{"51138":{"#nid":"51138","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Announces Plans For New Manycore Computing Research Center","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAUSTIN, Texas (SC08) \u2013 November 18, 2008 \u2013 The Georgia Institute of Technology, a national leader in high-performance computing research and education, announced plans for\u00a0 the creation of the Georgia Tech Center for Manycore Computing, a research center for innovations in computer architecture. A collaborative effort between the Georgia Tech Colleges of Computing and Engineering, the Center for Manycore Computing (CMC) will address deep, foundational challenges in programming, design and systems development to overcome power and architecture barriers to the progression of computer performance.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur mission at the Center for Manycore Computing is to establish a research agenda that looks well-beyond the short-term and develops innovative and applicable solutions to future limitations on computing progress,\u201d said Tom Conte, professor and director of the planned Georgia Tech Center for Manycore Computing. \u201cBy projecting out decades, we can better ensure sustained growth in the power, speed and capabilities of technologies that drive worldwide social and economic growth.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUnder the premise of Moore\u2019s Law, the number of transistors able to be placed on an integrated circuit doubles every two years \u2013 yielding an exponential increase in the speed, power and memory of computing technologies over time. While computer architects and engineers continue to chart computing progress against Moore\u2019s Law, power and design limitations threaten the ability of the technology industry to sustain its momentum. One solution to such challenges is the \u201cmanycore approach\u201d \u2013 creating a chip composed of hundreds to thousands of light-weight core processors operating in parallel to advance the processing of ever higher-data, higher-power operations and applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EManycore computing will enable computing functions that are impossible today. For example, in the emerging field of mobile robotics, manycore computing would allow exponentially enhanced functionality of the robot, leading to its ability to better assess, react to and manipulate its surroundings. Other prime areas for manycore application include embedded computing, data search and analysis, and gaming\/multimedia, among others.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00a0\u201cGeorgia Tech\u2019s deep domain expertise at all levels of the computing spectrum \u2013 from applications and architecture down to circuits and silicon \u2013 position the Institute as a natural leader in the emerging research area of manycore computing,\u201d said Dr. Mark Allen, senior vice provost for Research and Innovation at Georgia Tech. \u201cThe interdisciplinary environment fostered by the College of Computing\u2019s School of Computer Science and the College of Engineering\u2019s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering enable our world-class researchers and faculty to revolutionize the field of computer architecture and how it is analyzed, taught and studied.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of its mission, the CMC will also look at new ways to incorporate parallel programming and advanced architectures into its core undergraduate computing classes. By teaching today\u2019s students to \u201cthink in parallel\u201d at an earlier age, tomorrow\u2019s leaders will be better able to develop the advancements needed to maintain the exponential growth rate for computing performance for decades to come.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EAbout the Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation\u0027s premier research universities. Ranked seventh among U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u0027s top public universities, Georgia Tech\u0027s more than 19,000 students are enrolled in its Colleges of Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Management and Sciences. Tech is among the nation\u0027s top producers of women and African-American engineers. The Institute offers research opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students and is home to more than 100 interdisciplinary units plus the Georgia Tech Research Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E###\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EFor more information, contact:\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStefany Wilson\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.7253\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stefany@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estefany@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAUSTIN, Texas (SC08) \u2013 November 18, 2008 \u2013 The Georgia Institute of\nTechnology, a national leader in high-performance computing research\nand education, announced plans to create the Georgia Tech\nCenter for Manycore Computing, a joint research center of the Colleges of Computing and Engineering that will pursue innovations in\ncomputer architecture. Source: Office of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:40:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:30","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-11-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2008-11-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}