University of Manchester

Researchers at the universities of Southampton, Imperial College, Manchester, and Newcastle are collaborating on the Power-efficient, Reliable, Many-core Embedded systems (PRIME) project, which aims to design an energy-efficient and dependable embedded system with many-core processors. "Our vision is to enable the sustainability of many-core systems by preventing the uncontrolled increase in energy consumption and unreliability through a step-change in design methods and cross-layer system optimization" says Southampton professor Bashir Al-Hashimi. A key aspect of the PRIME project is the close connection and interplay between cutting-edge research and the involvement of industry to identify and translate technology results from the program into commercial successes. "To maximize impact, suitable industrial and knowledge-transfer collaborators have been carefully identified that are best placed to influence and exploit the research," Al-Hashimi says. The project's participants say PRIME also will help create new researchers and leaders by exposing investigators, research fellows, and Ph.D. students to a highly stimulating environment. To read further, http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=10044