Novel Processor and Machine Architectures

Computer Architecture is a field which has progressed rapidly over the past several decades. However recently the expectation of continuing improvements in system performance have hit numerous obstacles.  Concerns are particularly evident with the effects of wire scaling and power density on integrated circuits, as their components 'scale down' to smaller device fabrication technologies. The recent interest in 'Dark Silicon' and its remedy are now at the core of leading edge research in the field.  

Research themes being pursed by ACAG with Dr Crispin-Bailey's support includes:-

• Implicit Dataflow Execution Architectures (IDEAs)
• Novel code optimisation methods 
• Computing without wires (Ball Computing)
• Data compression hardware - SPHERE
• Large scale FPGA system fabrics - CAMELEON 

We currently have a team of five researchers working on these areas, and are seeking additional members of the team to take our work forward.

Research projects include:

• HIPIC (Higher Instruction Performance Implicit Computation)
• AMADEUS
• CAMELEON FPGA PLATFORM
• Ubiquitous System Explorer
• Ubiquitous Developer Kit
• VIDEOWARE
• Ubiquitous Forth Objects