ASPLOS 2026 Tutorial

Are you interested in exploring the future of memory systems design? Join us for the MemSysExplorer Tutorial at ASPLOS 2026!

MemSysExplorer is a framework designed to promote memory-centric computing research across the different layers of the design stack via user-friendly characterization, simulation, and design space exploration tools. Our goal is to bring together experts from both industry and academia and enable cross-discipline collaborations between researchers in memory devices, circuits, computer architecture, computer systems, programming languages, and compilers. This tutorial will showcase the latest features and main functionalities of MemSysExplorer. Domain experts will learn how to interface with specific parts of the framework, run full-system evaluations, and make contributions to our ongoing community effort.

Who Should Attend?

This tutorial is perfect for students, researchers, and practitioners in computer architecture, systems design, and anyone interested in memory system optimization. Whether you're exploring emerging memory technologies, evaluating memory hierarchy performance, or designing next-generation computing systems, MemSysExplorer provides the tools you need.

What You'll Learn:

  • Part 1: Technology-Layer Characterization

  • Overview of our memory technology database and array-level simulations. Demos on integrating new memory technologies and performing fault injection simulations.
  • Part 2: Application Profiling

  • How different application profilers integrate into MemSysExplorer. Collect and compare cache statistics across tools and integrate new benchmarks.
  • Part 3: System-Level Evaluation

  • End-to-end evaluations for different cache and main memory architectures.

About the Project

MemSysExplorer is supported by NSF CIRC and developed by a collaborative team from Tufts University, Amherst College, and Harvard University.

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We look forward to seeing you in Pittsburgh!