Deriving Resource Efficient Designs Using the REFLECT Aspect-Oriented Approach

Abstract

In the context of the REFLECT project[1] we have developed an aspect-oriented compilation and synthesis toolchain that aims at facilitating the mapping of applications described in high-level imperative programming languages, such as C, to heterogeneous and configurable computing systems. More specifically, we have designed an aspect-oriented domain-specific language, called LARA[2], that allows programmers to convey application-specific and domain-specific knowledge as a way to capture non-functional concerns. The LARA specifications and the subsequent control of the tools via a code weaver allows a seamless exploration of alternative designs and run-time adaptive strategies, in effect enabling designspace exploration (DSE).