CAREER: Energy-Efficient Architectures and Their Interaction with Software: A Java Perspective

这一职业发展计划的目标是双重的。研究开发快速、准确的高级能源评估工具，以及它们在设计新的软件和体系结构技术以实现高能效Java执行方面的应用。该中心亦会致力制订和发展一项教育计划，为本科生和研究生在硬件和软件系统的互动和硬件系统设计方面提供坚实的基础。拟议的研究将提供一个从整体角度考虑硬件和软件组件来设计节能系统的理解。特别是，它将为利用硬件和软件优化在降低能源消耗方面的交互作用提供新的见解。这项研究的第一部分将专注于开发高级能源评估工具，这些工具对于设计支持Java执行的节能体系结构和节能软件组件至关重要。本研究的第二部分将集中于提供一套降低能耗的建筑技术。本研究的最后部分将提供设计Java运行时系统的软件组件的技术，以更好地利用底层硬件中存在的任何节能功能。

The goal of this career development plan is two-fold. Research indeveloping fast and accurate high-level energy-estimation tools and their use in designing new software and architectural techniques for energy efficient Java execution. The PI will also concentrate on formulating and developing an educational plan to provide a strong foundation in interaction of hardware and software systems and hardware system design for undergraduate and graduate students.The proposed research will provide an understanding of how to design energy-efficient systems from a holistic viewpoint considering both hardware and software components. In particular, it will provide new insights into exploiting the interaction of hardware and software optimizations in reducing energy consumption. The first part of this research will focus on developing high-level energy estimation tools that are essential for designing the energy-efficient architectures and energy-conscious software components to support Java execution. The second part of this research will focus on providing a set of architectural techniques to reduce the energy consumption. The final part of this research will provide techniques for designing the software components of the Java runtime system to better exploit any energy-saving features present in the underlying hardware.