[ONLINE] GPU programming using CUDA
12 - 13 Apr. 2022
Description
The focus of the training is to understand the basics of accelerator programming with the CUDA parallel computing platform model.
CUDA is a parallel computing platform and application programming interface (API) model created by NVIDIA. It allows software developers to use a CUDA-enabled graphics processing unit (GPU) for general purpose processing – an approach known as GPGPU. The CUDA platform is a software layer that gives direct access to the GPU’s virtual instruction set and parallel computational elements, for the execution of compute kernels.
The course also contains performance and best practice considerations, e.g., gpu libraries, performance optimizations, tools for debugging and profiling.
Participants will acquire the basic skills needed for utilizing CUDA in new or existing codes.
The training programme is comprised of short sessions, while there will be time for Q&A.
Prerequisites
The course is addressed to people who are familiar with the C/C++ or Fortran programming languages and have working experience with the Linux operating system and the use of the command line. Experience with parallel programming or gpu programming (MPI,OpenMP and CUDA) is not required.
Course language is English.
Prices and Eligibility
The course is open and free of charge for people from academia and industry from the Member States (MS) of the European Union (EU) and Associated & Other Countries to the Horizon 2020 programme.
Registration
Please register with your official e-mail address to prove your affiliation.
Venue
ONLINE Using ZOOM
Connection details will be mailed the day prior to the course. Since the e-mail contains links, please also check Spam folders.
Timetable:
All times are in EEST timezone.
12 Apr. 2022
10:30 - 11:00 : Opening
11:00 - 13:30 : Introduction to GPU/Parallel computing (with breaks and Q&A)
13:30 - 14:30 : Lunch Break
14:30 - 17:00 : CUDA programming model (with breaks and Q&A)
13 Apr. 2022
10:30 - 11:30 : Latest news from NVIDIA.
11:30 - 14:00 : Performance Optimizations (with breaks and Q&A)
14:00 - 15:30 : Lunch Break
15:30 - 17:00 : Libraries, OpenACC (with breaks and Q&A)
About Tutors
Dr. Dellis (Male) holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry (1990) and PhD in Computational Chemistry (1995) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He has extensive HPC and grid computing experience. In EGEE/EGI projects he acted as application support and VO software manager for SEE VO, grid sites administrator (HG-02, GR-06), NGI_GRNET support staff (2008-2014). In PRACE 1IP-6IP he was involved in benchmarking tasks either as group member or as BCO (2010-present). Currently he holds the position of “Head of HPC team” at GRNET S.A.
Dr. Ioannis E. Venetis received his PhD in 2006 from the Computer Engineering and Informatics Department at the University of Patras in Greece. Currently he is an Assistant Professor at the Informatics Department at the University of Piraeus in Greece, where he teaches, among others, "Parallel Computing". He has participated in numerous research projects in the area of Parallel Computing. His main research interests include parallel programming models, run-time systems for supporting such models, co-processor programming (especially using GPUs and the Intel Xeon Phi) and parallelization of computationally demanding applications.
About GRNET
GRNET - National Infrastructures for Research and Technology, provides advanced network, cloud computing and IT infrastructures and services to academic and research institutions, to educational bodies at all levels, as well as to agencies of the public, broader public and private sector. It holds a key role as the coordinator of all e-infrastructures in education and research, leveraging the educational and research activity in the country towards the development of applied and technological research. GRNET, supervised by the Ministry of Digital Governance, contributes to the country’s Digital Transformation via in-depth analysis, technological studies, standard solutions and specialized know-how, serving at the same time hundreds of thousands of users on a daily basis in the strategic fields of Public Administration, Education, Research, Health and Culture.
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