On this episode, Tanmay chats with Professor Rich Vuduc. Dr. Vuduc is a Professor in the School of Computational Science and Engineering. He researches high-performance computing, and he created the Intro to HPC course CSE 6220, one of the earliest courses in the OMSCS program. Tune in to hear about automated performance tuning, synergies between AI and supercomputing, post-Moore's Law computing, Dr. Vuduc’s career journey, and much more!
TIMESTAMPS-
(0:00) - Cold Intro
(0:45) - Intro & Welcome
(2:10) - What is Super Computing all about?
(4:00) - Vuduc’s Areas Research: Sparse Matrices, Autotuning, and Super Computing
(13:00) - Emerging Trends in High Performance Computing
(29:00) - C.R.N.C.H
(33:00) - Dr. Vuduc’s Early Years
(38:00) - Post Doc and Academia
(47:00) - Dr. Vuduc and GA Tech
(51:00) - Online Teaching Experience- CSE6220
(57:00) - How the Field Has Evolved
(1:00:00) - Dr. Vuduc’s Hobbies and Parting Words
(1:04:00) - Connect with Dr. Vuduc
ADDITIONAL LINKS-
Center for Research into Novel Computing Hierarchies (C.R.N.C.H.): Center for Research into Novel Compute Hierarchies – Just another Sites @ Georgia Tech site (gatech.edu)
Supercomputing @ GT Student Group Student Organizations | College of Computing (gatech.edu)
HPC Garage - The HPC Garage | A parallel computing research lab at Georgia Tech
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