Workshop on Computing at the Margins: Accelerating Scaling Through Adaptation and Tolerance
Abstract
Computing technology has transformed our society over the past six decades in myriad ways. Drawing upon advances in many technical disciplines, from materials science to mathematics to psychology, computer science and engineering have revolutionized technology at all scales--- ranging from the ubiquitous smart phone to supercomputer platforms for climate modeling and weather prediction. Until recently, Moore s law and Dennard circuit scaling continually reduced the cost and energy usage of computations, enabling the construction of progressively larger and more sophisticated computing platforms. But after sixty years of rapid advancement, the computing revolution is confronting hurdles to continued scaling including fundamental physical limits due to the nanoscales at which computing substrates are fabricated and the increasing complexity of ambitious application platforms such as atmospheric modeling, media-oriented operating systems, deep space satellite probes, UAVs, and cyber-physical systems. Continued scaling hinges on achieving significant and novel breakthroughs in system design and implementation. We can no longer afford computing systems with the profligate energy consumption and resource usage of current technology. We need to devise more efficient computing platforms to continue scaling the size, speed, and sophistication of computing systems at a rate commensurate with past experience.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141512290
Entities
People
- Krishna Palem
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Rice University
- United States Navy