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NSF Award Abstract - #0120155 |
AWSFL008-DS3 |
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NSF Org |
CCR |
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Latest Amendment Date |
March 17, 2003 |
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Award Number |
0120155 |
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Award Instrument |
Standard Grant |
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Program Manager |
Sol J. Greenspan |
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Start Date |
September 1, 2001 |
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Expires |
August 31, 2004 (Estimated) |
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Expected Total Amount |
$74781 (Estimated) |
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Investigator |
Ramesh K. Karne rkarne@towson.edu (Principal Investigator current) |
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Sponsor |
Towson University |
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NSF Program |
2880 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND LANGU |
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Field Application |
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Program Reference Code |
9216,9237,HPCC, |
CCR-0120155 Karne, Ramesh Towson University SGER: Application-Oriented Object Architecture
ABSTRACT
This SGER project studies the feasibility of an application-oriented object architecture (AOA) to revolutionize the way computer systems are built and drastically reduce the problems of obsolescence and reengineering. The proposed 2-layer architecture consists of an application unit (AU) and an application object (AO). The two form a substrate-software pair with all software functionality in the AO: no additional software is needed and the AU is optimized for the particular AO. This architecture is demonstrated by using an existing computer system such as a desktop and a commonly used resume document application, using a simulation environment prototype for the AU. The work is exploratory in nature and intends to lay the groundwork for a more substantial project. The project intends to make significant contributions to computer systems development and redefine the roles of traditional software, hardware, and applications, providing a new foundation for computer systems based on applications instead of environments.
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