Collaborative Research: CCRI: Planning-C: Enabling Computer Architecture Simulation as a Service

合作研究：CCRI：Planning-C：实现计算机架构仿真即服务

基本信息

批准号：
2234401
负责人：
Katherine Isaacs
金额：
$ 2.76万
依托单位：
University of Utah
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2023-03-15 至 2025-02-28
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2234401&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Collaborative Research CCRI Planning Enabling

项目摘要

Simulators are essential to computer architecture as they allow designers to validate design ideas without producing real chips on silicon, which is expensive and time-consuming. However, there are currently many issues slowing the advancement of computer architecture design through simulation: 1) Fragmentation of the ecosystem; simulator models developed in one framework cannot be used in another. 2) High barrier of entry; extensive training and powerful hardware are required, limiting participation, particularly from marginalized populations and institutes with limited resources, and 3) Neglect of usability and user experience; poor result interpretability hinders insights generated from simulations. The project's impacts are empowering the computer architecture research community with a one-stop, web-based, and cloud-powered computer architecture simulation environment to support more complex computer architecture simulations and to allow more researchers to participate in the advancement of computing system design. The project’s novelties are creating new computer architecture design principles that bridge technical and human aspects of usability across the computer architecture simulation ecosystem.This project delivers an online platform that allows users to conduct complex simulator-based computer architecture research without leaving the platform. Central to the platform is a Model Zoo for researchers to publish simulator models, fork others’ models, validate models, and use others’ models in their experiments. This project unifies the ecosystem by building a compatibility layer to connect simulator models developed in popular simulator frameworks such as gem5, SST, and MGPUSim. This project also enables computer architecture simulation as a service (CASaaS) as users can configure experiments, run simulations in the cloud, and monitor the running simulations in real-time. The platform also provides an integrated visualization tool for result analysis.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.

模拟器对计算机架构至关重要，因为它们允许设计人员在不生产硅的真实芯片的情况下验证设计思想，这是昂贵且耗时的。但是，目前存在许多问题，可以通过模拟来减缓计算机架构设计的进步：1）生态系统的分散；一个框架中开发的模拟模型不能在另一个框架中使用。 2）高障碍；需要大量的培训和强大的硬件，限制参与，尤其是来自资源有限的边缘化人群和机构，以及3）忽略可用性和用户体验；差的结果可解释性阻碍了模拟产生的见解。该项目的影响是通过一站式，基于网络和云的计算机架构模拟环境来增强计算机架构研究社区的能力，以支持更复杂的计算机体系结构模拟，并允许更多的研究人员参与计算系统设计的进步。该项目的新颖性正在创建新的计算机体系结构设计原理，该设计原理可以在计算机体系结构模拟生态系统上弥合可用性的技术和人体方面。该项目提供了一个在线平台，允许用户在不离开平台的情况下进行基于模拟器的复杂计算机架构研究。该平台的核心是研究人员在实验中发布模型模型，分叉其他模型，验证模型并使用其他模型的模型动物园。该项目通过构建兼容性层来连接在流行的模拟器框架（例如GEM5，SST和MGPUSIM）中开发的模拟器模型来统一生态系统。该项目还可以使计算机体系结构仿真作为服务（CASAA），因为用户可以配置实验，在云中运行模拟并实时监视运行模拟。该平台还提供了一个集成的可视化工具进行结果分析。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评论标准来诚实地认为通过评估来诚实地支持。