加拿大西蒙弗雷澤大學招聘博士後

加拿大西蒙弗雷澤大學招聘計算機或電氣工程專業博士後,從事基于FPGA的異構系統的運行時軟件、性能監控、能源和性能效率構架的研究。

異構計算解法現已與平台技術廣泛結合，涉及嵌入式産品以及數據中心。這些平台需要運行多項不确定性工作負載。此項目目标為：

 1.     如何通過改善多核、衆核和分布式系統集成度和存儲結構提高異構系統能源和計算效率；

 2.     如何提供異構平台的可視性；

 3.     如何改善平台的虛拟度，應用映射和異構平台未知工作負載的能源調度；

 4.     通過硬件原型和仿真展示成果。

現已創建了一個基于FPGA可配置的多核平台，此平台帶有L1和L2緩存,可用于研究對稱、不對稱和異構多核配置。

錄取要求：

計算機或電氣工程等相關專業博士生；

博士課題涉及HDL設計；

熟練掌握大型數據庫；

掌握現代計算機組成原理，FPGA的CAD流程；

熟悉Linux核心，具有Xilinx’s EDK tools 或 Altera’s SoPC Builder 的開發經驗。

申請人需準備求職信、個人簡曆和三封推薦信。申請開放時間為2015年12月30日，此項目從2016年春季開始，為期一年（根據實際情況，存在延期的可能）。

更多詳細信息請聯系：Dr. Lesley Shannon，lshannon@ensc.sfu.ca

Original Information：

Postdoctoral Research opportunity at Simon Fraser University

Project Title: Runtime Software, Performance Monitoring and Architectures for energy and performance efficiency on FPGA-based Heterogeneous Systems 

Project Description:  Heterogeneous Computing Solutions are now incorporated in platforms ranging from embedded products to the Data Centre.  Many of these platforms are required to run multiple workloads that may not be known at design time. 

Our goals are to: 1) Investigate how to improve the energy and compute efficiency of heterogeneous architectures through improved system integration and memory hierarchy access for multicore, manycore, and distributed systems. 2) Investigate how to provide system visibility to the programmer and the scheduler for heterogeneous platforms. 3) Investigate how to improve platform virtualization, application mapping, and resource scheduling for unknown workloads sharing a heterogeneous platform. 4) Demonstrate our ideas using hardware prototyping and emulation.

To perform this research, we have created a configurable, FPGA-based, multicore platform with L1 and L2 caches that can be used to investigate symmetric, asymmetric, and heterogeneous multicore configurations. 

Qualifications:  We are looking to hire a highly qualified and motivated researcher with the vision to recognize the research potential of our existing platform as well as the possible future extensions. A successful candidate will have a PhD in Computer/Computational Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, and/or a closely related field. 

Qualified applicants should have completed a thesis research project that includes an HDL design component and be comfortable navigating large code bases. They should also be knowledgeable as to modern computer architecture and have experience with a CAD flow from one of the major FPGA vendors. Familiarity with the Linux kernel and experience with either Xilinx’s EDK tools or Altera’s SoPC Builder is preferential, but not required. 

Location:  Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby Campus is situated in a spectacular mountain-top setting just outside of Vancouver, Canada, a vibrant, cosmopolitan city, which consistently rates as one of the most desirable cities in the world in which to live. Vancouver is nestled between the ocean and the dramatic mountains of western Canada's coast range. Outdoor activities such as skiing (including the world-class resort of Whistler/Blackcomb), hiking, mountain biking, and boating are all within easy reach of the university. 

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To Apply : Please send a targeted cover letter expressing your suitability for the position along with a complete CV and a list of at least 3 references. 

Ideally, the candidate will be able to start as early as Spring 2016 for a period of 1 year, with the possibility of an extension. Applications will be reviewed starting December 30th and will continue until the position has been filled. 

Contact Information: This research is being performed as part of a collaboration between the Reconfigurable Computing Lab and researchers in the School of Computing Science. 

If interested in applying, please contact Dr. Lesley Shannon at lshannon “at” ensc.sfu.ca