Faculty Member at Electrical Engineering Department Holds a Seminar

On Thursday, March 9, 2017, the Electrical Engineering Department held a seminar titled “Representation of Floating Point in Numerical Computation” delivered by Dr. Eyad Ibrahim Abbas. The seminar discussed the significance of floating-point representation as a cornerstone in numerical computation for computer technologies. It explained the standard representation of floating-point numbers in binary-based processors, which varies according to bit size (8, 32, or 64 bits). Dr. Eyad detailed the division of bits into three parts: a single-bit sign, exponent, and fraction under base-2. The seminar also explored the processor design methodology that enables arithmetic operations involving floating-point numbers.

The event was attended by the department’s scientific assistant, Dr. Abbas Hussein Issa, the administrative assistant, Dr. Kanaan Ali, along with faculty members and graduate students. Constructive discussions and intellectual exchanges enriched the session.