Design Automation for Processor Pipelines. Embedded system processors comprise about eighty percent of the processor market. This project targets this particular segment, customising multi-processor system on chips for a particular class of embedded applications, resulting in superior performance, low power and reduced cost. Direct benefits will include clear understanding of architectures and algorithms, research training, better processors for the embedded market, and quality publications. Ind ....Design Automation for Processor Pipelines. Embedded system processors comprise about eighty percent of the processor market. This project targets this particular segment, customising multi-processor system on chips for a particular class of embedded applications, resulting in superior performance, low power and reduced cost. Direct benefits will include clear understanding of architectures and algorithms, research training, better processors for the embedded market, and quality publications. Indirect benefits will be commercialisation and licensing of this technology for use in the embedded systems design industry. Companies which can benefit from this technology exist in Australia and overseas.Read moreRead less
Automatic Co-Processor Synthesis for Application Specific Instruction Set Processors. Embedded system processors comprise of about eighty percent of the processor market. This project targets this particular segment, customising processors for a particular embedded application, resulting in superior performance, low power and reduced cost. Direct benefits will include clear understanding of architectures and algorithms, research training, better processors for the embedded market, and quality ....Automatic Co-Processor Synthesis for Application Specific Instruction Set Processors. Embedded system processors comprise of about eighty percent of the processor market. This project targets this particular segment, customising processors for a particular embedded application, resulting in superior performance, low power and reduced cost. Direct benefits will include clear understanding of architectures and algorithms, research training, better processors for the embedded market, and quality publications. Indirect benefits will be commercialisation and licensing of this technology for use in the processor design industry. Read moreRead less
Reliable Truly Deep Sub-micron VLSI Computational Systems. The phenomenal growth of the digital integrated circuits is founded on the fundamental assumption of reliable operation of logic gates on silicon chip. In the Deep Sub-Micron domain this fundamental assumption can no longer be guaranteed. This project, in association with with Dongshin University, Korea with strong links to the semiconductor industry, will develop design techniques for the reliable computational hardware, in the presence ....Reliable Truly Deep Sub-micron VLSI Computational Systems. The phenomenal growth of the digital integrated circuits is founded on the fundamental assumption of reliable operation of logic gates on silicon chip. In the Deep Sub-Micron domain this fundamental assumption can no longer be guaranteed. This project, in association with with Dongshin University, Korea with strong links to the semiconductor industry, will develop design techniques for the reliable computational hardware, in the presence of unreliable circuit fabric. This significant research, with potential for generation of IP, will raise the profile of Australian research in integrated circuits design in the global community and will result in significant publicity for the research team and, through them, for Australian industry.Read moreRead less
Optimisation-based analysis and synthesis of sparse systems in signal processing and communication. This project will make onceptual advances in the areas of signal processing and communication. A major benefit of this project will be its direct applications to digital industry - perhaps the major electrical industry of our era. The project will also aim to build a world class research activity at the University of New South Wales to focus attention on low-cost signal processing and communicatio ....Optimisation-based analysis and synthesis of sparse systems in signal processing and communication. This project will make onceptual advances in the areas of signal processing and communication. A major benefit of this project will be its direct applications to digital industry - perhaps the major electrical industry of our era. The project will also aim to build a world class research activity at the University of New South Wales to focus attention on low-cost signal processing and communication, increase capacity for contract research, enhance nternational collaboration with leading researchers in the area, and produce quality PhD graduates in the field of signal processing and communication.Read moreRead less
Convex optimisation for control, signal processing and communication systems. Renewable control of complex systems, signal processing, telecommunication and in general any industries interested in these applications stand to benefit from our research. In particular, the automotive and defence industries stand to benefit from the nonlinear control design aspect of the proposed project outcomes. The
telecommunications industries, on the other hand, benefit from the signal processing and communicat ....Convex optimisation for control, signal processing and communication systems. Renewable control of complex systems, signal processing, telecommunication and in general any industries interested in these applications stand to benefit from our research. In particular, the automotive and defence industries stand to benefit from the nonlinear control design aspect of the proposed project outcomes. The
telecommunications industries, on the other hand, benefit from the signal processing and communications aspects. We also build a core expertise in optimisation and its applications in Australia by training PhD students and Postdoctoral researchers. The research collaborations will cement and maintain the international linkages which will improve applied research in AustraliaRead moreRead less
