CERN openlab Mini-Workshop on Floating-Point Computation
The workshop
CERN openlab is pleased to announce a mini-workshop on floating-point computation and arithmetic to be offered at CERN on 9 May 2017.
The workshop will be run by Jeff Arnold, former Intel staff software engineer and a long-standing collaborator with CERN openlab. The target audience for this workshop are those who wish to gain a basic understanding of the fundamentals of floating-point arithmetic and computations. While extensive knowledge of floating-point arithmetic is not assumed, experience with scientific programming in C, C++ or Fortran is required.
Topics
The topics to be covered include:
- Basics of floating-point arithmetic on x64 architecture
- IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic (IEEE 754-2008)
- Properties of floating-point arithmetic
- Error-Free Transformations and their uses
- Pitfalls in floating-point computations
- Impact of compilers and math libraries
The workshop will include hands-on exercises. Attendees are expected to have access to CERN computing facilities and to bring their own laptop to the workshop.
Ahmad Hesam
Andrea Bocci
Andrea Valassi
Antoni Shtipliyski
Carolina Lindqvist
Christina Quast
David Smith
Dimitrios Christidis
Elizabeth Sexton-Kennedy
Felice Pantaleo
Jean Jacquemier
Kim Albertsson
Laurent Deniau
Marco Clemencic
Marco Rovere
Marilena Bandieramonte
Nate Woods
Paul-Adrian Gafton
Philippe Ganz
Pierre Aubert
Placido Fernandez
Riccardo Maria Bianchi
Servesh Muralidharan