Jed,
Thanks for the insight.
Maybe Hong and his Ellpack format? Or his independent set algorithm?
Maybe Stefano and his COO matrix assembly on GPUs?
Others?
Barry
> On Mar 12, 2021, at 4:37 PM, Jed Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I helped with one of these a couple years ago. It's important to go in with a
> well-defined problem and mini-app. If "PETSc" is the topic, then you should
> start with a representative benchmark problem that runs in no more than a
> couple minutes. It could be two problems, one that we think is good and one
> that we think is weak. The format is good for incrementally profiling and
> refactoring existing code. Probably less so for doing careful implementations
> of genuinely novel algorithms. (And if you plan to do that, make sure there's
> a way that the one person focused on that lift doesn't block the rest of the
> team.)
>
> Barry Smith <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> writes:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> Get was able to get us into the ANL GPU hackathon that will use the
>> "theta" GPU system at ANL (that has NVIDIA GPUs). ALCF accounts are needed
>> for the hackathon (but can be created). Registration information is below.
>> If we go with specific goals it could be a useful experience.
>>
>> Barry
>>
>>
>>
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>>> From: Andi Moore <[email protected]>
>>> Subject: Argonne GPU Virtual Hackathon - Accepted
>>> Date: March 11, 2021 at 5:09:02 PM CST
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>>> <https://zoom.us/j/94645872736?pwd=UmtNakprSjB6WmFVUVdoZUMvdDFIUT09>>
>>>
>>> Argonne GPU Hackathon Day 2: 9:00AM-5:00PM CST April 27, 2021 Zoom Link
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>>> <https://zoom.us/j/94645872736?pwd=UmtNakprSjB6WmFVUVdoZUMvdDFIUT09>>
>>>
>>> Argonne GPU Hackathon Day 3: 9:00AM-5:00PM CST April 28, 2021 Zoom Link
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>>> <https://zoom.us/j/94645872736?pwd=UmtNakprSjB6WmFVUVdoZUMvdDFIUT09>>
>>>
>>> Argonne GPU Hackathon Day 4: 9:00AM-5:30PM CST April 29, 2021 Zoom Link
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>>>
>>>
>>> Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. Thank you all for your
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>>>
>>> Best regards,
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