Exploiting Parallelism and Scalability

 

Computing systems have undergone a fundamental transformation from the single-processor devices of the turn of the century to today's ubiquitous and networked devices and warehouse-scale computing via the cloud. Parallelism has become ubiquitous at many levels. The proliferation of multi- and many-core processors, ever-increasing numbers of interconnected high performance and data intensive edge devices, and the data centers servicing them, is enabling a new set of global applications with large economic and social impact. At the same time, semiconductor technology is facing fundamental physical limits and single processor performance has plateaued. This means that the ability to achieve predictable performance improvements through improved processor technologies has ended. The Exploiting Parallelism and Scalability (XPS) program aims to support groundbreaking research leading to a new era of parallel computing. XPS seeks research re-evaluating, and possibly re-designing, the traditional computer hardware and software stack for today's heterogeneous parallel and distributed systems and exploring new holistic approaches to parallelism and scalability. Achieving the needed breakthroughs will require a collaborative effort among researchers representing all areas-- from the application layer down to the micro-architecture-- and will be built on new concepts and new foundational principles. New approaches to achieve scalable performance and usability need new abstract models and algorithms, programming models and languages, hardware architectures, compilers, operating systems and run-time systems, and exploit domain and application-specific knowledge. Research should also focus on energy- and communication-efficiency and on enabling the division of effort between edge devices and clouds.

General information about this opportunity
Last Known Status
Deleted 03/20/2013 (Archived.)
Program Number
13-507
Federal Agency/Office
Agency: National Science Foundation
Type(s) of Assistance Offered
Grant
Number of Awards Available
20
Who is eligible to apply/benefit from this assistance?
Applicant Eligibility
*PI Limit: Each proposal is required to have two or more PIs providing different and distinct expertise relevant to the program's focus areas. More details are available in Section V.A. Proposal Preparation Instructions.
What is the process for applying and being award this assistance?
Application Procedure
Full Proposal Deadline(s): February 20, 2013
Deadlines
02/20/2013
Other Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements.
Who do I contact about this opportunity?
Headquarters Office
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov
Website Address
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf13507
E-mail Address
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov
Financial Information
Obligations
$15,000,000.00
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Awards range from $1.00 to $750,000.00

 


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