Inspecting Irregular Computation Patterns to Generate Fast Code

Speaker: Maryam Mehri Dehnavi , University of Toronto

Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Note: all times are in the Eastern Time Zone

Public: Yes

Location: https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrdOqopj8uHdO4gUyVMnfglOFEqIye_Je0 (Registration required, only if you haven't registered for this series before)

Event Type: Seminar

Room Description:

Host: Julian Shun, MIT CSAIL

Contact: Julian Shun, lindalynch@csail.mit.edu

Relevant URL: http://fast-code.csail.mit.edu/

Speaker URL: https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~mmehride/

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Reminder Subject: TALK: Inspecting Irregular Computation Patterns to Generate Fast Code

Abstract: Sparse matrix methods are at the heart of many scientific computations and data analytics codes. Sparse matrix kernels often dominate the overall execution time of many simulations. Further, the indirection from indexing and looping over the nonzero elements of a sparse data structure often limits the optimization of such codes. In this talk, I will introduce Sympiler, a domain-specific code generator that transforms computation patterns in sparse matrix methods for high-performance. Specifically, I will show how decoupling symbolic analysis from numerical manipulation will enable the automatic optimization of sparse codes. I will also demonstrate the application of symbolic analysis in accelerating quadratic program solvers.

Bio: Maryam Mehri Dehnavi is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science department at the University of Toronto and is the Canada Research Chair in parallel and distributed computing. Her research focuses on high-performance computing and domain-specific compiler design. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University and a postdoctoral researcher at MIT. She received her Ph.D. from McGill University in 2013. Some of her recognitions include the Canada Research Chair award, the Ontario Early Researcher award, and the ACM SRC grand finale prize.

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Research Areas:
Algorithms & Theory, Programming Languages & Software

Impact Areas:
Big Data

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