Modeling and Measurement of Software Performance

3 credits · Graduate Programs

Performance-oriented review of computer systems; methodologies to evaluate software performance; fundamental performance laws; performance prediction using queuing network models; discrete event simulation of computer system performance, simulation input and output analysis; performance testing, monitoring and benchmarking; workload characterization; software performance engineering. Prerequisite(s): ): Admission to the PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering or the MSc in Electrical Engineering. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Software Engineering for Engineers 603 and 619.02 (SoftwareDevelpmnt OpenSource) will not be allowed.