Research for Practice: Cryptocurrencies, Blockchains, and Smart Contracts; Hardware for Deep Learning.

The article provides information on academic research of cryptocurrencies as well as details on computer hardware for deep learning. It discusses how academics are focusing on anonymity, usability, and error detection regarding cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. The article also looks at how hardware...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 60; no. 5; pp. 48 - 52
Autores principales: Bailis, Peter, Song Han
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery May2017
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Sumario:The article provides information on academic research of cryptocurrencies as well as details on computer hardware for deep learning. It discusses how academics are focusing on anonymity, usability, and error detection regarding cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. The article also looks at how hardware and hardware-aware techniques are used to compress and improve the performance of networks as well as manage energy consumption.