Design automation for secure, reliable and energy efficient embedded processors. This project seeks to create a methodology to design and generate processors which are both secure, reliable and energy efficient for deployment in Internet of Things (IoT) systems, which require little on-going maintenance. In such systems, both security and reliability are paramount, particularly in medical devices, control devices in critical machinery, financial transactions and automotive electronics. The proje ....Design automation for secure, reliable and energy efficient embedded processors. This project seeks to create a methodology to design and generate processors which are both secure, reliable and energy efficient for deployment in Internet of Things (IoT) systems, which require little on-going maintenance. In such systems, both security and reliability are paramount, particularly in medical devices, control devices in critical machinery, financial transactions and automotive electronics. The project will use an open RISC-V processor which is sufficiently flexible to function as a base processor, with a myriad of tools such as compilers and debuggers available. Reliable computing machinery will enable systems to work in hostile environments and be functionally correct for longer.Read moreRead less
The Enhancement of Heat Transfer in Micro-Chips by MEMS actuator: Parametric Study. This challenging project has the potential of introducing a new technology for cooling micro-devices. Since the computer industry is sensitive to innovation it is necessary to develop the theoretical and practical skill for manufacturing the cooling devices. This will help Australian industry to greatly enhance its capabilities in this very important area of economy. The present project is a rare combination ....The Enhancement of Heat Transfer in Micro-Chips by MEMS actuator: Parametric Study. This challenging project has the potential of introducing a new technology for cooling micro-devices. Since the computer industry is sensitive to innovation it is necessary to develop the theoretical and practical skill for manufacturing the cooling devices. This will help Australian industry to greatly enhance its capabilities in this very important area of economy. The present project is a rare combination of multi-disciplinary studies and will result in a better understanding of the complex thermal and fluid flow phenomena in micro channels, and the design and fabrication techniques for the next generation of micro-chips. Read moreRead less
Hardware Implementation Strategies for JPEG 2000. JPEG2000 is a new image compression standard, which is expected to become the dominant format for image communications over the internet and then make inroads into consumer peripheral devices, including digital cameras, printers and scanners. The standard is fundamentally different from and much more complex than its well-known predecessor, JPEG, and there are currently no published hardware implementations. The aim of this project is to investig ....Hardware Implementation Strategies for JPEG 2000. JPEG2000 is a new image compression standard, which is expected to become the dominant format for image communications over the internet and then make inroads into consumer peripheral devices, including digital cameras, printers and scanners. The standard is fundamentally different from and much more complex than its well-known predecessor, JPEG, and there are currently no published hardware implementations. The aim of this project is to investigate a wide range of potential implementation strategies to identify those which are able to minimize the consumption of various resources, including memory consumption, memory bandwidth, chip area and processing latency.Read moreRead less
The Enhancement of heat transfer in microchannels by microelectomechanical devices. A perennial and extremely important problem in computer chip technology is the provision of adequate cooling. This project is a rare combination of multi-disciplinary activities which will lead to new knowledge in a number of poorly explored areas in heat transfer, whilst at the same time permitting the development of the necessary theoretical and practical fabrication skills for the manufacture of a realistic c ....The Enhancement of heat transfer in microchannels by microelectomechanical devices. A perennial and extremely important problem in computer chip technology is the provision of adequate cooling. This project is a rare combination of multi-disciplinary activities which will lead to new knowledge in a number of poorly explored areas in heat transfer, whilst at the same time permitting the development of the necessary theoretical and practical fabrication skills for the manufacture of a realistic cooling micro devices. The main goal of this project is therefore to design, manufacture and test a very efficient micro-channel cooling device equipped with a micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) synthetic jet generator.Read moreRead less
Algorithms for Memory Management and Memory Design in Embedded Systems. Given the importance of embedded systems technology, Australia must secure a place among significant innovators in the field of embedded systems design. Our research aims at novel algorithmic solutions for customization and resource management for embedded processors. Thus, besides generating intellectual property, our research can be fully commercialized in Australia, because it does not require complex and expensive techn ....Algorithms for Memory Management and Memory Design in Embedded Systems. Given the importance of embedded systems technology, Australia must secure a place among significant innovators in the field of embedded systems design. Our research aims at novel algorithmic solutions for customization and resource management for embedded processors. Thus, besides generating intellectual property, our research can be fully commercialized in Australia, because it does not require complex and expensive technologies and other resources available only to the world's largest corporations. In addition, during our research a number of undergraduate and graduate students will get a chance to get training in the cutting edge embedded systems design, optimization and testing.Read moreRead less