Spring 2021 Edition
This is an advanced graduate course in compiler technology. The course has several goals. First, it aims to develop a fundamental understanding of the major approaches to program analysis and optimization. Second, it aims to help students understand published research on various novel compiler techniques. Third, during the duration of the course, the students will solve a significant compiler problem, which includes reading the literature and implementing the solution in a real-world compiler, such as LLVM. Finally, the students will learn about recent research directions.
1/23/2021: Piazza is set up. It contains the Zoom link for the lectures.
1/15/2021: The website is up!
This is an advanced graduate reasearch-oriented course. It will include lectures, reading literature and original materials, and a substantial research project. We will compute the final grade using the following table:
Activity | Grade | Details |
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Programming Assignment | 10% |
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Take-Home Quizzes | 40% |
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Project | 50% |
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Extra Credit | 10% |
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Date | Topic | Notes |
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1/26 | Introduction and Control-Flow Review |
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1/28 | SSA 1 |
Slides |
2/2 | SSA 2 |
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2/4 | SSA 3Project 1 out (skeleton) |
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2/9 | SSA Optimizations |
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2/11 | Iterative Dataflow Framework 1 |
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2/16 | Iterative Dataflow Framework 2 |
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2/18 | Iterative Dataflow Framework 3Project 1 due. |
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2/23 | Iterative Dataflow Framework 4Project 2 out. |
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2/25 | Iterative Dataflow Framework 5 |
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3/2 | Dependence Analysis 1 |
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3/4 | Dependence Analysis 2 |
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3/9 | Dependence Transformations 1 |
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3/11 | Dependence Transformations 2 |
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3/16 | Dependence Transformations 3 |
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3/18 | Take-home Exam (no class) |
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3/23 | Pointer Analysis 1 |
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3/25 | Pointer Analysis 2 |
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3/30 | Interprocedural Analysis 1 |
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4/1 | Interprocedural Analysis 2 |
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4/6 | Abstract Interpretation 1 |
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4/8 | Abstract Interpretation 1 |
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4/13 | No Class Day (University Holiday) |
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4/15 | No Class Day (Work on Your Projects) |
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4/20 | Efficient Compiling: JIT, Virtual Machines |
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4/22 | Compiler Testing and Validation |
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4/27 | Compilers in the World of Machine Learning |
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4/29 | Student Projects |
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5/4 | Take-home Exam |