The Advanced Processor Technologies Research Group
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APT Group Theses
This document contains references and links to abstracts
for APT group theses
for the degrees of
MSc
(taught),
MSc (by
research),
MPhil and
PhD.
PhD
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Bainbridge W.J.,
Asynchronous System-on-Chip Interconnect.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2000. -
Bardsley A.,
Implementing Balsa Handshake Circuits.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2000. -
Bose, Joy.,
Engineering a Sequence Machine Through Spiking Neurons Employing Rank-Order Codes
PhD thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2007. -
Brej, Charles.,
Early Output Logic and Anti-Tokens
PhD thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2006. -
Capewell, T. P.,
Hardware Support for Embedded Java.
PhD thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2006. -
d'Antras, B.A.,
Low Overhead Dynamic Binary Translation for ARM.
PhD thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2016. -
Clarkson, James.,
Compiler and Runtime Support for Heterogeneous Programming.
PhD thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2018. -
Davidson, S.,
On the Application of Neural networks to Symbol Systems.
Ph.D. thesis, Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield, 1999. -
Davies, Sergio.,
Learning in Spiking Neural Networks
Ph.D. thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2013. -
Efthymiou A.,
Asynchronous Techniques for Power-Adaptive Processing.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2002. -
El-Mahdy A.,
A vector architecture for multimedia Java applications.
PhD thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2001. -
Emmons C.,
Exploiting Concurrency in a General-Purpose One-Instruction Computer Architecture.
PhD thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2010. -
Endecott P.B.,
SCALP: A Superscalar Asynchronous Low-Power Processor.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1996. -
Felicijan T.,
Quality-of-Service (QoS) for Asynchronous On-Chip Networks.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2004. -
Ghasempour M,
Workload-Adaptation in Memory Controllers.
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2015. -
Gilbert D.A.,
Dependency and Exception Handling in an Asynchronous Microprocessor.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1997. -
Gorgovan, Cosmin
Optimising Dynamic Binary Modification across ARM Microarchitectures
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 207. -
Grymel M.,
Error Control with Binary Cyclic Codes
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2013. -
Heathcote J.,
Building and Operating Large-Scale SpiNNaker Machines
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2016. -
Herath I.,
Data Centric and Adaptive Source Changing Transactional Memory with Exit Functionality.
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2012. -
Hormdee D.,
Copy-Back Cache Organisation For An Asynchronous Microprocessor.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2002. -
Horsnell M.J.,
A Chip Multi-Cluster Architecture with Locality Aware Task Distribution
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2007. -
Janin, L.
Simulation and Visualisation for Debugging Large Scale Asynchronous Handshake Circuits.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2005. -
Jason, Ian,
Run-Time Object Code Compilation to Hardware.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2008. -
Jelodari Mamaghani, Mahdi
High-level Synthesis of Elasticity: From Models to Circuits
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2016. -
Jin, Xin
Parallel Simulation of Neural Networks on SpiNNaker Universal Neuromorphic Hardware
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2010. -
Khan, M. M.,
Configuring a Massively Parallel CMP System for Real Time Neural Applications
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2009. -
Knight, J. C.
Plasticity in Large-scale Neuromorphic Models of the Neocortex
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2016. -
Lewis, M.,
Low Power Asynchronous Digital Signal Processing
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2000. -
Liu J.,
Arithmetic and Control Components for an Asynchronous System
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1998. -
Liu, Qian (Anna)
Deep Spiking Neural Networks
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2018. -
Liu, Yijun.
Power-Efficient Embedded Processing
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2005. -
Mundy, Andrew
Functional Brain Simulation on a Massively-Parallel Computer Architecture
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2016. -
Ndu, Geoffrey,
Boosting Single Thread Performance in Mobile Processors using Recongurable Acceleration.
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2012. -
Nikas, Konstantinos ,
An Analysis of Cache Partitioning Techniques for Chip Multiprocessor Systems
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2008. -
Okoyo H.O.,
A Synaptic Logic Neuron Model.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1998. -
Owen D.,
Optimisation of Memory Reference Patterns in Dynamic Binary Translation Systems
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2000. -
Padmanabhan, B.
Self-Timed Logic and the Design of Self-Timed Adders.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2010. -
Patterson J.C.,
Managing a Real-Time Massively-Parallel Neural Architecture
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2012. -
Painkras, E..
A Chip Multiprocessor for a Large-scale Neural Simulator
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2012. -
Paver, N.C.
The Design and Implementation of an Asynchronous Microprocessor.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1994. -
Petlin, O. A.,
Design for testability of asynchronous VLSI circuits
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1996. -
Rast, A. D.,
Scalable Event-driven Modelling Architectures for Neuromimetic Hardware
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2011. -
Richards, D. A.,
Hardware Languages and Proof
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2011. -
Rogers I.A.,
Optimsing Java Programs Through Basic Block Dynamic Compilation
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2002. -
Rosas Ham, Demian
Dynamic Scheduling in Multicore Processors
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2012. -
Sam, P.,
Investigating the Scalability of Tiled Chip Multiprocessors Using Multiple Networks.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2009. -
Scheuer, H.,
Energy Efficient Computer Architecture.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1996. -
Sen, Basabdatta B.
