The KAOS Lab (before it became a machine room), July 17, 2002
To correct the problems in a parallel computer system, you have to first know what the problems really are. This requires a fair selection of computer hardware and software. Further, we often have to build our own hardware and software systems to correct the problems that we find, so we also need fabrication and test facilities.... At the University of Kentucky, all of this is now KAOS.
Speaking of chaos, anybody trying to find our facilities on the University of Kentucky's campus will note an interesting array of similar names for different buildings and different names for the same building. Most of this confusion comes from the new Ralph G. Anderson Building, abbreviated RGAN (why not RGAB?). As of Fall 2003, the building formerly known as Anderson Hall is now officially F. Paul Anderson Tower, often refered to as Anderson Tower. On campus maps, it is listed by the initials AH or FPAT. RGAN is next to FPAT, and one building further past RGAN is Patterson Office Tower, which has always been abbreviated as POT (not PAT). Got it?
In any case, generic directions to UK are here; visitors can park in Parking Structure #5. An annotated campus map shows how to get from Parking Structure #5 through the construction to Anderson Tower, where various KAOS locations can be found.
The following facilities once played key roles in our work, but are no longer in operation.
The only thing set in stone is our name.
