IEE SSE activity: Seminar
The New IT Engine –
HISC: Object-Oriented Computer for the 21st Century
presented by
Dr. Anthony Fong, Department of Electronic Engineering,
City University of Hong Kong
Abstract
Computing has been evolving from von Neumann procedure-oriented model to
object-oriented, for software reuse, sharing, reliability, and security. Object-oriented
programming (OOP) becomes popular ever since the success of the Internet, evidenced
by Java, J2EE, C# and .NET. However today’s computers are still the original von
Neumann model and architecturally do not support OOP. The Project HISC is an
invention of an Object-Oriented Computer to extend von Neumann architecture with
system attributes on individual instruction operands for OOP, with superior security and
OOP performance. There are one U.S. patent granted, and three U.S. patents pending.
This seminar will highlight the key features of HISC, its current status, comparisons
with other OOP computers, and application potentials, and possible impact in the field.
Short biography of Dr. Fong
Dr. Fong graduated with B.E.E., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Villanova University, State
University of New York at Buffalo, and University of Sunderland respectively.
In 1973, he
joined Digital Equipment as Design Engineer, for DEC Systems 10 and 20, and the
VAX-11/780 Systems. In 1977, he worked in Data General in Research Triangle Park and
Massachusetts as Senior Design Engineer on FHP Project and Project Leader on MV/20000,
respectively.
He joined Wang Laboratories in 1984 as Hardware Section Manager, for the
design and development of the VS-300 FPU and then as Hardware Department Manager for
VS10000. He was selected to the Chairman's Club in 1989.
projects were start-ups from ground-zero.
Both VAX-11/780 and FHP
In 1991 he joined the City University of Hong
Kong as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electronic Engineering.
At present he is
Associate Professor and Director of ISF funded Electronic Design Automation Centre.
He has
six U.S. patents granted, and three U.S. patents pending, on computer architecture and design.
Details:
Date:
Time:
Room:
9 January 2004, Friday
7-8:15pm, refreshment at 6:30pm
LT11, Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong
For enquiry please contact Dr. K F Tsang at 2788-7806 (tel) or via ee330015@cityu.edu.hk
(email).