Panel Discussion on the Future of Performance Analysis and Engineering

Abstract

In this panel, a team of four experts in performance analysis, parallel computing, and distributed systems discuss the future of performance analysis. A particular emphasis will be placed on how the growth of GPUs and cloud computing are changing the landscape of tools and techniques we are currently using. This panel will discuss the limitations of today's technology, the barriers to progress, the research which may help us overcome these barriers and provide insight into what future tools may look like. The panel is in the format of question & answer session given by the moderator combined with interactive communication with the audience.

Authors 8

1. Connor Francis Scully-Allison

   University of Arizona

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   University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

2. Radita Liem Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

3. Ana Veroneze Solorzano

   Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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   Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

4. Jesús Labarta

   Barcelona Supercomputing Center

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   Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain

5. Guido Juckeland

   Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

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   Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany

6. Lucas Mello Schnorr

   Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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   Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

7. Max Katz

   Nvidia (United States)

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   NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, USA

8. Olga Pearce

   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA