This Project Grant award, valued at $174,925, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) Federal Grant Program. The grant supports the development of innovative data transfer optimization technologies to enhance the efficiency of scientific data transfers across high-performance computing clusters. The key products and services to be delivered include: Implementation of a robust monitoring framework to improve...
This $727,999 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) supports research to develop architectural "Data Transformation Units" (DTUs) that can improve data locality and processing performance for high-dimensional data workloads. The project, led by Trustees of Boston University, aims to create a foundational science of on-the-fly data transformation, explore architectural...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program, with Federal Grant Program ID 47.070, will support the University of California, Merced in pioneering innovative heterogeneous-enriched communication designs for modern and next-generation high-performance computing (HPC) systems and applications. The $500,177 award, effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2028, aims to enhance the usability, efficiency,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $113,813 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop a platform for executing per-packet AI-driven decisions directly within datacenter networks at line rate. The goal is to bridge the gap between speed and intelligence in network management and control to meet the strict security and performance requirements of evolving cloud...
This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports research at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) on developing consolidated data plane management tools for network functions (NFs). The project aims to design efficient algorithms and data structures to automatically manage the deployment and resource usage of multiple co-existing NFs, which are crucial for managing...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,400,001 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, also known as the Office of Sponsored Programs. This 5-year collaborative research project, titled "RESEARCH INTO THE USE AND INTEGRATION OF DATA MOVEMENT ACCELERATORS (RUN-DMX)", aims to optimize communication overheads for high-performance computing (HPC) applications by supporting...
The University of South Carolina (USC) was awarded a $2 Project Grant under the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) to enhance data transfers and network performance through a self-driving "Science DMZ" using programmable data plane (PDP) switch technology. The project aims to: 1) Develop a self-driving Science DMZ capable of improving network performance and fairness by leveraging PDP switch telemetry and...
This $299,968 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), supports the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in enabling large-scale research projects on the NVIDIA DGX cloud platform. The award aims to assist NAIRR pilot researchers with onboarding, porting workflows, user management, cluster management, software installation, profiling, performance tuning, and data movement...
This Project Grant award of $221,138 from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports research at the University of California, Merced to develop advanced profiling techniques for improving the performance of deep learning models on graphics processing units (GPUs). The project aims to address cross-layer inefficiencies in deep learning frameworks by consolidating binary code analysis, incremental performance monitoring, and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports a collaborative research project titled "RESEARCH INTO THE USE AND INTEGRATION OF DATA MOVEMENT ACCELERATORS (RUN-DMX)". The $695,173 award, made on August 15, 2023, aims to optimize communication overheads for high-performance computing (HPC) applications to better address the challenges caused by rapid data growth. The project develops new...