Multicore Challenge in Pervasive Computing Education

With the progress of the semiconductor technology, multicore has been more and more important than before. In multicore architecture, more than one processor core is integrated onto one single chip to improve the performance. The processor technology has been greatly changed by this architecture. In pervasive computing, different multicore processors are provided to enhance the computing ability. And It is also an challenge to teach the students how to adapt to this architecture. In this paper, we present the multicore education for pervasive computing in universities of China. We depict the curricula design for multicore education. And the experiences in multicore education from the universities of China are also presented.