MRI: Acquisition of a Composable Platform as a Service Instrument for Deep Learning & Visualization (COMPaaS DLV)

该项目是关于获取一个非常需要的基于图形处理单元（GPU）的仪器，以开发一个名为“COMPaaS DLV：可组合平台”的深度学习和可视化服务仪器。该项目旨在通过校园研究网络补充现有的校园计算资源。它将能够访问本地和远程的计算和存储设施，包括XSEDE、Blue Waters、Deep Learning Instrument和Chameleon。这一关键仪器将为深度学习（数据挖掘和数据分析、计算机视觉、自然语言处理、人工智能）、可视化（模拟、渲染、视觉分析、视频处理、图像处理）以及深度学习和可视化的结合（例如，当数据太大以至于无法轻易可视化时）提供一个基础科学和工程研究培训的平台。然后使用深度学习提取感兴趣的特征进行可视化)。该仪器还可以在人类学、生物学、网络安全、数据素养、欺诈检测、医疗保健、制造业、城市可持续性和网络物理系统（如自动驾驶汽车）等学科中对社会问题进行调查和贡献。它的设计利用了最先进的计算机体系结构，称为可组合体系结构，其中计算机的组件（传统的处理器、GPU、存储和网络）形成了一个流动的资源池，这样具有不同工作流的不同应用程序就可以同时运行，每个应用程序几乎可以在瞬间、随时配置所需的资源。考虑到可组合基础设施的可伸缩性和敏捷性，它比传统的云和集群更有益，因为传统云和集群是僵化的、供应过剩的、昂贵的。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project is about acquiring a much-in-demand Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)-based instrument, to develop a Service Instrument for Deep Learning and Visualization called "COMPaaS DLV: COMposable Platform". The project aims to complement available campus computing resources via the campus's research network. It will be able to access local and remote computing and storage facilities funded, including XSEDE, Blue Waters, Deep Learning Instrument and Chameleon. This critical instrumentation will provide a platform to pursue fundamental science and engineering research training in deep learning (data mining and data analytics, computer vision, natural language processing, artificial intelligence), visualization (simulation, rendering, visual analytics, video steaming, image processing), and a combination of deep learning and visualization (e.g., when data is so large that it cannot be easily visualized, then deep learning is used to extract features of interest to be visualized). The instrumentation also enables investigation and contribution to societal issues in disciplines such as anthropology, biology, cybersecurity, data-literacy, fraud detection, healthcare, manufacturing, urban sustainability, and cyber-physical systems (e.g., autonomous cars). Its design utilizes state-of-the-art computer architecture, known as composable architecture, in which the computer's components (traditional processor, GPU, storage, and networking) form a fluid pool of resources, such that different applications with different workflows can be run simultaneously, with each configuring the resources it requires almost instantaneously, at any time. Given composable infrastructure scalability and agility, it is more beneficial than traditional clouds and clusters that are rigid, overprovisioned, and expensive.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.