GPU computing

Tuesday 12 Jan 2016, 09:00 → 13:00 Europe/Zurich

6-R-012 (CERN)

Gianluigi Arduini (CERN), Michael Jonker (CERN)

a 'not too formal’ event on GPU computing for CERN applications.

1 Welcome, introduction (Michael Jonker)

Speaker: Michael Jonker (CERN)

overview of plans, challenges and achievements

2 Alice

Speaker: David Rohr (Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe Univ. (DE))

3 Atlas

Speakers: Andrew John Washbrook (University of Edinburgh (GB)), Sami Kama (Southern Methodist University (US))

kama.pdf

4 CMS

Speaker: Felice Pantaleo (CERN - Universität Hamburg)

FeliceGPUmeeting_012016.pptx

5 LHCb

Speaker: Daniel Hugo Campora Perez (Universidad de Sevilla (ES))

lhcb_gpu_2016.pdf

lhcb_gpu_2016.pptx

6 Beam simulations

Speaker: Elias Metral (CERN)

BeamSimulations_EM.pdf

10:30 Coffee

GPU application types, and the challenges and tricks to make it working (or not)

7 Magnetic field simulations using fast multipole expansions on GPU processors

Speaker: Jeroen Van Nugteren (Twente Technical University (NL))

y2016m12d1 GPU Computing Workshop JvN.pdf

8 Collective effects in beam tracking

Speaker: Adrian Oeftiger (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (CH))

oeftiger_collective_effects.pdf

9 Optimisation strategies for GPU based LHC event filtering applications

Speaker: David Rohr (Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe Univ. (DE))

2016-cern-gpu-computing-event.pdf

10 Hardware support and possibilities in the near future from IT

Speaker: Fons Rademakers (CERN)

IT-GPU-Computing-Support.pdf

IT-GPU-Computing-Support.pptx

11 Discussion, possible follow up