Events FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2004 Contact: Robin Micket (860) 548-7894 Rensselaer at Hartford’s Computer Science Seminar Series Presents: “To JNI or Not to JNI” EVENT:  Demetrius L. Davis, Consultant and Trainer, JOBIAN, will present a seminar titled, “To JNI or Not to JNI.” The presentation is part of Rensselaer at Hartford’s Computer Science Seminar Series. DATE:  Friday, November 12, 2004 TIME:  6 p.m. LOCATION:  Seminar Hall, Rensselaer at Hartford, 275 Windsor Street, Hartford ADMISSION:  FREE! Open to the public. All are welcome to attend. TOPIC DISCUSSION:  The combination of computation-intensive algorithms and steep performance requirements typically implies the use of a native programming language such as C, C++ or FORTRAN. Although Java provides a robust API and a wide developer base, the slower execution times of Java bytecodes as compared to compiled C++ classes often discourage the use of Java in high-performance applications. The Java Native Interface (JNI) offers an attractive compromise to this problem. Computation-intensive operations may be coded in a native programming language and executed within a Java application framework. In theory, JNI applications provide the speed of native language implementations in critical areas and the platform independence of Java for the remaining sections of the application. This research initially examines the pros and cons of a JNI implementation and shows how it performs against an equivalent all-Java implementation. An effort is also made to state how the established Java-based implementation ranks against a pure native solution. ABOUT THE SPEAKER:  Demetrius L. Davis is a consultant and trainer for JOBIAN (www.jobian.com), an IT consulting and training firm. As a software development professional for the past ten years, he has made significant technical contributions in the military modeling and simulation industry. He is often tasked with infusing or enhancing the “smarts” of medium- to large- scale application development efforts. MORE INFORMATION:  For more information about the event, please contact Lynn A. DeNoia, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Engineering and Science, Rensselaer at Hartford, at (860) 548-7804 or e-mail: denoial@ewp.rpi.edu. # # # BACK to News and Events