Accelerator-Based Programming
Syllabus, Master's level, 1TD054
- Code
- 1TD054
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Computational Science A1F, Computer Science A1F, Data Science A1F
- Grading system
- Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail (U)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 29 February 2024
- Responsible department
- Department of Information Technology
Entry requirements
120 credits. High Performance and Parallel Computing or High Performance Programming. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course the student shall be able to:
- write efficient code directly adapted to a specific accelerator type to solve specific problems;
- use frameworks that offer abstractions of accelerator technology;
- identify and motivate strengths and weaknesses of different accelerator architectures for given problems;
- reason about data locality in heterogeneous systems;
- measure and improve the performance of self-written and framework-based accelerator code;
Content
Orientation about characteristics for, among other things, the architecture types CPU, GPU, and wide vector instructions. Memory architectures and the relationship between the host CPU and other devices. Parallel computing patterns (reductions, parallel for loops) and Memory access patterns of CPU, GPU and wide vector instructions. CUDA programming and explicit vector operations. Solutions in traditionally compiled and interpreted languages to use accelerators. Profiling of the relevant solutions.
Instruction
Lectures, computer labs, assignments and projects.
Assessment
Oral presentation of laboratory work and projects. Written assignments and project report. Laboratory work and assignments (3 credits) and projects (2 credits).
If there are special reasons, the examiner may make an exception from the specified examination method and allow an individual student to be examined in another way. Special reasons may, for example, be information about special pedagogical support from the university's coordinator for students with disabilities.
Other regulations
The course cannot be included in the same degree as 1TD055.
Reading list
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