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TI Translational Impacts |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | January 20, 2015 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | January 20, 2015 |
| Award Number: | 1522318 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
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Steven Konsek
TI Translational Impacts TIP Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships |
| Start Date: | February 1, 2015 |
| End Date: | January 31, 2016 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $50,000.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $50,000.00 |
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601 UNIVERSITY DR SAN MARCOS TX US 78666-4684 (512)245-2314 |
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601 University Dr. San Marcos TX US 78666-4684 |
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| NSF Program(s): | I-Corps |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.084 |
ABSTRACT
The ubiquitous use of computers and mobile devices has substantially increased the energy consumption of Information Technology (IT) systems. The energy footprint of data centers keeps increasing and the battery life of mobile devices is now a top concern. To address this critical challenge, green computing has become increasingly important and made significant strides over the past decade. This project proposes a cloud based GreenSoft framework that supports green software design and education. The GreenSoft framework can drastically simplify the process of obtaining software power information by seamlessly combining the concepts of Cloud Programming and Power Profiling as a Service.
The outcomes derived from this proposal will advance the state of the art and promote green software design practices, potentially resulting in millions of tons of CO2 emission reduction and a huge amount of energy savings. In addition, the proposed GreenSoft framework will provide ample opportunities for other researchers and software developers to further explore techniques that can reduce software energy consumption. This project will also promote teaching, learning, and training in sustainable computing by exposing graduate, undergraduate and K-12 students to energy-efficient software design. The rich body of minority students at Texas State University, a large Hispanic Serving Institution, will broaden the participation of underrepresented students in green software design.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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Global power consumption by personal and commercial computers exceeded 470 TWh in 2012, equating to 273 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Reducing power consumption by just 1% by improving the energy efficiency of software would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2.7 million tons and save over half a billion dollars annually. According to the 2014 report of the International Data Corporation (IDC), there are approximately 18.5 million software developers worldwide. Unfortunately, the vast majority of today’s software developers either do not consider software energy efficiency at all or consider it merely as an after-thought. This situation must be changed. However, changing this situation is not trivial because it requires a fundamental understanding of green software design and ease-of-use tools to measure software energy consumption. More importantly, it needs the power of commercialization to push creative ideas originated from research labs to the market and real customers for evaluation.
The major goals of the project are three folds: 1) to investigate the customer’s interests and needs for green software design and education; 2) to develop the Greensoft framework, which can drastically simplify the process of obtaining software power information by seamlessly combining the concepts of Cloud Programming and Power Profiling as a Service; and 3) to explore the potential market of commercializing the GreenSoft framework. If the market exists, we will identify an appropriate business model and develop a feasible plan to commercialize the GreenSoft technology.
With the support of this NSF I-Corps grant, we 1) completed 128 customer interviews with academic institutions, companies and government agencies; 2) completed the demo version of Greensoft service and demonstrated it at three conferences; 3) filed the patent “Cloud-Based Integrated System for Developing and Evaluating Energy Efficient Software”; and 4) submitted a proposal to the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) Program, which aims to foster and accelerate early stage commercial technologies that provide scalable solutions to sustainable energy.
Last Modified: 02/12/2016
Modified by: Ziliang Zong
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