CAREER: Scalable Computer Architectures of Hierarchical Noeoctex Models and K-12 Education Enhancement

职业：分层 Noeoctex 模型的可扩展计算机架构和 K-12 教育增强

• 批准号: 1053149
• 负责人: Tarek Taha
• 金额: $ 27.25万
• 依托单位: University of Dayton
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-15 至 2016-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1053149&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Scalable; Computer; Architectures; Hierarchical

The research objective of this CAREER proposal is to develop computer hardware architectures that would accelerate cognitive applications based on hierarchical neocortex models. These new class of cognitive models have shown significant promise in describing the functioning of the neocortex. Cognitive applications include perception, natural language comprehension, and cognitive reflection and are important in a large variety of domains such as national security, medicine, transportation, industry, and science. Large scale implementations will also enable neurobiologists to evaluate new models of the neocortex. In this work, biologically inspired architectures will be developed for large scale FPGA systems and embedded processing applications. Once these are developed, a model to predict the performance of the cognitive models on other architectures will be investigated. The research work will enable real-time implementations of cognitive applications at the large scale through FPGA clusters and at the embedded scale through a specialized architecture.The educational objectives of this proposal are aimed at benefiting students from the K-12 to the university level. At the university level, an architecture visualization tool to enhance learning of architecture concepts will be developed. In addition, the research ideas developed form this work will be introduced into the curriculum through classroom projects. At the K-12 level, a set of lesson plans and learning tools about computer technology will be developed for elementary school students. Elementary school teachers will be trained in the use of the tools and lesson plans through a series of workshops. This work will be implemented in collaboration with the "Call Me Mister" program at Clemson University (this program is aimed at increasing the number of minority school teachers in South Carolina).

本CAREER提案的研究目标是开发计算机硬件架构，以加速基于分层新皮层模型的认知应用。这些新的认知模型在描述新皮层的功能方面表现出了巨大的希望。认知应用包括感知、自然语言理解和认知反射，在国家安全、医学、交通、工业和科学等众多领域都很重要。大规模的实施也将使神经生物学家能够评估新皮层的新模型。在这项工作中，生物启发架构将开发大规模FPGA系统和嵌入式处理应用。一旦这些开发出来，将研究一个模型来预测其他架构上的认知模型的性能。研究工作将通过FPGA集群实现大规模的实时认知应用，并通过专门的架构实现嵌入式规模。该提案的教育目标旨在使从K-12到大学水平的学生受益。在大学一级，将开发一个建筑可视化工具，以加强对建筑概念的学习。此外，从这项工作中开发的研究思路将通过课堂项目引入课程。在K-12一级，将为小学生制定一套关于计算机技术的课程计划和学习工具。小学教师将通过一系列讲习班接受使用这些工具和课程计划的培训。这项工作将与克莱姆森大学的“叫我先生”方案合作实施（该方案旨在增加南卡罗来纳州少数民族学校教师的人数）。