{"51212":{"#nid":"51212","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Making Airplanes Safer with Cell Processor","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch2\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003ESony Group, Toshiba and IBM Renew Cell Broadband Engine\u2122 Center of Competence with Georgia Tech\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 9, 2008 \u2013 The Georgia Tech College of Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ntoday announced the renewal of the Sony Corporation\/Sony Computer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEntertainment Inc. (Sony Group)-Toshiba-IBM Center of Competence (STI\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCenter), based on Georgia Tech\u2019s exceptional work in multiple areas of\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nresearch and evangelism for the Cell Broadband Engine\u2122 (Cell\/B.E.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ntechnology. Through Georgia Tech\u2019s efforts, the STI Center has been\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nresponsible for creating and disseminating software optimized for\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCell\/B.E. systems, and for performing research on the design of\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCell\/B.E. systems, algorithms and applications. In conjunction with\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nthis renewal of the STI Center, Georgia Tech is announcing a series of\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nnew research projects that are being undertaken at the center to\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ndevelop applications and productivity tools based on the Cell\/B.E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nmicroprocessor.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech also announced today that it will host the Second Annual\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCell\/B.E. Processor Workshop from July 10-11, 2008, focusing on\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nsoftware, tools and applications for the Cell\/B.E. processor, including\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nhigh performance computing applications and programmability tools. The\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ntwo-day workshop is sponsored by Sony Group, Toshiba and IBM and will\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nbe held at the Klaus Advanced Computing Building on Georgia Tech\u2019s\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ncampus. More information on the workshop may be found at\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sti.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/sti.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/sti.cc.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe STI Center of Competence was created at Georgia Tech to test the\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nboundaries and demonstrate the extreme performance of the Cell\/B.E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\narchitecture. \u201cToday, we are carrying out the vision we always intended\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- to generate breakthrough innovations using Cell\/B.E. technologies\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nworking hand-in-hand with researchers at Sony Group, Toshiba and IBM,\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nsaid David A. Bader, professor and executive director of\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHigh-Performance Computing in the Georgia Tech College of Computing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u201cWe are very encouraged that our initial research results are showing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nthe multi-faceted applicability of this technology.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the key research challenges that the collaborators will address\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nthrough continued applied research is the use of Cell\/B.E. technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nto better monitor an aircraft\u2019s structural safety in commercial and\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nmilitary airplanes. Researchers will develop Cell\/B.E. based\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ndata-processing software that will expeditiously and accurately monitor\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nstructural components in flight by measuring and recording an\u003Cbr \/\u003E\naircraft\u2019s vibrations through a distributed network of sensors.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlthough a commercial signal processing application for airplanes is a\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nlong term plan, researchers are working to develop a solid software\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nfoundation in the labs.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIBM has invested in a strategy that applies the use of technology to\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nsolve grand challenges with our trusted university partners,\u201d said Jai\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMenon, IBM Fellow, vice president, Technical Strategy and University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRelations. \u201cIn our collaboration with Georgia Tech, we are working\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ntogether to better predict airline mechanical failures to make flying\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nin airlines safer for passengers like you and me.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe other joint research projects in productivity enhancements include: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A useful signal processing kernel needed for oil and gas exploration and seismic monitoring;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Data compression, used for file compression or reducing the size\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nof messages sent between computers required in multiple industries;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Financial services applications for consolidated debt optimization, as well as European and American options pricing;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Encryption libraries for securing communications for privacy; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 High-speed multimedia codecs, such as MPEG2 and JPEG2000 encoders and decoders;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bioinformatics, such as DNA sequence alignment and comparison;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Software productivity enhancement tools that involve a\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ncross-platform profiler, performance estimation and tuning system with\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIDE type features;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Single-source automatic translator for generating PPU and SPU codes from a monolithic C\/C++ application.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe anticipate a paradigm shift in computing and our collaboration with\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nthe Georgia Tech College of Computing will create innovative\u003Cbr \/\u003E\napplications for Cell\/B.E. processors,\u0022 said Yasu Yokote, general\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nmanager, CELL Application Development Center, Sony Corporation. \u0022For a\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nyear STI Center created at Georgia Tech, they created software\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nproductivity enhancement tools, which are valuable for moving legacy\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ncode bases to CELL\/B.E. and will generate tremendous value to all\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCell-based products.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Within a year of the opening of the Center of Competence at Georgia\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTech, researchers are already generating outstanding results on\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCell\/B.E.,\u201d said Mitsuo Saito, Chief Fellow, Toshiba Corporation\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSemiconductor Company. \u0022The future will see growing demand for\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nmulti-core processor applications, and we are delighted that the Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nis playing a key role in anticipating and responding to such demand.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAbout the Georgia Tech College of Computing \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Georgia Tech College of Computing is a national leader in the\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nresearch and creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nsocial and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 9th\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nnationally by U.S. News and World Report, the College\u2019s unconventional\u003Cbr \/\u003E\napproach to education is pioneering the new era of computing by\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nexpanding the horizons of traditional computer science students through\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ninterdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on human centered\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nsolutions. For more information about the College of Computing, its\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nacademic divisions and research centers, please visit\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAbout the Cell Broadband Engine\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe revolutionary Cell\/B.E. processor is a breakthrough design\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nfeaturing a central processing core, based on IBM\u0027s industry leading\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPower Architecture\u2122 technology, and eight synergistic processors.\u00a0\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCell\/B.E. \u0022supercharges\u0022 computation-intensive applications, offering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nfast performance for computer entertainment and handhelds,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nvirtual-reality, wireless downloads, real-time video chat, interactive\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTV shows and other \u0022image-hungry\u0022 computing environments. The processor\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nwas created through a collaboration between Sony Group, Toshiba\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCorporation (Toshiba) and IBM,\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAll company\/product names and service marks may be trademarks or\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nregistered trademarks of their respective companies.\u00a0 Cell Broadband\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEngine is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nStefany Wilson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Tech College of Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n404.312.6620\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stefany@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estefany@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor David Bader \u003Ca title=\u0022Making Airplanes Safe with Cell Processor\u0022 href=\u0022resolveuid\/de6187a78a794339308cdd1caca460b6\u0022\u003Etalked with\u003C\/a\u003E National Public Radio about how the Cell Broadband Engine\u2122 could give pilots an early warning of imminent structural failure in planes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:40:53","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:36","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-07-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-07-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}