Title: Migration of Legacy Applications to Heterogeneous Architectures using HMPP

Speaker:  François Bodin

Time: 2011年2月23日（星期三）上午10:00

Venue:  中科院软件所5号楼3层337报告厅

Abstract:

Heterogeneous architectures are providing tremendous opportunities to many application fields. Migrating legacy software to accelerator-based architectures (e.g. GPU) is a complex process that requires mastering the technological risks (e.g. loss of code portability, extensive code restructuration, debugging complexity) as well as costs. In this talk, we present a methodology based on HMPP (Heterogeneous Multicore Parallel Programming), allowing incremental processes that reduce the cost and risks of porting codes to heterogeneous hardware.

Outline of the presentation
1) Introduction
2) GPGPU computing
3) Heterogeneous Multicore Parallel Computing
4) GPGPU Code Tuning
5) Migration Methodology
6) Return of Experiences
7) Conclusion

Biography:

François Bodin, CAPS CTO and founder
As chief scientist, François Bodin plans, advises and advocates the research and development projects which led to the creation of innovative software tools. François carries on with its research activities at the Irisa lab, which focus in code optimization and compiler technologies for high performance computers and embedded systems. François is member of HIPEAC, the European Network of Excellence on High-Performance Embedded Architecture and Compilation. François has degrees in computer science from the university of Rennes I.
François Bodin is also Chairman of IRISA Rennes (Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires), a research unit in the forefront of information and communication science and technology.