NSF Org:	CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems
Recipient:	THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Initial Amendment Date:	August 9, 2023
Latest Amendment Date:	September 19, 2024
Award Number:	2312206
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Daniel Andresen dandrese@nsf.gov  (703)292-2177 CNS  Division Of Computer and Network Systems CSE  Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Start Date:	October 1, 2023
End Date:	September 30, 2027 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$555,930.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$424,142.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2023 = $239,761.00 FY 2024 = $184,381.00
History of Investigator:	Yan Solihin (Principal Investigator) yan.solihin@ucf.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees 4000 CENTRAL FLORIDA BLVD ORLANDO FL  US  32816-8005 (407)823-0387
Sponsor Congressional District:	10
Primary Place of Performance:	The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees 4000 CENTRAL FLORIDA BLVD ORLANDO FL  US  32816-8005
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	10
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	RD7MXJV7DKT9
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	CSR-Computer Systems Research
Primary Program Source:	01002324DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002425DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002627DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	9102, 7924
Program Element Code(s):	735400
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.070

ABSTRACT

Future datacenters will have increasingly heterogeneous resources. In addition, applications in the cloud are increasingly varied in their requirements. Several large challenges must be addressed to efficiently use a heterogeneous datacenter with heterogeneous applications. This project will investigate serverless computing as computing paradigm for heterogeneous datacenter platforms. It will create novel abstractions that extend serverless computing to better leverage unique hardware characteristics, and to improve the security of the environment serverless applications run on.

Current cloud serverless platforms are rising in popularity but limited by their inability to take advantages of heterogeneity. If this project is successful, this project will greatly expand the utility of serverless computing to performance-demanding applications at higher efficiency and scalability, while also improving their reliability and security. The project will integrate the research into course curriculum at UCF and NCSU, with a free online open-source course materials. Industry partners will be involved in research collaboration, internships, and seminars, to ensure industry impact and relevance. The project will plug into various BPC activities at both universities.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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