6.883 Advanced System Architecture (H)

L TR1-2:30 , Room E51-063
Professor Joel Moses, moses@mit.edu; Professor Chris Magee, cmagee@mit.edu; Dr. Dan Whitney, dwhitney@mit.edu
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
3-0-9

This subject qualifies as a Computer Systems and Architecture concentration subject.

This subject is also offered under ESD.938

The course will focus on deep understanding of engineering systems at a level intended for doctoral students undertaking (or about to undertake) research on complex engineering systems. In the course, the instructors will review and extend what is known about system architecture and complexity from a theoretical point of view while examining the origins of and recent developments in this field. The students will learn how and where the theory has been applied and will study and use some of the key analytical methods that have been proposed. The students will also examine the level of observational (qualitative and quantitative) understanding necessary for successful use of the theoretical framework for a specific engineering system. The instructors and students will engage in deep case studies applying the theory and principles to engineering systems of interest to the students. These studies will involve becoming deeply knowledgeable about the engineering system in question as well as applying the various theoretical frameworks to the system.