AnyScale Applications

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The ecosystem of compute devices is highly connected, and likely tobecome even more so as the internet-of-things concept is realized. There isa single underlying global protocol for communication which enables allconnected devices to interact, i.e. internet protocol (IP). In thisproject, we will create a corresponding single underlying global protocolfor computation. This will enable wireless sensors, smartphones,laptops, servers and cloud data centres to co-operate on what is conceptually a single task,i.e. an AnyScale app.A user might run an AnyScale app on her smartphone, then when the battery is runninglow, or wireless connectivity becomes available, the app may shift itscomputation to a cloud server automatically. This kind of runtime decisionmaking and taking is made possible by the AnyScale framework, which uses acost/benefit model and machine learning techniques to drive itsbehaviour.When the app is running on the phone, it cannot do very complexcalculations or use too much memory. However in a powerful server, thecomputations can be much larger and complicated. The AnyScale app willbehave in an appropriate way based on where it is running.In this project, we will create the tools, techniques and technology toenable software developers to create and deploy AnyScale apps. Our firstcase study will be to design a movement controller app, that allows a biped robot with realistic humanoid limbs to 'walk' over various kinds of terrain. Thisis a complex computational task - generally beyond the power of embeddedchips inside robotic limbs. Our AnyScale controller will offloadcomputation to computers on-board the robot, or wirelessly to nearbyservers or cloud-based systems. This is an ideal scenario for roboticexploration, e.g. of nuclear disaster sites.