Abstract
In this paper, we address the problem of the efficient exploration of the architectural design space for parameterized systems. Since the design space is multi-objective, our aim is to find all the Pareto-optimal configurations that represent the best design trade-offs by varying the architectural parameters of the target system. In particular, the paper proposes a Design Space Exploration (DSE) framework based on a random search algorithm that has been tuned to efficiently derive Pareto-optimal curves. The reported design space exploration results have shown a reduction of the simulation time of up to two orders of magnitude with respect to full search strategy, while maintaining an average accuracy within 3%.
Gianluca Palermo
Full Professor
Gianluca Palermo received the M.Sc. degree in Electronic Engineering in 2002, and the Ph.D degree in Computer Engineering in 2006 from Politecnico di Milano. He is currently an associate professor at Department of Electronics and Information Technology in the same University. Previously he was also consultant engineer in the Low Power Design Group of AST – STMicroelectronics working on network on-chip and research assistant at the Advanced Learning and Research Institute (ALaRI) of the Università della Svizzera italiana (Switzerland). His research interests include design methodologies and architectures for embedded and HPC systems, focusing on AutoTuning aspects.
Vittorio Zaccaria
Associate Professor
I am an associate professor at Politecnico di Milano and I have worked in embedded processor architecture R&D for one of the top semiconductor companies in the world. My group is currently working on topics related to embedded systems (hardware and software), security, cryptography, operating systems.