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.

模拟器对于计算机体系结构至关重要，因为它们允许设计人员验证设计思想，而无需在硅上生产真实的芯片，这既昂贵又耗时。但是，目前存在许多问题，阻碍了通过模拟进行计算机体系结构设计的进步：1）碎片化。生态系统；在一个框架中开发的模拟器模型不能在另一个框架中使用；需要大量的培训和强大的硬件，限制了参与，特别是少数群体和资源有限的机构，以及 3) 忽视可用性和可用性。用户经验；结果可解释性差阻碍了从模拟中产生的见解。该项目的影响是为计算机体系结构研究社区提供一站式、基于网络和云驱动的计算机体系结构模拟环境，以支持更复杂的计算机体系结构模拟并允许更多。该项目的新颖之处在于创建了新的计算机体系结构设计原则，将整个计算机体系结构模拟生态系统的可用性的技术和人类方面联系起来。该项目提供了一个在线平台，允许用户进行复杂的模拟器-基于计算机体系结构的研究，无需该平台的核心是模型动物园，研究人员可以发布模拟器模型、分叉他人的模型、验证模型以及在实验中使用他人的模型。该项目通过构建兼容层来连接模拟器模型来统一生态系统。该项目还支持计算机架构仿真即服务 (CASaaS)，因为用户可以配置实验、在云中运行仿真并监控运行中的仿真。该平台还提供用于结果分析的集成可视化工具。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。