CS Talk - Yuhao Zhu, University of Rochester

Host: Abhishek Bhattacharjee

Title: Toward Efficient Computer Systems for Augmented and Virtual Reality

Abstract:

AR/VR is fundamentally changing the computing landscape for the next decade by defining a whole new computing platform, as opposed to adding new applications to existing platforms (e.g., smartphones). In real-time and using low power, AR/VR systems must generate visual data for human to consume, immersively, or interpret visual data to provide personalized services, intelligently.

In this talk, I will explain why today’s computer systems and architecture are not ready for the AR/VR landscape on the horizon, and outline the road that might get us there. Fundamentally, we must innovate both vertically, by rethinking the systems stack for 3D perception, and horizontally, by co-designing across different computing domains. We will conclude by discussing the opportunities and challenges to expand the systems research scope from computing to non-computing scopes in AR and VR.

Bio:

Yuhao Zhu is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Rochester. Previously he was a visiting researcher at ARM Research and a Research Fellow at Harvard University before receiving his Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin. His current research focuses on architecting future visual computing systems. He received the Honorable Mention of the 2018 ACM SIGARCH/IEEE-CS TCCA Outstanding Dissertation Award, IEEE Micro Top Picks from Computer Architecture Conferences (2015, 2018), and Best Paper Award/Nominee of MICRO 2019 and CAL 2014. More about his group’s research can be found at: http://horizon-lab.org.