Speaker: Bill Dally, Chief Scientist and SVP Research, NVIDIA Title: Accelerator Clusters: the New Supercomputer Abstract: TBD Bio: Bill Dally joined NVIDIA in January 2009 as chief scientist, after spending 12 years at Stanford University, where he was chairman of the computer science department. Dally and his Stanford team developed the system architecture, network architecture, […]

Speaker: Robert Hormuth, Corporate Vice President, AMD Title: Industry Trends in High Performance Networking Abstract: Modern workloads are redefining the needs and requirements for efficient networks. Perhaps this is nowhere as obvious as the recent advances and investments in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML). Intelligent network endpoints, such as SmartNICs, are showing incredible promise […]

Speaker: Nick Harris, Founder and CEO, Lightmatter Title: Ultra-high density photonic interconnect and circuit switching up to the wafer-level with Passage Abstract: Co-packaged optics (CPO) is increasingly viewed as the path forward for supercomputing and AI scale-out. However, optical fibers used in CPO solutions are large, low-density, high-cost, and expensive to route and manage. Scale-out […]

Title: Electro-optical and die-to-die Interconnect Technologies in Datacenters: Significance, Advantages, and Future Implications Speaker: Priyank Shukla (Synopsys) Abstract: This tutorial presents a comprehensive exploration of interconnect technologies in datacenters, aiming to provide attendees with a deep understanding of their significance and implications. It introduces interconnect technologies in datacenters such as Ethernet, CXL, PCIe, and InfiniBand, […]

Title: High Performance Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Data Science: Principle and Practice Speakers: Dhabaleswar K. (DK) Panda, Hari Subramoni, Aamir Shafi, and Nawras Alnaasan (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University) Abstract: Recent advances in Machine and Deep Learning (ML/DL) have led to many exciting challenges and opportunities. Modern ML/DL and […]

Title: Understanding how microarchitecture impacts microservices Speakers: Ashraf Mahgoub, Harshad Sane, and Kshitij Doshi (Intel) Abstract: Microservices offer numerous benefits, including scalability, modularity, and scheduling flexibility. Accordingly, organizations that adapt microservices architecture in their applications can handle higher traffic loads scalably and allocate resources effectively. However, the underlying microarchitecture plays a crucial role in microservices […]