| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/A01503/01 |
| Title: |
AF: ADAPTIVE PROGRAM ANALYSIS, TRANSFORMATION AND OPTIMISATION |
| Principal Investigator: |
O'Boyle, Professor M |
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| Department: |
Sch of Informatics |
| Organisation: |
University of Edinburgh |
| Scheme: |
Advanced Fellowship (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 January 2001 |
Ends: |
31 December 2005 |
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239,646
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The growth in the use of computing technology is matched by a continuing demand for higher performance in all areas of computing. This demand has led to an exponential growth in hardware performance and architecture evolution. Such a rapid change of architectural range has placed enormous stress on compiler technology such that it can no longer keep up with architectural change. Currently, state-of-the art compilers can achieve, at best, around 10% of peak performance from a typical modern super-scalar micro-processor. This project aims to develop the underlying theory and technology enabling compilers to adapt with and exploit the exponential growth in hardware performance and aims to develop a systematic optimisation approach suitable for a diverse range of requirement from cost critical hard-wired embedded applications to super-computing grand challenge applications and just-in-time compilation of downloaded applications for reconfigurable FPGA based processors. Given this foundational work, this project aims to change the area of optimising compilation from one that is ad hoc and reactive to hardware evolution to one based on solid foundations that drives architectural change whereby the next generation of hardware, is co-designed by compiler technology.
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