An Experimental MPSoC-FPGA Cluster for Reconfigurable Heterogeneous Computing Research
HyperFPGA is an open MPSoC-FPGA cluster designed for experimental research on heterogeneous computing and energy-efficient computing paradigms.Developed and maintained by the Multidisciplinary Laboratory (MLab), STI Unit, of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), the platform offers flexible configurations — from electrical signaling standards to distributed computing models — and integrates independent power-consumption monitors that separate data movement from computation. By decoupling the hardware layer from user space, HyperFPGA allows researchers and students to seamlessly share reconfigurable resources, run hardware-accelerated workloads, and explore fine-grained, scalable heterogeneous computing solutions for a broad range of scientific and engineering problems.
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Introduces HyperFPGA, an open SoC-FPGA cluster for experimental research on novel supercomputing architectures and paradigms. The platform offers flexible electrical and distributed-computing configurations and integrates independent power-consumption monitors that separate data movement from computation. Its functionality and scalability are demonstrated through a distributed solution to the non-attacking N-Queens problem, highlighting its potential for fine-grained, energy-efficient reconfigurable supercomputing.
Read Publication →Presents the HyperFPGA cluster as a remote-laboratory platform for high-performance computing education. Built on a robust MPSoC-FPGA cluster and accessed through JupyterHub, it gives students hands-on experience with heterogeneous CPU-FPGA systems from anywhere, removing physical and logistical barriers to advanced computational resources in resource-limited regions.
Read Publication →Doctoral dissertation presenting a modular SoC-FPGA platform that combines FPGAs and CPUs to address energy-efficiency challenges in modern supercomputing, including power-monitoring tools, high-speed general-purpose interconnects, and custom Linux drivers and hardware-definition scripts, demonstrated on the N-Queens benchmark.
Read Publication →Introduces SHADOWFI, a generic, open-source, netlist-based fault-emulation framework that leverages hyperscale infrastructures such as HyperFPGA for fault characterization and reliability estimation of complex IC designs, supporting both simulation and FPGA-cluster emulation workflows with automated saboteur insertion and campaign execution.
Read Publication →Board support package for the HyperFPGA MPSoC-FPGA cluster nodes.
View Repository →Comprehensive user guide covering the HyperFPGA comutils API, cluster usage, and hardware workflows.
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