CIF: NeTS: Medium: Collaborative Research: Unifying Data Synchronization

该项目致力于维护和共享从日益覆盖日常生活的计算设备产生的海量不同数据的技术手段，特别是通过改进同步技术。其目标是将通常以特别方式和在不同领域开发的各种方法综合成一个包括新分析和解决方案的益处的一般、整体解决方案。这种方法本质上是根本的，其有效性显示出有望对包括移动和云计算、数字货币、安全和生物测序在内的各种技术产生影响。这项工作的一部分涉及对年轻学生的推广，例如为高中生建立一个新颖的基于计算机的暑期计划的初步努力。该项目专注于四个研究项目。第一个涉及分析、比较和改进(在可能的情况下)现有文献中的核心点到点同步原语。第二个重点是将这些原语概括为更高维的数据，如文件、图像、视频、数据库和图形。第三个研究重点涉及开发同步来自通过各种渠道通信的许多同步方的数据的方法。最后，在研究成果的基础上实现了一个通用的数据同步引擎，并对各种应用进行了评估。

This project addresses the technical means of maintaining and sharing the huge amounts of diverse data that are being generated from the computing devices that increasingly envelop everyday lives, specifically by improving synchronization technology. The goal is to synthesize various approaches that have been developed, often in an ad hoc manner and in various fields, into a general, holistic solution that includes benefits from new analyses and solutions. The approach is fundamental in nature, and its effectiveness shows promise for impact on a diverse set of technologies, including mobile and cloud computing, digital currency, security, and biological sequencing. Part of the work involves outreach to younger students, such as initial efforts at setting up a novel computing-based summer program for high school students.The project focuses on four research thrusts. The first involves an analysis, comparison, and improvement (where possible) of core point-to-point synchronization primitives from the existing literature. The second thrust generalizes these primitives to higher-dimensional data, such as files, images, video, databases, and graphs. The third research thrust involves developing approaches for synchronizing data from many synchronizing parties communicating through a variety of channels. Finally, the project aims to implement a general data synchronization engine based on the research results, together with an evaluation of various applications.