The Computer Systems Group was an informal group of academic staff in the Department of Computer Science who had interests in the design, capabilities and performance of computer systems. The group produced a series of Technical Reports in the years 1994-1998 and in 1998 became the core of the Institute for Computing Systems Archhitecture. Computer Systems Group History The Computer Systems Group was formed in 1993/4 by members of the academic staff in the Department of Computer Science who had interests in the "design, capabilities and performance of actual computer systems", as identified in the first of a series of technical reports that were produced by members of the Group in the years 1994-1998. ECS-CSG-1-94 was in effect the Group's manifesto. When the Computer Science Department became part of the newly created Division (later School) of Informatics, the Computer Systems Group was formally constituted as the Institute for Computer Systems Architecture. Computer Systems Group Technical Reports 1994 Computer Systems Research at Edinburgh Document ECS-CSG-1-94 (135.97 KB / PDF) The Formal Specification in Z of Task Migration on the Testbed Multicomputer Document ECS-CSG-2-94 (399.06 KB / PDF) The Performance Profiling of a Load Balancing Multicomputer Document ECS-CSG-3-94 (739.41 KB / PDF) Comparison of three SPN Packages Document ECS-CSG-4-94 (477.03 KB / PDF) The Use of Caching in Decoupled Multiprocessors with Shared Memory Document ECS-CSG-5-94 (215.49 KB / PDF) A Comparison of Performance Evaluation Process Algebra and Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets Document ECS-CSG-6-94 (273.22 KB / PDF) Specifications in Stochastic Process Algebra for a Robot Control Problem Document ECS-CSG-7-94 (145.01 KB / PDF) 1995 Integrating Behavioural and Simulation Modelling Document ECS-CSG-8-95 (234.18 KB / PDF) Randomized Simulation of Hierarchical PRAMs on Meshes Document ECS-CSG-9-95 (159.51 KB / PDF) Implementing the Hierarchical PRAM on the 2D Mesh: Analyses and Experiments Document ECS-CSG-10-95 (237.58 KB / PDF) Simulation Experiments with Protocol Interactions in ATM Networks Document ECS-CSG-11-95 (136.73 KB / PDF) A Survey of Performance Analysis Tools in Europe Document ECS-CSG-12-95 (35.5 KB / PDF) Large Deviations of the Sojourn Time for Queues in Series Document ECS-CSG-14-95 (196.74 KB / PDF) The POSIE Project: Studies to Support the Design of Operating Systems for Multicomputers Document ECS-CSG-15-95 (292.1 KB / PDF) Optimization Strategies for Parallel Linear Recursive Query Processing Document ECS-CSG-16-95 (304.39 KB / PDF) On the Scope and Applicability of the ETF Algorithm Document ECS-CSG-17-95 (151.1 KB / PDF) Lower Bounds on Average Time for Random Destination Mesh Routing and Their Utility as Performance Predictors for PRAM Simulation Document ECS-CSG-18-95 (209.99 KB / PDF) 1996 A Measure for Perceived Detail in Computer-Generated Images Document ECS-CSG-19-96 (290.57 KB / PDF) Parallel Temporal Nested-Loop Joins Document ECS-CSG-20-96 (283.99 KB / PDF) Compositional Construction of SWN Models Document ECS-CSG-21-96 (402.46 KB / PDF) Algorithms, Architectures and Models of Computation Document ECS-CSG-22-96 (171.73 KB / PDF) Bias Correction in Effective Bandwidth Estimation Document ECS-CSG-23-96 (209.17 KB / PDF) Linear geodesics are not generally preserved by a FIFO queue Document ECS-CSG-24-96 (175.67 KB / PDF) Synchronizing Arbitrary Processor Groups in Dynamically Partitioned 2D Meshes Document ECS-CSG-25-96 (284.79 KB / PDF) Fault Tolerance of Hypercube-based Multicomputers: A Survey Document ECS-CSG-26-96 (276.83 KB / PDF) Process Modelling to Support Object-Oriented Software Production Document ECS-CSG-27-96 (156.28 KB / PDF) 1997 A Prefetching Technique for Object-Oriented Databases Document ECS-CSG-28-97 (176.71 KB / PDF) Using Queues for Register File Organization in VLIW Architectures Document ECS-CSG-29-97 (542.13 KB / PDF) The Development and Evaluation of a Model of Visual Acuity for Computer-Generated Imagery Document ECS-CSG-30-97 (227.84 KB / PDF) Dividing and Conquering Document ECS-CSG-31-97 (126.8 KB / PDF) Simplifying Hardware for Out of Order Execution using the Decoupling Paradigm Document ECS-CSG-32-97 (197.68 KB / PDF) Design Issues for Latency Hiding on an Access Decoupled Machine Document ECS-CSG-33-97 (246.72 KB / PDF) Extending a VLIW Architecture Model Document ECS-CSG-34-97 (509.62 KB / PDF) Predicting Future Page Access by Analysing Object Relationships Document ECS-CSG-35-97 (215.49 KB / PDF) The Effects of Low Frame Rate on a Measure for User Performance in Virtual Environments Document ECS-CSG-36-97 (189.16 KB / PDF) 1998 Randomized Cache Placement for Eliminating Conflicts Document ECS-CSG-37-98 (215.66 KB / PDF) Evaluation of Multiprocessor Interconnection Networks Document ECS-CSG-38-98 (405.56 KB / PDF) Software Reengineering Patterns Document ECS-CSG-40-98 (115.01 KB / PDF) HASE: An Environment for Hardware/Software Codesign Document ECS-CSG-41-98 (154.07 KB / PDF) Page versus Object Prefetching: A Performance Evaluation Document ECS-CSG-43-98 (235.65 KB / PDF) Virtual Life in Virtual Environments Document ECS-CSG-44-98 (159.89 KB / PDF) This article was published on 2025-02-20
