Part of the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems, the Center for Scalable Architectures and Systems (SAS) carries out groundbreaking research that leads to new areas of parallelism and scalability in computing infrastructure, hardware and software architectures, and algorithms. Researchers representing the center’s focus areas – VLSI circuits, micro-architecture, systems, all the way up to algorithms – are collaborating to achieve the needed breakthroughs.
Peruse a selection of publications from the Center for Scalable Architectures and Systems below. Visit the ICC homepage for more information about the Institute and its Centers.
Works from 2018
mPart: miss-ratio curve guided partitioning in key-value stores, Daniel Byrne, Nilufer Onder, and Zhenlin Wang
Constructing dynamic policies for paging mode selection, Jason Hiebel, Laura Brown, and Zhenlin Wang
Fast miss ratio curve modeling for storage cache, Xiameng Hu, Xiaolin Wang, Lan Zhou, Yingwei Luo, Zhenlin Wang, Chen Ding, and ChenCheng Ye
Multi-level complexity reduction for HEVC multiview coding, Caoyang Jiang and Saeid Nooshabadi
Dynamic memory dependence predication, Zhaoxiang Jin and Soner Onder
Get out of the valley: Power-efficient address mapping for GPUs, Yuxi Liu, Xia Zhao, Magnus Jahre, Zhenlin Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Yingwei Luo, and et. al.
Decoupling address generation from loads and stores to improve data access energy efficiency, Michael Stokes, Ryan Baird, Zhaoxiang Jin, David Whalley, and Soner Onder
DCAPS: dynamic cache allocation with partial sharing, Yaocheng Xiang, Xiaolin Wang, Zihui Huang, Zeyu Wang, Yingwei Luo, and Zhenlin Wang
Works from 2017
1.2 V single supply CMOS level-up shifter for low energy systems, José C. García, Juan A. Montiel-Nelson, and Saeid Nooshabadi
A theory of integrating tamper evidence with stabilization, Reza Hajisheykhi, Ali Ebnenasir, and Sandeep S. Kulkarni
Parallel blind deconvolution reconstruction using phase diversity for three-dimensional imaging, Solmaz Hajmohammadi and Saeid Nooshabadi
Massive parallelization of approximate nearest neighbor search on KD-tree for high-dimensional image descriptor matching, Linjia Hu and Saeid Nooshabadi
Synthesizing parameterized self-stabilizing rings with constant-space processes, Alex P. Klinkhamer and Ali Ebnenasir
BACM: Barrier-aware cache management for irregular memory-intensive GPGPU workloads, Yuxi Liu, Xia Zhao, Zhibin Yu, Zhenlin Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Yingwei Luo, and et. al.
Locality-based relaxation: An efficient method for GPU-based computation of shortest paths, Mohsen Safari and Ali Ebnenasir
Structure-aware linear solver for realtime convex optimization for embedded systems, Ichitaro Yamazaki, Saeid Nooshabadi, Stanimire Tomov, and Jack Dongarra
A spectral graph sparsification approach to scalable vectorless power grid integrity verification, Zhiqiang Zhao and Zhuo Feng
SAMG: Sparsified graph-theoretic algebraic multigrid for solving large symmetric diagonally dominant (SDD) matrices, Zhiqiang Zhao, Yongyu Wang, and Zhuo Feng
Works from 2016
BDNF Val66Met is associated with performance in a computerized visual-motor tracking test in healthy adults, Yeimy González-Giraldo, Shane Mueller, Ana Adan, Johana Rojas, Brian J Piper, and Diego A Forero
A framework for verification of SystemC TLM programs with model slicing: a case study, Reza Hajisheykhi, Mohammad Roohitavaf, Ali Ebnenasir, and Sandeep S. Kulkarni
Parallel randomized KD-tree forest on GPU cluster for image descriptor matching, Linjia Hu, Saeid Nooshabadi, and Majid Ahmadi
Optimal symbiosis and fair scheduling in shared cache, Xiameng Hu, Xiaolin Wang, Yechen Li, Yingwei Luo, Chen Ding, and Zhenlin Wang
Optimizing locality-aware memory management of key-value caches, Xiameng Hu, Xiaolin Wang, Lan Zhou, Yingwei Luo, Chen Ding, Song Jiang, and Zhenlin Wang
Decision zone-based prallel fast motion and disparity estimation scheme for multiview coding, Caoyang Jiang and Saeid Nooshabadi
Massively efficient motion estimation by exploiting inter-pixel similarities, Caoyang Jiang and Saeid Nooshabadi
Opportunities for high-level parallelism in multiview video coding, Caoyang Jiang and Saeid Nooshabadi
Shadow/puppet synthesis: A stepwise method for the design of self-stabilization, Alex Klinkhamer and Ali Ebnenasir
AESvisual: A visualization tool for the AES cipher, Jun Ma, Jun Tao, Jean Mayo, Ching-Kuang Shene, Melissa Karanen, and Chaoli Wang
17 Human-Car confluence: “Socially-Inspired driving mechanisms”, Andreas Riener, Myounghoon Jeon, and Alois Ferscha
Dynamic memory balancing for virtualization, Zhigang Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Fang Hou, Yingwei Luo, and Zhenlin Wang
