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The Linux Scheduler: A Decade of Wasted Cores

The Linux Scheduler: A Decade of Wasted Cores

Recent paper generates lively discussions on reddit and Hacker News Back in 2000 processor scheduling was thought to be a solved problem in operating systems. The multicore era demanded new optimizations, which eventually made schedulers complex and prone to bugs. In a paper prepared for EuroSys16, Prof. Sasha Fedorova, and her colleagues investigate bugs in […]

Smart and Secure Buildings

Smart and Secure Buildings

Internet of Things Anomaly Detection for Software Defined Networks Client: Optigo Networks Inc., Dan Ronald, VP Product Management
Faculty Supervisor: Paul Lusina
Capstone Team: Andrew Archer, Xu Chen, Al-Shahna Jamal, Anthony Kao, Ezra Savard Carefully controlling when, and how much energy buildings use can save huge amounts of money. In the US, businesses spend about $100 billion […]

Talking to the Nest

Talking to the Nest

Capstone team creates interface to help the Nest become one of the most sustainable buildings in North America Client: Campus + Community Planning, AMS Sustainability, Akshiv Bansal, Sustainability Projects Coordinator Faculty Supervisor: Paul Lusina Capstone Team: Micheal Griffin, Euan Chow, Anna Gudimova, Yuxin Xu (Eugene) and Meng-Yeng Lee (Dan) UBC’s Alma Mater Society is excited […]