Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Computer Architecture

3 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation

Research Field

Computer science

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Brazil

Application Deadline

16 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

This postdoc project focuses on enhancing scientific computation capabilities by designing a Matrix Multiplication Unity (MMU) to add as an accelerator for the RISC-V architecture. The proposed work includes designing novel matrix-specific instructions for the RISC-V ISA, integrating them into existing processor simulators and HDL models, and validating their efficiency and effectiveness in scientific computing and ML benchmarks. On the software side, the challenges are the proposal of new instructions, their validation on simulators, and the creation of a basic software stack so kernels from benchmark suites can be executed. On the microarchitectural side, new mechanisms exist for integrating the new MMU into the processor. It may be integrated into the chip, accessing existing vector register banks, or work as a separate co-processor. The tradeoffs between the two approaches must be evaluated.

Research will be developed within the scope of the Center for Computational Engineering and Sciences (CCES), a Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center (RIDC) supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and hosted by the State University of Campinas in Brazil.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Computational Physics, or a related field. Excellent computer architecture skills and proficiency in programming languages, compilers, and HDLs are required. Experience in numerical algorithms, high-performance computing, and accelerators would be advantageous.

This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality. The selected candidate will receive a FAPESP Post-Doctoral fellowship in the amount of R$ 9,047.40 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 10% of the annual value of the fellowship which should be spent on items directly related to the research activity. 
 
More information about the fellowship is at: fapesp.br/oportunidades/6741 .

Requirements
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

Eligible destination country/ies for fellows:

• Brazil

Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:

• All

Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:

• All

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp)

Country

Brazil

State/Province

São Paulo

City

Campinas

Postal Code

13083-852

Street

Avenida Albert Einstein, 1251

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

http://www.fapesp.br/oportunidades/6741

Contact

State/Province

São Paulo

City

São Paulo

Website

http://www.fapesp.br/oportunidades/

Street

R. Pio XI, 1500 - Alto da Lapa

Postal Code

05468-901

STATUS: EXPIRED