CyberTraining: CIC: Widening the CI Workforce On-ramp by Exposing Undergraduates to Heterogeneous Computing

网络培训：CIC：通过让本科生接触异构计算来拓宽 CI 劳动力入口

• 批准号: 1829554
• 负责人: David Bunde
• 金额: $ 13.2万
• 依托单位: Knox College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-09-01 至 2022-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1829554&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CyberTraining; CIC; Widening; CI; Workforce

In keeping with NSF's mission of promoting scientific progress, this project strengthens the workforce of future cyberinfrastructure researchers and professionals by preparing undergraduate students to program and employ heterogeneous computing systems. The need for increased performance per watt and demands of processing diverse workloads have triggered a major industry shift towards systems containing different kinds of specialized components. These heterogeneous architectures are quickly becoming the dominant platform in high-performance computing (HPC), cloud computing, and Internet of Things (IoT) networks. As such, it is imperative that the scientific workforce in advanced cyberinfrastructure have a deep understanding of heterogeneity in computing systems. Current undergraduate computer science curricula lack sufficient coverage of heterogeneous computing concepts and there is an imminent risk that tomorrow's scientific workforce will be ill-equipped to program the complex heterogeneous systems of the future. This project addresses this by developing and disseminating modules covering heterogeneous computing concepts. Module development is complemented with out-of-class training camps that will serve as a springboard for undergraduates to pursue further training and career opportunities. The project takes an early-and-often, module-driven approach to curricular integration. A collection of modules is being designed to cover a range of heterogeneous computing concepts including heterogeneous architectures, hybrid algorithms, and heterogeneous programming models such as CUDA and OpenCL. For easy adoption, modules are designed to be self-contained with all requisite teaching material including in-class interactive exercises, problem sets and solutions, and pedagogical notes. Each module is designed to exploit heterogeneous context within the curriculum and introduce topics at an appropriate level of abstraction. The summer training camps are designed to be immersive experiences for undergraduates that (i) reinforce and extend the material covered in the modules, (ii) present the role of cyberinfrastructure in advancing scientific research, and (iii) expose students to opportunities in the fields of computational and data science. A key component of this project is forging alliances with industry partners, who are engaged throughout the design process. A detailed evaluation plan is in place to evaluate student learning outcomes and engagement. Both internal and external evaluators are involved in carrying out the evaluation plan. The modules and training activities are expected to impact over 1,100 computer science undergraduates enrolled at Texas State, Knox College, and Concordia University Texas. Extensive dissemination efforts through faculty training workshops are expected to further broaden the impact of this work.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.

为了与NSF促进科学进步的任务保持一致，该项目通过准备本科生来编程和采用异质计算系统来增强未来网络基础设施研究人员和专业人士的劳动力。每瓦的性能提高以及处理多种工作量的需求的需求引发了行业的重大转变，向包含不同类型的专业组件的系统转向。这些异质体系结构迅速成为高性能计算（HPC），云计算和物联网（IoT）网络中的主要平台。因此，必须在高级网络基础设施中的科学劳动力对计算系统中的异质性有深刻的了解。当前的本科计算机科学课程缺乏对异质计算概念的足够覆盖，并且明天的科学劳动力将不足以编程未来复杂的异构系统。 该项目通过开发和传播涵盖异质计算概念的模块来解决这一问题。模块开发的补充是课外培训营，这些训练营将成为本科生寻求进一步培训和职业机会的跳板。 该项目采用了课程集成的早期和通常模块驱动的方法。一个模块的集合旨在涵盖一系列异质计算概念，包括异质体系结构，混合算法和异质编程模型，例如CUDA和OPENCL。为了方便采用，模块被设计为使用所有必要的教材，包括课堂互动练习，问题集和解决方案以及教学笔记。 每个模块旨在利用课程中的异质上下文，并在适当的抽象级别引入主题。夏季训练营的目的是为（i）增强和扩展模块中涵盖的材料的本科生的身临其境的体验，（ii）介绍了网络基础设施在推进科学研究中的作用，并且（iii）使学生在计算和数据科学领域接触机会。 该项目的一个关键组成部分是与行业合作伙伴建立联盟，他们在整个设计过程中参与其中。 制定了详细的评估计划，以评估学生的学习成果和参与度。 内部和外部评估者都参与执行评估计划。 预计这些模块和培训活动将影响得克萨斯州，诺克斯学院和德克萨斯州康科迪亚大学的1,100多名计算机科学本科生。 预计通过教师培训研讨会进行了广泛的传播工作，将进一步扩大这项工作的影响。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准通过评估来支持的。

项目成果

Adopting Heterogeneous Computing Modules: Experiences from a ToUCH Summer Workshop

采用异构计算模块：ToUCH 夏季研讨会的经验

• DOI: 10.1109/eduhpc56719.2022.00008
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Proc. 2022 IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Education for High Performance Computing (EduHPC
• 作者: Bunde, David P.;Ahmed, Kishwar;Ayloo, Sridevi;Brown-Gaines, Tisha;Fuentes, Joel;Jatala, Vishwesh;Kurniawati, Ruth;Oz, Isil;Qasem, Apan;Schielke, Philip J.
• 通讯作者: Schielke, Philip J.