CS 851 - Virtual Execution Environments
Department of Computer Science
University of Virginia
Spring 2007
Day/Time: Mon/Wed 12:30 PM
Location: Olsson 236D
Instructor: Kim Hazelwood
Office hours: After class (or by appt.)
Office location: Olsson 209
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Prior to class, please read each assigned paper, and post a summary and discussion comments to the wiki. Wiki comments are due at midnight, the night before each class.

Class Date Topic Wiki Assignment Due
01 01/17 Course Introduction and Overview   Abstract 1/24
02 01/22 Dynamic Optimization: Dynamo (PLDI'00) + DynamoRIO (CGO'03) Wiki    
03 01/24 Dynamic Instrumentation: Pin (PLDI'05) + abstract discussion Wiki    
04 01/31 Architectural Optimization: SuperPin (CGO'07) + PinARM (CASES'06) Wiki    
05 02/05 Security: HoneyPots (VEE'06) + Code Injection (VEE'06) Wiki    
06 02/07 Controlling Execution (WBIA'05) + Power (Micro'05) Wiki    
07 02/12 WithinTheOS (WIOCSA'06) + BelowTheOS (VEE'07?) Wiki    
08 02/14 IndirectBranches (CGO'07) + Patent 6711672 (see the wiki) Wiki HW1 2/21
09 02/19 Jiayuan's Choice: OVM (CCGRID'01) + StreamVM (PACT'04) Wiki    
10 02/21 Sudeep's Choice: Dimension (VEE'06) + Energy/Adaptation (VEE'06) Wiki    
11 02/26 Code Review, Algorithm Review, Graph Review   Proposal Due  
12 02/28 Project Proposal Presentations      
SPRING BREAK (March 5-9)
13 03/12 Ben's Choice: Fragments (VEE'06) + Regions (MICRO-38) Wiki    
14 03/14 Arun's Choice: Friendly VMs (VEE'05) + Virtualization (ASPLOS XII) Wiki    
15 03/19 Dan's Choice: SubVirt (SPS'06) + Detecting Honeypots (WIAS'05) Wiki    
16 03/21 Joy's Choice: Consistent Code Caches (CGO'05) + Code Cache API (CGO'06) Wiki    
17 03/26 Clint's Choice: Geiger (ASPLOS'06) + Persistence (CGO'07) Wiki    
18 03/28 Jason's Choice: Chilimbi Prefetching (PLDI'02) + Calder Prefetching (HPCA'07) Wiki    
19 04/02 Arkaitz's Choice: Xen Performance (VEE'05) + Pin Performance (WBIA'06) Wiki    
20 04/04 Duane's Choice: Trident (PACT'05) + Specialization (OOPSLA'05) Wiki HW2 4/11