Institute of Computer Languages
Compilers and Languages Group
über
| Datum: | Montag, 24. Januar 2011 |
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| Zeit: | 11:00 c.t. |
| Ort: | TU Wien, Bibliothek E185.1, Argentinierstraße 8, 4. Stock (Mitte) |
Energy is increasingly a first-order concern in computer systems. Exploiting energy-accuracy trade-offs is an attractive choice in applications that can tolerate inaccuracies. Recent work has explored exposing this trade-off in programming models. A key challenge, though, is how to isolate parts of the program that must be precise from those that can be approximated so that a program functions correctly even as quality of service degrades.
We propose using type qualifiers to declare data that may be subject to approximate computation. Using these types, the system automatically maps approximate variables to low-power storage, uses low-power operations, and even applies more energy-efficient algorithms. In addition, the system can statically guarantee isolation of the precise program component from the approximate component. This allows a programmer to control explicitly how information flows from approximate data to precise data. Importantly, employing static analysis eliminates the need for dynamic checks, further improving energy savings. As a proof of concept, we develop EnerJ, an extension to Java that adds approximate data types. We also propose a hardware architecture that offers explicit approximate storage and computation. We port several applications to EnerJ and show that our extensions are expressive and effective; a small number of annotations lead to significant potential energy savings (10%-50%) at very little accuracy cost.
Werner M. Dietl is a post-doctoral research associate at the
department of Computer Science & Engineering of the University of
Washington, where he works with Prof. Michael Ernst. He is a member of
the SE.CS and WASP research groups and aims to help software engineers
produce high-quality software by enabling them to better understand
and structure their software. Previously, he was a research and
teaching assistant at the Chair of Programming Methodology, ETH
Zurich, working on his doctoral thesis under the supervision of
Prof. Peter Müller.
(http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/wmdietl/).
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