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, AndreasAM
• 金额: $ 13.93万
• 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: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=751718
• 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“新兴智能传感应用计算硬件（ISAs）”的研究网络。NSERC COHESA的动机是需要和机会，以推进ISA的最先进水平，这是帮助计算设备“思考”，“看”，“听”，“读”，“写”和“互动”与物理世界的方式，我们通常只与人类和高智能。ISA有望与人类的能力相媲美，增强我们发现、学习和受益于信息的能力;其应用领域是无限的，从科学、医学、健康、商业到民用规划、安全等，但新兴的伊萨领域受到现有计算设备的限制。这些标准是为通用目的设计的，因此效率极低，远远不能满足《国际审计准则》目前的需要。此外，潜在的技术趋势是，现有的器件设计将继续达不到伊萨的需求，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以哥伦比亚为基础的行业，通过考虑从应用软件到硅电路的整个技术堆栈来推进ISA。 NSERC COHESA的目标应用是一个智能辅助驾驶（i-CP）平台，该平台将展示特定伊萨的整体优势。i-CP使用来自安装在汽车上的传统或计算摄像头的实时视频，并通过自然语言与驾驶员进行交互，提供有价值的信息，就像坐在乘客侧的副驾驶员一样。从整体上看，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进展，这些进展将在未来5-15年内维持伊萨的进步。NSERC COHESA的努力将建立在加拿大现有的计算机技术优势，培养高素质的，跨学科的人员谁可以领导伊萨劳动力，并确保加拿大在伊萨革命的领先地位。