Works from 2015
LaZy superscalar, Görkem Aşılıoğlu, Zhaoxiang Jin, Murat Köksal, Omkar Javeri, and Soner Onder
Incremental realization of safety requirements: Non-determinism vs. modularity, Ali Ebnenasir
Fault-tolerant parallel and distributed computing for software engineering undergraduates, Ali Ebnenasir and Jean Mayo
Differences in planning performance, a neurocognitive endophenotype, are associated with a functional variant in PER3 gene., Yeimy González-Giraldo, Rodrigo E González-Reyes, Shane Mueller, Brian J Piper, Ana Adan, and Diego A Forero
UFIT: A tool for modeling faults in UPPAAL timed automata, Reza Hajisheykhi, Ali Ebnenasir, and Sandeep S. Kulkarni
Massive parallel processing of image reconstruction from bispectrum through turbulence., Solmaz Hajmohammadi, Saeid Nooshabadi, and Jeremy P. Bos
Transient-simulation guided graph sparsification approach to scalable harmonic balance (HB) analysis of post-layout RF circuits leveraging heterogeneous CPU-GPU computing systems, Lengfei Han and Zhuo Feng
A 3D local descriptor SHOT on massively parallel processors, Linjia Hu and Saeid Nooshabadi
G-SHOT: GPU accelerated 3D local descriptor for surface matching, Linjia Hu and Saeid Nooshabadi
Massively parallel KD-tree construction and nearest neighbor search algorithms, Linjia Hu, Saeid Nooshabadi, and Majid Ahmadi
Development and evaluation of emotional robots for children with Autism spectrum disorders, Myounghoon Jeon
Sorry, I’m Late; I’m not in the mood: Negative emotions lengthen driving time, Myounghoon Jeon and Jayde Croschere
Technologies expand aesthetic dimensions: Visualization and Sonification of embodied Penwald drawings, Myounghoon Jeon, Steven Landry, Joseph Ryan, and James Walker
A scalable massively parallel motion and disparity estimation scheme for multiview video coding, Caoyang Jiang and Saeid Nooshabadi
Parallel multiview video coding exploiting group of pictures level parallelism, Caoyang Jiang and Saeid Nooshabadi
Mower: A new design for non-blocking misprediction recovery, Zhaoxiang Jin, Görkem Aşılıoğlu, and Soner Onder
Modeling cross-architecture co-tenancy performance interference, Wei Kuang, Laura E. Brown, and Zhenlin Wang
Transfer learning-based co-run scheduling for heterogeneous dataceners, Wei Kuang, Laura E. Brown, and Zhenlin Wang
The effects of minification and display field of view on distance judgments in real and HMD-based environments, Bochao Li, Ruimin Zhang, Anthony Nordman, and Scott A. Kuhl
VIGvisual: A visualization tool for the Vigenère cipher, Can Li, Jun Ma, Jun Tao, Jean Mayo, Ching-Kuang Shene, Melissa Karanen, and Chaoli Wang
An optimization approach for mapping and measuring the divergence and correspondence between paths, Shane Mueller, Brandon S. Perelman, and Elizabeth Veinott
Development of the PEBL Traveling Salesman Problem Computerized Testbed, Shane T. Mueller, Brandon S. Perelman, Yin Yin Tan, and Kejkaew Thanasuan
Sex differences in arm muscle fatigability with cognitive demand in older adults, Hugo M Pereira, Vincent C Spears, Bonnie Schlinder-Delap, Tejin Yoon, April Harkins, Kristy A Nielson, Marie Hoeger Bement, and Sandra K Hunter
Reliability and validity of neurobehavioral function on the Psychology Experimental Building Language test battery in young adults, Brian J. Piper, Shane Mueller, Alexander R. Geerken, Kyle L. Dixon, Gregory Kroliczak, Reid H. Olsen, and Jeremy K. Miller
Lyricon (Lyrics + Earcons) improves identification of auditory cues, Yuanjing Sun and Myounghoon Jeon
VelociTap: Investigating fast mobile text entry using sentence-based decoding of touchscreen keyboard input, Keith Vertanen, Haythem Memmi, Justin Emge, Shyam Reyal, and Per Ola Kristensson
Interactive Sonification markup language (ISML) for efficient motion-sound mappings, James Walker, Michael T. Smith, and Myounghoon Jeon
RBACvisual: A visualization tool for teaching access control using role-based access control, Man Wang, Jean Mayo, Ching-Kuang Shene, Thomas Lake, Steven Carr, and Chaoli Wang
Optimal footprint symbiosis in shared cache, Xaolin Wang, Yechen Li, Yingwei Luo, Xiameng Hu, Jacob Brock, Chen Ding, and Zhenlin Wang
A performance-guided graph sparsification approach to scalable and robust SPICE-accurate integrated circuit simulations, Xueqian Zhao, Lengfei Han, and Zhuo Feng
Works from 2014
An adaptive graph sparsification approach to scalable harmonic balance analysis of strongly nonlinear post-layout RF circuits, Lengfei Han, Xueqian Zhao, and Zhuo Feng
On the hardness of adding nonmasking fault tolerance, Alex Klinkhamer and Ali Ebnenasir
SHAvisual: A secure hash algorithm visualization tool, Jun Ma, Jun Tao, Melissa Karanen, Jean Mayo, Ching-Kuang Shene, and Chaoli Wang