CASPER2019: Heterogeneous Architectures -- FPGA, GPU, and now System on Chip

天文学信号处理和电子学研究合作(CASPER)成立于13年前，目的是使射电天文学的专门计算方法得到广泛应用。自那以后，它已经成为世界各地数百名科学家和工程师的社区，他们的方法在整个射电天文学中无处不在。卡斯珀在射电天文学方面产生了如此广泛的影响，其方法和工具是上一次十年回顾中排名最靠前的射电天文学倡议的基础。该项目将支持定于2019年8月12-16日在哈佛大学天文台举行的卡斯珀会议。研讨会将包括为期五天的讲座、教程和动手练习。该讲习班将与美国国家科学基金会资助的天文技术暑期学校(OISE/1743747)合作举办。本次研讨会将包括对新兴的射频系统芯片(RFSoC)应用的新技术关注。学生们将有机会与经验丰富的研究人员见面和互动，方法是与“实验室导师”结对。除了学术演讲外，还将邀请来自行业的演讲者。这些演讲为学生提供了与学术界以外的潜在雇主建立网络的机会。会议的发言将在会议和Casper的网站上公布。会议还将举行射电天文学公开讲座、海报展示和几个面向公众的现场演示。申请的资金将抵消学生注册、住宿和旅行的费用。这一奖励反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Collaboration for Astronomy Signal Processing and Electronics Research (CASPER) was founded thirteen years ago to make specialized computational methods for radio astronomy widely available. It has since become a community of hundreds of scientists and engineers worldwide and their methods have become ubiquitous throughout radio astronomy. CASPER has had such a broad impact in radio astronomy that its methods and tools underlie each of the top-ranked radio astronomy initiatives of the last decadal review.This project will support the CASPER Conference scheduled for 12-16 August 2019 at the Harvard College Observatory. The workshop will include five days of lectures, tutorials and hands-on exercises. This workshop will be run in collaboration with NSF supported PIRE summer school on astronomy techniques (OISE/1743747). This workshop will include a new technical focus on emerging Radio Frequency System on a Chip (RFSoC) applications. Students will have the opportunity to meet and interact with experienced researchers by being paired with "lab mentors." In addition to academic presentations, speakers from industry will be invited. These presentations give students an opportunity to network with potential employers outside of academia. Presentations from the conference will be made publicly available on the conference and CASPER websites. The conference will also feature a public lecture on radio astronomy, a poster session and several live demonstrations for the general public. Requested funds will offset costs of student registration, accommodation and travel.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.