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The
Scalable Parallel Computing Lab's SPCL_Bcast
seminar continues with Mark
Silberstein of Technion presenting
on The evolution of
accelerator-centric GPU services -
past, present, future.. Everyone
is welcome to attend (over Zoom)!
When:
Thursday, 28th November,
6PM CET
Where: Zoom
Abstract:
GPUs have come a
long way, evolving from gaming
processors to the main driving force
behind modern AI systems. However,
from a system design perspective, they
remain co-processors: they cannot
operate independently of the host CPU,
which is necessary to invoke kernels,
manage GPU memory, perform data
transfers, and interact with I/O
devices. Thus, beyond the complexity
of optimizing individual kernels,
GPU-accelerated application
development faces fundamental
challenges in integrating GPU
computations into complex data and
control flows involving networking and
storage. Since 2013, my students in
the Accelerated Computing Systems
Group (https://acsl.group)
have been exploring an alternative,
accelerator-centric system design in
which a GPU runs specially crafted OS
layers that allow GPU kernels to
access files, storage devices,
SmartNICs, and network services,
without CPU involvement in the data
and/or control path. We have
demonstrated how such an approach
simplifies the programming burden and
achieves high performance. In this
talk, I will survey the key ideas of
the accelerator-centric design,
discuss the main takeaways, and
explore future trends.
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Biography:
Mark Silberstein
is a professor in the
Electrical and Computer
Engineering Department at the
Technion - Israel Institute of
Technology. His research
interests span a broad range
of topics in computer systems,
including OS, networking,
computer architecture, and
systems security. His projects
have been published in top
systems venues, with some
winning awards and others
being adopted by the industry.
He regularly serves on the
program committees of leading
systems conferences, including
as a program co-chair of
Eurosys '24 and ASPLOS '26.
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