Automating the Generation of Programs Maximizing the Sustained Switching Activity in Microprocessor units via Evolutionary Techniques

Deligiannis, Nikolaos I.; Cantoro, Riccardo; Reorda, Matteo Sonza

doi:10.1016/j.micpro.2023.104775

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“…The parameters were be carefully adjusted to achieve a balance between offering a significant intervention and ensuring that it can be realistically and practically integrated into school routines [28][29][30]. Operating in a regulated setting is crucial to guaranteeing the uniform execution of the exercise regimen [31][32][33]. The controlled environment in this setting reduces the likelihood of external factors, hence enhancing the internal validity of the research.…”

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Exercise for success: how fitness boosts high school students' minds and moods

Hasan,

Okilanda,

Putra

et al. 2024

Fiz Pol

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This study aims to investigate the intricate connections between physical fitness, cognitive performance, and emotional well being among senior high school students. The objective is to gain a detailed understanding of the potential effects of organized physical fitness programmes in an educational setting. The main goal is to investigate the relationships between distinct aspects of physical fitness, including cardiovascular fitness, strength, and flexibility, and their impact on cognitive and emotional outcomes. To achieve these goals, a purposive sampling technique was used to choose 33 senior high school students. The selection process took into account criteria such as age, gender, and educational background to ensure varied representation. Participants engaged in a carefully planned and organized physical fitness programme that included aerobic workouts, strength training, and flexibility routines. The programme was consistently implemented in a controlled atmosphere. Preliminary evaluations of physical fitness, cognitive capacities, and emotional welfare were carried out before the intervention, setting a benchmark for further studies. The pre and post intervention evaluations encompassed standardized assessments of cognitive ability, physical fitness measurements (including cardiovascular fitness, strength, and flexibility), and self report questionnaires measuring emotional well being. Statistical techniques, such as paired sample t tests and correlation analyses, were used to detect significant changes and relationships. The findings demonstrated substantial enhancements in memory capacity, attention span, and problem solving abilities following the training. Participants demonstrated improved cardiovascular fitness, strength, and flexibility, indicating favorable physical results. The self reported emotional well being showed a significant augmentation. Correlation analyses revealed significant connections between cardiovascular fitness and memory capacity, strength and attention span, flexibility, and problem solving skills, indicating complex connections between physical fitness and cognitive function. Moreover, notable associations were seen among cardiovascular fitness, strength, flexibility, and emotional well being, underscoring the potential psychosomatic advantages of well organized physical training programmes.

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Exercise for success: how fitness boosts high school students' minds and moods

Hasan,

Okilanda,

Putra

et al. 2024

Fiz Pol

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“…That is, a program that is able to maximize the number of logical switches in short periods of time. By having a clear reference of the implemented sub-set of instructions then we can rely on strategies (e.g., SATsolvers [27], evolutionary algorithms [28]) to identify such sequences and an efficient stress program for the DUT.…”

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A Survey of Recent Developments in Testability, Safety and Security of RISC-V Processors

Anders,

Andreu,

Becker

et al. 2023

2023 IEEE European Test Symposium (ETS)

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With the continued success of the open RISC-V architecture, practical deployment of RISC-V processors necessitates an in-depth consideration of their testability, safety and security aspects. This survey provides an overview of recent developments in this quickly-evolving field. We start with discussing the application of state-of-the-art functional and system-level test solutions to RISC-V processors. Then, we discuss the use of RISC-V processors for safety-related applications; to this end, we outline the essential techniques necessary to obtain safety both in the functional and in the timing domain and review recent processor designs with safety features. Finally, we survey the different aspects of security with respect to RISC-V implementations and discuss the relationship between cryptographic protocols and primitives on the one hand and the RISC-V processor architecture and hardware implementation on the other. We also comment on the role of a RISC-V processor for system security and its resilience against side-channel attacks.

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