CRCD/EI: Incorporating Power-Aware Computing Techniques Into the Curriculum

将节能计算技术融入到教室中抽象节能计算已经成为工业界和学术界的一个重要的研究和开发领域。已经开发了各种降低能源消耗的技术。为实现低功耗和低能耗而开发的技术涵盖了计算机系统设计的许多阶段，包括电路、电压调节、微体系结构、操作系统和编译器。目前的课程和相关计算机工程课程的现有教科书不足以解决节能计算问题。我们的总体目标是将节能技术纳入研究生和本科生的课程。从这个项目获得的资金将用于开发这方面的概念验证。概念验证将包括开发涵盖以下主题的教学模块：(I)功率模拟器，(Ii)静态和动态功耗来源，(Iii)获取节流作为降低高端处理器功耗的一种手段，以及(Iv)实时系统中的电压调节技术。我们将为节能计算的两个课程序列制定详细的计划。本课程顺序适合对计算机体系结构、操作系统和编译器有一定了解的学生。它将包括嵌入式系统等特殊用途的应用程序。最后，我们将详细开发一个评估框架，通过该框架可以衡量和改进我们产品的质量。

Incorporating Power-aware Computing Techniques into the ClassroomAbstractPower-aware computing has become a significant area of research and development both in industry and academia. Various techniques for reducing the energy consumption have been developed. The techniques developed for achieving the reduced power and energy cover many phases of the computer system design including circuits, voltage scaling, micro-architectures, operating systems, and compilers.The current curriculum and the available textbooks for the relevant computer engineering courses do not adequately address power-aware computing. Our overall aim is to incorporate power-aware techniques into both the graduate and undergraduate curricula. Funds derived from this project will be used to develop a proof-of-concept in this regard.The proof-of-concept will consist of developing instructional modules covering the following topics: (i) Power simulators, (ii) Static and Dynamic sources of power consumption, (iii) Fetch throttling as a means of reducing power consumption in high-end processors, and (iv) Voltage-scaling techniques in real-time systems. We will develop detailed plans for a two-course sequence in power-aware computing. This course sequence will be suitable for students who have had some prior exposure to computer architecture, operating systems, and compilers. It will include special-purpose applications such as embedded systems. Finally, we will develop in detail, an evaluation framework by which the quality of our offerings can be measured and improved.