1. Message from the Guest Editors

   • Jean-Luc Gaudiot
   • Siang Wun Song

   OriginalPaper Pages: 451 - 452

2. The ArchC Architecture Description Language and Tools

   • Rodolfo Azevedo
   • Sandro Rigo
   • Edna Barros

   OriginalPaper Pages: 453 - 484

3. Parallel Implementation of a Lagrangian Stochastic Model for Pollutant Dispersion

   • Debora R. Roberti
   • Roberto P. Souto
   • Domenico Anfossi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 485 - 498

4. PEMPIs: A New Methodology for Modeling and Prediction of MPI Programs Performance

   • Edson Toshimi Midorikawa
   • Helio Marci de Oliveira
   • Jean Marcos Laine

   OriginalPaper Pages: 499 - 527

5. Using the First-Level Caches as Filters to Reduce the Pollution Caused by Speculative Memory References

   • Onur Mutlu
   • Hyesoon Kim
   • Yale N. Patt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 529 - 559

6. SMA: A Self-Monitored Adaptive Cache Warm-Up Scheme for Microprocessor Simulation

   • Yue Luo
   • Lizy K. John
   • Lieven Eeckhout

   OriginalPaper Pages: 561 - 581