Deep-learning neural networks can be programmed, or structured by a human to perform one or more complex tasks. The key requirements are the ability to (1) design the network topology and (2) lock weights in the ANN (Artificial Neural Network) during training. A powerful example of structured deep-learning comes from the 1993 Farber, et.al. paper, "Identi fication of … [Read more...]
RAD (Rapid App Development) Languages for HPC and Cloud – Python, R, Julia
It feels like an oxymoron to speak of interpreted languages for HPC much like ordering "jumbo shrimp". The ease of programming coupled with an ability to augment RAD (Rapid Application Development) languages like Python, R, and Julia with high-performance back-end methods is now being recognized by the HPC and cloud computing communities. In short, the RAD language provide … [Read more...]
Fully Autonomous Helicopter and Unmanned Vehicle Conduct Successful Combined Mission
A Lockheed Martin K-MAX unmanned helicopter delivered an SMSS unmanned ground vehicle during a fully autonomous autonomous resupply, reconnaissance, surveillance and target-acquisition demonstration at Fort Benning, Georgia. A safety pilot was on board K-MAX but did not operate the controls at any point during the demonstration."The synergistic use of unmanned air and ground … [Read more...]
Monetizing Image Recognition By Looking at the Background
Deep-Learning image recognition is a hot-topic. The billion dollar thought is to create a "Google" of image search (or a mesh-search engine for 3D printing and animation), but that requires rather high search fidelity. A lower-fidelity approach is to use key information provided in selfies - specifically the identity of the individual in the … [Read more...]
Fujitsu and Oracle SPARC64 – The Same Chip Distinguished by the Interconnect?
Fujitsu recently reported on their exascale path for SPARC64, which is interesting for HPC but unclear about the enterprise. Meanwhile, Oracle announced details of their Sparc M7 processor. It is not clear if the Oracle and Fujutsu SPARC64 chips are essentially the same -with the exception of the Tofu 2 vs. Bixby interconnect. We know that the Tofu Interconnect is a proprietary … [Read more...]
Nvidia Talks About ARM64 and 64-bit K1 SoC
The Hot Chips 2014 conference conveyed some hot information this week about Nvidia's 64-bit Tegra K1 -the first 64-bit ARM processor for Android devices that pairs the dual-core "Project Denver" CPU with Nvidia's 192-core Kepler GPU (a ceepee geepee). The ARM-based Denver CPU was custom designed by Nvidia and is compatible with ARM's 64-bit ARMv8-A architecture. The chip is … [Read more...]
Siggraph 2014 Technical Papers Quick Overview Video – 3:32
Spend three minutes and view following video provides a whirlwind overview of the Siggraph 2014 technical papers http://youtu.be/u3Z1hDwGEmM Don't forget to see the two minute emerging technologies overview video: … [Read more...]
Siggraph 2014 Emerging Technology Quick Overview Video – 2minutes
Spend two minutes and view following video provides a whirlwind overview of the Siggraph 2014 emerging technologies. http://youtu.be/rmyGD4yRTGE Don't forget to view the three minute technical paper overview: … [Read more...]
WRF Comparison – Neither Phi or NVIDIA M2070 Living Up to Name
WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) is an important benchmark for weather modeling, computational scientists, and procurements. WRF is a mesoscale numerical weather prediction system designed to serve both atmospheric research and operational forecasting needs. It allows researchers to generate atmospheric simulations based on real data (observations, analyses) or … [Read more...]
SC14 – Fast Hybrid GPU Betweenness Centrality Code Achieves Nearly Ideal Scaling to 192 GPUs
Don't miss the SC14 presentation Wednesday Nov. 19 in room 388-89-90, for the presentation of the McLaughlin and Bader paper "Scalable and High Performance Betweenness Centrality on the GPU". The authors report nearly ideal scaling to 192 GPUs and billions of edges traversed per step (GTEP). The paper can be downloaded here and their software can be downloaded from … [Read more...]