NSERC COHESA: Computing Hardware for Emerging Intelligent Sensory Applications

NSERC COHESA：用于新兴智能传感应用的计算硬件

• 批准号: 485577-2015
• 负责人: Moshovos, Andreas
• 金额: $ 81.96万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Strategic Network Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=696427
• 关键词: NSERC; COHESA; Computing; Hardware; Emerging

NSERC COHESA is the Research Network for 'Computing Hardware for Emerging Intelligent Sensing Applications (ISAs)'. NSERC COHESA is motivated by the need and the opportunity to advance the state-of-the-art in ISAs, which are helping computing devices to "think", "see", "hear", "read", "write" and "interact" with the physical world in ways that we typically associate only with humans and high intelligence. ISAs promise to rival human abilities and enhance our facility to discover, learn and benefit from information; the application areas are limitless, ranging from science, medicine, health, and commerce, to civil planning, security, and so on. But the emerging ISA field is hampered by the limitations of existing computing devices. These have been designed to be general purpose and so are grossly inefficient and far from capable of supporting the current needs of ISAs. Moreover, the underlying technology trends are such that existing device designs will continue to fall short of ISA needs, stalling further advances. The NSERC COHESA Network will bring together an interdisciplinary team of experts and Canadian-based industries to advance ISAs by taking the full technology stack into consideration: from application software down to silicon circuits. NSERC COHESA's target application is an Intelligent Co-Pilot (i-CP) platform that will demonstrate the overall benefits of a specific ISA. The i-CP uses a live video feed from a conventional or a computational camera mounted on an automobile and interacts with the driver through natural language, providing valuable information the same way a co-pilot sitting on the passenger side would. By taking a holistic view, NSERC COHESA will seek to produce fundamental advances in core algorithms, digital device building blocks, and systems software that will sustain ISA advances for the next 5-15 years. NSERC COHESA's efforts will build on Canada's existing strengths in computer technology to train highly qualified, interdisciplinary personnel who can lead the ISA workforce and ensure Canada's leading position in the ISA revolution.

NSERC COHESA是“新兴智能传感应用（isa）计算硬件”的研究网络。NSERC COHESA的动机是推动isa领域最先进技术的需求和机会，isa正在帮助计算设备以我们通常只与人类和高智能联系在一起的方式“思考”、“看”、“听”、“读”、“写”和与物理世界“互动”。人工智能有望匹敌人类的能力，增强我们发现、学习和受益于信息的能力；应用领域是无限的，从科学、医学、卫生、商业，到民用规划、安全等。但是新兴的ISA领域受到现有计算设备的限制。这些都是为一般用途而设计的，因此效率极低，远远不能支持aias目前的需要。此外，潜在的技术趋势是，现有的设备设计将继续无法满足ISA的需求，从而阻碍进一步的发展。NSERC COHESA网络将汇集一个跨学科的专家团队和加拿大的工业，通过考虑完整的技术堆栈来推进isa：从应用软件到硅电路。NSERC COHESA的目标应用是智能副驾驶（i-CP）平台，该平台将展示特定ISA的整体优势。i-CP使用安装在汽车上的传统或计算机摄像头提供的实时视频，并通过自然语言与驾驶员互动，提供有价值的信息，就像坐在副驾驶座位上的副驾驶一样。从整体的角度来看，NSERC COHESA将寻求在核心算法、数字设备构建模块和系统软件方面取得根本性的进步，以维持ISA在未来5-15年的进步。NSERC COHESA的努力将以加拿大在计算机技术方面的现有优势为基础，培训能够领导ISA工作人员的高素质跨学科人员，并确保加拿大在ISA革命中的领先地位。