Computer Architecture and VLSI Systems (CARV) Laboratory

The Computer Architecture and VLSI Systems (CARV) Laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science (ICS), FORTH, was established in 1988. CARV promotes research, development, and education in the design and implementation of Computing Systems. We develop state-of-the-art prototypes, infrastructures, and innovative technologies that aim to stimulate enterpreneurship and impact the industry.

CARV brings together multi-disciplinary expertise in the mutually interacting areas of nanoelectronic circuits and systems, architecture, systems software, compilers, parallel programming, and concurrency theory. Our current and past activities are:

       

Scalable Architectures

• Memory and Communication in Multicore Systems
• On- and Off-Chip Interconnection Networks
• Packet Switch  Architectures

Parallel Programming & Software

• Runtime Systems
• Concurrency & Programming Languages
• Applications & Tools: TEXT, PetaApps

Storage & I/O Subsystems

• Storage Systems: IOLANES, SCALUS
• Middleware Systems & Systems Software: STREAM, CUMULONIMBO
• Ethernet-based Communication Protocols

Infrastructure Services Engineering

Theory of Parallel and Distributed Computing

Asynchronous Circuits and System

- Member of The European Network of Excellence on High-Perfomance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation (HiPEAC)
- Founding Partner of The European Research Center on Computer Architecture (EuReCCA).