Probabilistic Methods in Computational Systems and Infrastructure

ISAT Study

Follow-up meeting:

Uncertainty, Flexibility, and Adaptation in

Computational Systems and Networking

Monday, July 19 1999

Microsoft Research

MS Research Conference Room (31/2053)

8:30 Breakfast

9:00 Overview and Status

Uncertainty, Flexibility, and Adaptation in Computational Systems and Networking

Eric Horvitz

Adaptive Hardware

9:15-10:15

Toward Softer Hardware

Gary Starkweather

Using 100 Million Transistors Wisely

Chuck Thacker

Discussion

Break

10:15-10:30

Adapting Systems and Software to Varying Contexts and Environments

10:30-12:00

Adapting Systems to Changing Environments

Butler Lampson

Building Resource-Aware Applications and Systems

Mike Jones

Optimizing Heterogeneous Programs for User Environments

Amitabh Srivastava

Discussion

12:00-1:30 Lunch

Preferences, Economics, and Infrastructure

1:30-2:15

Estimating the Demand for Bandwidth

Hal Varian

Performance, Uncertainty, and Adaptation

2:15-3:30

Automating Computer Bottleneck Detection

Jack Breese

Lessons from MS Manners: Performance-Based Feedback in Operating Systems

John Douceur

Two Applications of Randomness in Systems Performance Research

Brad Chen

Discussion

Break

Breakout Groups

3:30-5:00

Principles and Machinery for Flexible, Adaptive Systems

Breakout Room: 31/2053 (main conference room)

Developing a Long-Term Research Program

Breakout Room: 31/2027

5:00-5:30 Group Reports (regroup in Main Conference Room-2053)

7:00-9:00pm Dinner at Yarrow Bay Grill