Request for Proposals - Power Aware Computing (PAC) 2008
Recent developments such as the climate debate, concern over fossil fuel use and the rising cost of energy have thrown the spotlight on power consumed by computing devices. Data centers alone currently consume 1.5% of the power produced in the USA, and are projected to reach 4.5% within 5 years. Some fields such as mobile and embedded devices have seen dramatic advances, yet the focus for general desktop, data center and HPC computing has remained firmly on pure compute performance.
Research and innovations within the industry offer the possibility for significant improvement in power efficiency for computing. Software as a service suggests economies of scale, advances in flash memory offer hybrid drives that may outperform traditional drives both in speed and power efficiency, and the advent of multi-core and possibly many-core chips presents a potential for better energy efficiency for a system under variable load.
The intent of this RFP is to stimulate novel research into increasing energy efficiency, thereby reducing the power consumption of computing. We are soliciting work that has the potential to become part of a large research portfolio, and we encourage proposals that are outside the usual line of enquiry.
Awards
The total amount available under this request for proposals (RFP) is $500,000. Microsoft Research anticipates making approximately 5 awards averaging $100,000, with a maximum of $150,000 for any single award. All awards will be made in $US. Awards are generally made as unrestricted gifts to the institution.
Schedule and Deadlines
Announcement: January 23, 2008
First date for submission of proposals: January 23, 2008
Last date for submission of proposals: March 11, 2008, 14:00 PM PST (Note: PST= -8 UTC/GMT)
Notification of Awards: April 23, 2008
Additional details can be found at: https://research.microsoft.com/ur/us/fundingopps/RFPs/PowerAware_RFP.aspx
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January 27, 2008
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