuits Using DCVSL Semi-Bundled Delay Wrappers,'' International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing and Communication Systems, ISPACS 2005, Hong Kong, December 2005.

David Nellans, Rajeev Balasubramonian and Erik Brunvand, ``A Case for Increased Operating System Support in Chip Multi-Processors,'' Second IBM Watson Conference on Interaction between Architecture, Cicuits, and Compilers, PAC2, New York, September 2005.

Gaurav Gulati and Erik Brunvand, ``Design of a Cell Library for Asynchronous Microengines,'' Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI, April 2005.

Niti Madan and Erik Brunvand, ``Asynchronous Microengines for Network Processing,'' International Conference on Information Systems: New Generations (ISNG 2004), Las Vegas, November 2004.

Niti Madan and Erik Brunvand, ``A Case for Asynchronous Microengines for Network Processors,'' Advanced Networking and Communications Hardware Workshop (ANCHOR) 2004, Munich, Germany, June 2004

David Nellans, Vamshi Kadaru, and Erik Brunvand, ``ARCsim: An Asynchronous Architectural Simulator,'' Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI, April 2004.

Jung-Lin Yang and Erik Brunvand, ``Using Dynamic Domino Circuits in Self-Timed Systems,'' Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI, April 2003.

Jung-Lin Yang and Erik Brunvand, ``Self-Timed Design with Dynamic Domino Circuits,'' IEEE Annual Symposium on VLSI Design, February 2003.

More Publications... slightly less recent...

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