II-NEW: A Research and Education Infrastructure for Power- and Thermal-Aware Computing

该奖项为韦恩州立大学的一个新的计算研究基础设施 (CRI) 项目提供资金，该项目专注于功率和热感知计算。 PORTAL（拟建的功率和热感知计算实验室）将通过提供以下功能，支持对通用和嵌入式系统的软件控制功率和热优化的广泛研究：1）一套多样化的硬件测试台，范围从服务器级处理器到智能手机； 2) 精确的功率和热测量能力，允许开发和验证精确的功率和热模型； 3) 电池功耗测量功能，用于在紧凑环境中研究系统； 4) 研究和教育环境中使用的性能评估数据收集机制。电源和热量管理是可持续计算的关键问题。 该领域的进步通过减少能源使用和启用具有缩短电池寿命限制的新型便携式电子设备来造福社会。 该项目通过开发计算中的功率和热效应新课程、提高核心课程中现有课程的能量和功率耗散覆盖范围以及为学生实验提供实践经验，改善韦恩州立大学的教育机会和劳动力发展。 研究人员致力于利用新设施，让更多女性和代表性不足的少数族裔学生参与计算系统研究，以及针对 K-12 学生的外展活动。

This award provides funding for a new Computing Research Infrastructure (CRI) project focused on power- and thermal-aware computing at Wayne State University. PORTAL (the proposed POweR and Thermal Aware computing Laboratory) will support a broad range of research on software-controlled power and thermal optimization of both general-purpose and embedded systems, by providing: 1) a diverse set of hardware test beds, ranging from server-level processors to smart phones; 2) precision power and thermal measurement capabilities permitting the development and verification of accurate power and thermal models; 3) battery power-dissipation measurement capabilities for investigation of systems in a compact environment; and 4) performance evaluation data collection mechanisms used in both research and education settings.Power and heat management are critical concerns for sustainable computing. Progress in this area benefits society through reduction in energy usage and enablement of new portable electronic devices with reduced battery lifetime limitations. The project improves educational opportunities and work-force development at Wayne State University through development of new courses on power and thermal effects in computing, improving coverage of energy and power dissipation in existing courses within the core curriculum, and providing hands-on experience for experimentation by students. The investigators are committed to making use of the new facilities in their efforts to involve more female and under-represented minority students in computing systems research, and their outreach activities to K-12 students.