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The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is an efficient simulation technique for computational fluid mechanics and beyond. It is based on a simple stream-and-collide algorithm on Cartesian grids, which is easily compatible with modern machine learning architectures. While it is becoming increasingly clear that deep learning can provide a decisive stimulus for classical simulation techniques, recent […]

Chapel is inherently well suited not only for homogeneous nodes but also heterogeneous nodes because they employ the concept of locales, distributed domains, forall/reduce constructs, and implicit communications. However, it is unfortunate that there is room for further improvements in supporting GPU in Chapel. This paper addresses some of the key limitations of past approaches […]

With the slowing down of Moore’s law, the use of hardware other than CPUs, such as graphics processing units (GPUs) or field-Programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), is increasing. However, when using heterogeneous hardware other than CPUs, barriers to technical skills, such for compute unified device architecture (CUDA) and open computing language (OpenCL), are high. Therefore, I […]

For many, Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) provides a source of reliable computing power. Recently, Nvidia introduced its 9th generation HPC-grade GPUs, the Ampere 100, claiming significant performance improvements over previous generations, particularly for AI-workloads, as well as introducing new architectural features such as asynchronous data movement. But how well does the A100 perform on non-AI […]

The modern deep learning method based on backpropagation has surged in popularity and has been used in multiple domains and application areas. At the same time, there are other — less-known — machine learning algorithms with a mature and solid theoretical foundation whose performance remains unexplored. One such example is the brain-like Bayesian Confidence Propagation […]

GPU runtimes are historically implemented in CUDA or other vendor specific languages dedicated to GPU programming. In this work we show that OpenMP 5.1, with minor compiler extensions, is capable of replacing existing solutions without a performance penalty. The result is a performant and portable GPU runtime that can be compiled with LLVM/Clang to Nvidia […]

Deep learning has been shown as a successful method for various tasks, and its popularity results in numerous open-source deep learning software tools. Deep learning has been applied to a broad spectrum of scientific domains such as cosmology, particle physics, computer vision, fusion, and astrophysics. Scientists have performed a great deal of work to optimize […]

Modern graphics Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) provide first-class support for ray tracing. Hardware vendors implement drivers for the graphics API including a black-box compiler. The black-box compiler creates architecture-specific binaries that leverage ray-tracing hardware acceleration. Ray-tracing support in modern APIs allows all geometry and shaders to be specified for a single execution. Thus, ray tracing […]

Heterogeneous computing systems provide high performance and energy efficiency. However, to optimally utilize such systems, solutions that distribute the work across host CPUs and accelerating devices are needed. In this paper, we present a performance and energy aware approach that combines AI planning heuristics for parameter space exploration with a machine learning model for performance […]

Programming efficiently heterogeneous systems is a major challenge, due to the complexity of their architectures. Intel oneAPI, a new and powerful standards-based unified programming model, built on top of SYCL, addresses these issues. In this paper, oneAPI is provided with co-execution strategies to run the same kernel between different devices, enabling the exploitation of static […]

The heterogeneous computing paradigm represents a real programming challenge due to the proliferation of devices with different hardware characteristics. Recently Intel introduced oneAPI, a new programming environment that allows code developed in DPC++ to be run on different devices such as CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, among others. This paper presents our first experiences in porting two […]

Graph analytics represent an important application domain widely used in many fields such as web graphs, social networks, and Bayesian networks. The sheer size of the graph data sets combined with the irregular nature of the underlying problem pose a significant challenge for performance, scalability, and power efficiency of graph processing. With the exponential growth […]