Project description Advanced Computing, embedded and Control SystemsA unified programming model for heterogeneous computers for performance increase and lower power consumption Show the project objective Hide the project objective In recent years, traditional processors have not been able to translate the advances of silicon fabrication technology into corresponding performance gains. This has been due to weaknesses inherent in the current sequential programming model, which has not changed significantly since the late 1940's, as well as due to physical constraints, such as practical limits on the energy consumption and the associated cooling efforts for a processor. To keep satisfying the ever-growing demand for computing power, these difficulties have forced a shift from homogeneous machines relying on a one single kind of fast processing element (the CPU) such as typical PCs some years ago, programmed mostly sequentially, to heterogeneous architectures combining different kinds of processors (such as CPUs, GPUs and DSPs) each specialized for certain tasks, and programmed in a highly parallel fashion yet poorly optimising the available resources towards performance and low energy consumption.The REPARA project joins forces of experts in software engineering methodology, development tools, computer hardware design and analysis, all working hand-in-hand with industrial end-users to achieve a unified programming model for heterogeneous computers developing also the required automated software support tools. Relative to the base line of a sequential algorithm executed on a current general-purpose processor, REPARA expects to achieve at least a 50% reduction of energy consumption combined with a performance improvement of at least by a factor of two. REPARA will also allow for an increased productivity realizing designs in half of the development time that would be required using non-unified programming methods for the different components of a heterogeneous system. Combined, REPARA will lead to fourfold gain in efficiency for energy savings and performance. These objectives will be verified in 5 real-world use cases in the domains of railway, healthcare and industrial maintenance and robotics.Achieving such ambitious objectives will create opportunities for the involved contractors and the European citizens on various strands. The industrial contractors EVOPRO and IXION are active in the targeted use cases and will earn improved competitiveness over other players in their respective markets turning the REPARA results into higher profits and increased employment. The 5 academic contractors will not only strengthen their scientific reputation as leading experts in the field, but their tools will facilitate them to also commercially exploit their research efforts through tool licensing and industry-academia follow-on projects. Finally, European citizens will profit directly from safer rail transport, more sophisticated health care and a reduced power bill. Last but not least, the 50% reduction of energy consumption will have considerable environmental impact given that 2% of world-wide CO2 footprint was caused by server infrastructure in 2007 and is increasing year by year. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwarecomputer processorssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivitysocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemploymentnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloids Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2013.3.4 - Advanced computing, embedded and control systems Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2013-10 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator Contact Jose Daniel Garcia Prof. Coordinator UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID EU contribution € 549 937,00 Address CALLE MADRID 126 28903 Getafe (Madrid) Spain See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jose Daniel Garcia Sanchez (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all HSR HOCHSCHULE FUR TECHNIK RAPPERSWIL Switzerland EU contribution € 541 700,00 Address OBERSEESTRASSE 10 8640 RAPPERSWIL See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Hans-Peter Egli (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT Germany EU contribution € 440 633,00 Address KAROLINENPLATZ 5 64289 Darmstadt See on map Region Hessen Darmstadt Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Melanie Meermann-Zimmermann (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data IXION INDUSTRY AND AEROSPACE SL Spain EU contribution € 133 820,00 Address CALLE JULIAN CAMARILLO 21B 28027 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jorge Villlagra (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SZEGEDI TUDOMANYEGYETEM Hungary EU contribution € 385 520,00 Address DUGONICS TER 13 6720 Szeged See on map Region Alföld és Észak Dél-Alföld Csongrád Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Tomás Boár (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EVOPRO INNOVATION KFT Hungary EU contribution € 305 934,00 Address HAUSZMANN ALAJOS UTCA 2 1116 Budapest See on map Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Zsolt Szepessy (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ORBOTECH LTD Participation ended Israel EU contribution € 0,00 Address . 81101 Yavne See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Menashe Cohen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DI PISA Italy EU contribution € 254 064,00 Address LUNGARNO PACINOTTI 43/44 56126 Pisa See on map Region Centro (IT) Toscana Pisa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Letizia Petrellese (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO Italy EU contribution € 59 392,00 Address VIA GIUSEPPE VERDI 8 10124 Torino See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Alessandro De Filippo (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data