Project description Computing SystemsSoftware to speed up multi-core systems with lower energy consumption Show the project objective Hide the project objective A revolution is happening in computer hardware. After three decades during which microprocessor speeds increased almost 4000 times, we are starting to hit long-predicted physical limits on the speed of a single processor. Recent computers instead use two, four or even twelve processor cores working together ``in parallel'', giving peak performance that is equivalent to a 5GHz, 10GHz or even 30GHz single processor, but at a fraction of the projected energy usage. There have even been experimental 48-core ``single cloud computer'' chips giving peak performance that would exceed that of a 100GHz single processor. The effective exploitation of such high performance is essential to support modern demands for computing power in the home, in industry and in the economy at large. Combining this with low energy usage is crucial if the performance is to be delivered at a reasonable financial and environmental cost.Future designs will harness even greater numbers of processor cores, perhaps in the thousands or millions, and perhaps with widely varying speeds and capabilities. These will be combined with advanced graphics processor units and other specialist units to give further performance and energy gains. In this way we will be able to meet society's future needs for computing power.While there are already significant challenges in building computers, such as those described above, from heterogeneous processor and other computing units, there are even greater challenges in building parallel software that can use them effectively. In order to do this, we must produce software that is easy to write but that still allows the hardware to be used effectively.The key innovation of the ParaPhrase project is exactly to produce such software that is easy to write using the hardware more effectively with the goal of speeding up processing by at least one order of magnitude over sequential execution on real near-term multicore architectures for the use cases and systems that will be considered in the project.ParaPhrase will build on a (multi-level) model of parallelism, where implementations of parallel programs are expressed in terms of interacting components. By expressing parallelism in terms of high-level parallel patterns that have alternative parallel implementations, we will be able to redeploy/refactor parallel components to dynamically match the available hardware resources.One large scale company (MELLANOX), one SME (ERLANG SOLUTIONS) and an Austrian software competence centre (SCCH) with strong links to industry will exploit the project results in a commercial context. ParaPhrase will strengthen their respective market position and competitiveness and give a manifold return on investment. The six academic partners will use the gained knowledge to enrich their teaching activities and to reinforce their prestige in the scientific community. European citizens will benefit from less power-consuming computers. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwarecomputer processorssocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsrevolutions Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.3.4 - Computing Systems Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-7 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS EU contribution € 580 698,00 Address NORTH STREET 66 COLLEGE GATE KY16 9AJ St Andrews United Kingdom See on map Region Scotland Eastern Scotland Clackmannanshire and Fife Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Trish Starrs (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SOFTWARE COMPETENCE CENTER HAGENBERG GMBH Austria EU contribution € 380 961,00 Address SOFTWAREPARK 32 A 4232 HAGENBERG See on map Region Westösterreich Oberösterreich Mühlviertel Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Thomas Natschläger (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART Germany EU contribution € 295 312,00 Address KEPLERSTRASSE 7 70174 Stuttgart See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Agnes Lampke Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EOTVOS LORAND TUDOMANYEGYETEM Hungary EU contribution € 45 120,00 Address EGYETEM TER 1-3 1053 Budapest See on map Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Margit Fórizs (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ELTE-Soft Kutatas-Fejleszto Nonprofit Kft Hungary EU contribution € 113 169,00 Address PAZMANY PETER SETANY 1 C 1117 BUDAPEST See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ágnes Gulyás (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data NATIONAL COLLEGE OF IRELAND Ireland EU contribution € 203 244,00 Address MAYOR STREET IFSC 1 Dublin See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact John McGarrigle (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES LTD - MLNX Participation ended Israel EU contribution € 1 662,00 Address YOKNEAM ILIT INDUSTRIAL ZONE - HERMON BUILDING 20692 Yokneam See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Cheryl Ganapol (Ms.) 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 € 260 892,00 Address VIA GIUSEPPE VERDI 8 10124 Torino See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Marco Aldinucci (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DI PISA Italy EU contribution € 307 832,00 Address LUNGARNO PACINOTTI 43/44 56126 Pisa See on map Region Centro (IT) Toscana Pisa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Paola Fabiani (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AKADEMIA GORNICZO-HUTNICZA IM. STANISLAWA STASZICA W KRAKOWIE Poland EU contribution € 157 038,00 Address AL ADAMA MICKIEWICZA 30 30-059 Krakow See on map Region Makroregion południowy Małopolskie Miasto Kraków Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Aleksander Byrski (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST United Kingdom EU contribution € 42 750,00 Address UNIVERSITY ROAD LANYON BUILDING BT7 1NN Belfast See on map Region Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Belfast Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Rory Jordan (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 349 781,00 Address GARTHDEE HOUSE GARTHDEE ROAD AB10 7QB Aberdeen See on map Region Scotland North Eastern Scotland Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact John McCall (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ERLANG SOLUTIONS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 333 540,00 Address THE LOOM 14 GOWERS WALK LOOM HOUSE E1 8PY London See on map Region London Inner London — East Tower Hamlets Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Saida Ghulamali (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data