The formal study of program behavior has become an essential ingredient in guiding the design of new computer architectures. Accurate characterization of applications leads to efficient design of high performing architectures. Quantitative and analytical characterization of workloads is important in understanding and exploiting their interesting features. This book includes ten chapters on various aspects of characterization. The contributors to this volume are internationally recognized experts whose experience spans both industrial applications and the academic community. Workload Characterization of Emerging Computer Applications is an essential reference tool that can also be used as a text in graduate-level courses on system design.