On the effective parallel programming of multi-core processors

Multi-core processors are considered now the only feasible alternative to the large single-core processors which have become limited by technological aspects such as power consumption and heat dissipation. However, due to their inherent parallel structure and their diversity, multi-cores are difficult to program. There is a variety of different...

Custom Architecture for Immersive-Audio Applications

In this dissertation, we propose a new approach for rapid development of multi-core immersive-audio systems. We study two popular immersive-audio techniques, namely the Beamforming and the Wave Field Synthesis (WFS). Beamforming utilizes microphone arrays to extract acoustic sources recorded in a noisy environment. WFS employs large loudspeaker...