Information Recovery From Rank-Order Encoded Images
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2008. -
Shao, Wei,
Low Power Viterbi Decoder Designs
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2007. -
Sharp, Thomas,
Real-Time Million-Synapse Simulation of Cortical Tissue
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2013. -
Shi, Yebin
Fault-Tolerant Delay-Insensitive Communication
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2010. -
Song, Wei
Spatial Parallelism in the Routers of Asynchronous On-Chip Networks
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2011. -
Evangelos Stromatias
Scalability and Robustness of Artificial Neural Networks
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2016. -
Suntiamorntut, Wannarat,
Energy Efficient Functional Unit for a Parallel Asynchronous DSP
PhD thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2005. -
Luis Tarazona Duarte
Performance-Oriented Syntax-Directed Synthesis of Asynchronous Circuits
PhD thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2010. -
Taylor, S.M.,
Data-Driven Handshake Circuit Synthesis
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2007. -
Theodoropoulos, G.,
Strategies for the Modelling and Simulation of Asynchronous Computer Architectures.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1995. -
Werner, S.,
Efficient Optical Network-on-Chip Design
PhD thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2018. -
Toms, William B.,
Synthesising Quasi-Delay-Insensitive Datapath Circuits
PhD thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2006. -
Wright G.M.,
A single-chip multiprocessor architecture with hardware thread support.
PhD thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2001. -
Wu, Jian
A Router for Massively-Parallel Neural Simulation.
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2010. -
Xie, Zheng
Computation Reduction for Statistical Analysis of the Effect of Nano-CMOS Variability on Integrated Circuits
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2012. -
Yang, Shufan
Memory Interconnect Management On A Chip Multiprocessor
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2010. -
Yiapanis, Paraskevas
High Performance Optimizations in Runtime Speculative Parallelization for Multicore Architectures .
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2013. -
Zhang, Guangda
Fault Tolerant Techniques for Asynchronous Networks on Chip
PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2016. -
Zhongchuan Yu,
An Investigation into the Security of Self-Timed Circuits.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2004. -
Jisheng Zhao,
Adaptive Parallelization and Optimization for the Jamaica Chip Multi-Processor Architecture.
PhD Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2007.
MPhil
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Abbasi, I.
Lossless Image Compression Exploiting Photographic Image Characteristics
MPhil Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2008. -
Bardsley, A.,
Balsa: An Asynchronous Circuit Synthesis System
MPhil Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1998. -
Chung, S-H.,
The Design of a Branch Target Cache for an Asynchronous Microprocessor
MPhil Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1998. -
Evans M.,
Split-datapath execution for low power
MPhil Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2001. -
Jantaraprim, C.,
An Asynchronous DMA Controller
MPhil Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2000. -
Liu Yijun,
Low-Power Asynchronous Multiplier Design.
MPhil Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2003. -
Owen D.,
A Framework for the Emulation of Windowing Systems
MPhil Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1997. -
Rogers I.A.,
Dynamic Compilation of Java Bytecodes
MPhil Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1999. -
Sandham J.H.,
Dynamic Optimisation of x86 Code
MPhil Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2000. -
Weigel, F.,
An Asynchronous ARM Compatible Memory Management Unit Design and Implementation
MPhil Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2002. -
Yi, K.K.,
The Design of a Self-timed Low Power FIFO using a Word-slice Structure
MPhil Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1998. -
Zhang, Zhen
Performance Analysis of Synchronization Circuits
MPhil Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 2010.
MSc - by research
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Endecott P.B.,
Processor Architectures for Power Efficiency and Asynchronous Implementation
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1993. -
Farnsworth C.,
Low Power Implementations of an I2C-Bus Expander,
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 1994. -
Kelly R.,
Asynchronous Design Aspects of High-Performance Logic
Architectural Modelling of a Bipolar Asynchronous Microprocessor
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 1995. -
Liu J.,
The Design of an Asynchronous Multiplier
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1995. -
Mehra R.,
Micropipelined Cache Design Strategies for an Asynchronous Microprocessor.
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, 1992. -
Petlin O.,
Random Testing of Asynchronous VLSI Circuits,
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 1994. -
Samra, S.S.,
The Design of a low-Power Asynchronous Transform Decoder.
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 1995. -
Segars, S.A.,
Low Power Microprocessor Design.
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 1996. -
Tan S-Y.,
High-Level Modelling of Micropipelines,
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 1992. -
York R.,
Branch Prediction Strategies for Low Power Microprocessor Design,
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 1994.
MSc - taught course
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Kotselidis E.C.,
Parallelizing the Jikes RVM.
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 2006. -
Arechabala J.,
Test Interface for Micropipelined Units.
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 1992. -
Ming Chen,
A Java Virtual Machine For The ARM Processor
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 2004. -
Dromazou, Nikolitsa
Sensor Network ad-hoc Communications
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 2004. -
Farrow, W.F.,
Modelling and Analysis of High Bandwidth Networks.
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 1999. -
Georgios Gousios.,
JikesNODE: A Java Operating System
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 2004. -
Hormdee D.,
An Analysis of Asynchronous Microprocessor Pipelines,
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 1998. -
Lovett W.O.,
Chip Area Network Simulation,
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 2002. -
Richard Matley.,
Native Code Execution Within a JVM
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 2004. -
Merali, E.M.U.,
An 8051 to ARM Processor Cross Compiler.
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 1993. -
Papantonatos, A.,
Hardware Embedded Firewall for a VoIP Telephone.
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 2001. -
Swai, O.D.
A Micropipeline Visualization Tool.
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 1995. -
Wenchuan Xiong,
An Amulet2e Demonstrator.
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 2000. -
Jisheng Zhao.,
Jikes RVM Adaptive Optimization System with Intelligent Algorithms
MSc Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Manchester University, 2004.
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