5. Future work¶
The thesis identifies the following extensions beyond the current SINGLE prototype. Physical validation and multi-switch integration come first; additional collectives, numerical formats, and application-level studies build on those capabilities.
| Area | Scope |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Tests and measurements on the U280, and the multi-switch datapath. |
| Protocol | Compressed Kulisch NumberGroups and RoCE interoperability. |
| Numerical formats | Additional collectives, operators, accumulation policies, and shared-scale formats. |
| Applications | Effects of exact reductions on convergence and time to solution in AI and HPC. |
These pages distinguish current evidence from the implementation and evaluation still required. The U280 board build meets timing and its resources are measured; on-board performance and power remain to be measured.