Schedule

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Milestones

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Hardware evaluation: Evaluate different hardware platforms and software development kits. Purchase hardware. Produce project website with initial project information which will be updated throughout the project.

Libraries and Benchmarks: Development of libraries for uniform and Gaussian random number generators, optimization routines, primitive operations etc for multi-core, FPGA and GPU technologies. Development of benchmark applications.

Compiler: Development of compiler to translate MCS and optimization programs to multi-core, FPGA and GPU implementations.

Compiler: Development of features for self-tuning code generation and self-checking of result accuracy.

Documentation and dissemination: Development of instructional materials and release of software. Set up a forum to help disseminate information.