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SDI/LCS Seminar
Thursday, October 5, 2000
Noon - 1 pm
Wean Hall 8220
<http://www.pdl.cs.cmu.edu/SDI/100500.html>

For Seminar Info - Contact:
Stephen Miller <stephen.miller@cs.cmu.edu>
Melissa R. Puryear <mpuryear@ece.cmu.edu>
or visit <http://www.pdl.cs.cmu.edu/SDI/>

SPEAKER:
John Griffin <http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~griffin2/>
Renaissance Man
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, CMU

TITLE:
Operating System Management with MEMS-based Storage Devices
http://lcs.web.cmu.edu/research/MEMS/

ABSTRACT:

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based storage is an exciting new
technology under development by some wonderful folks both here at CMU
and elsewhere.  Using minute MEMS read/write heads, data bits can be
stored in and retrieved from media coated on a small movable media sled.

MEMS-based storage devices promise significant performance, reliability,

and power improvements when used either complimentary to or
alternatively to disk drives.

In this talk, I describe a systems-level view of how MEMS-based storage
devices work, comparing and contrasting how these devices and disk
drives are seen by the operating system.  I explore how the physical
characteristics of MEMS-based storage change three aspects of operating
system management--request scheduling, data placement, and failure
management--and speculate on future research directions in this area.

BIO:

John was recently admitted to the CMU doctoral program in computer
engineering.  His undergraduate years hark back to Auburn University,
where the Tigers (5-0, 3-0 SEC) are currently ranked thirteenth in the
nation in division I-A football.  This summer his ECE softball team (the

Electric Fielders) emerged victorious by clinching the division
championship; this fall his interests have turned to similar dominance
in racquetball and volleyball.

When not working on homework for Mor Harchol-Balter's performance
analysis class, he is a devoted disciple of Greg Ganger.  His interests
span all things computer, especially those things relating to storage or

networks (e.g., networked storage).

Word up to all his homies on the D-level crewe, yo.