Travel: Student Travel Support for MVAPICH User Group (MUG) 2023 Conference

该项目的重点是现代高性能计算（HPC）系统的快速发展，以及培养下一代工程师和科学家驾驭这些进步的重要性。随着多核/众核平台的出现，如Intel XTM、AMD EPYC、NVIDIA、AMD和Intel的GPU，以及FPGA、ARM和OpenPOWER架构，再加上支持RDMA的网络技术，如InfiniBand、RoCE、iWARP、Omni-Path、Rockport和Slingshot 10/11，理解并利用这些技术来设计HPC软件堆栈至关重要。MVAPICH 2开源MPI库及其衍生物在开发支持RDMA的网络的潜力方面发挥了重要作用，导致InfiniBand在HPC社区中的快速增长和采用。MVAPICH 2的受欢迎程度显而易见，全球（90个国家）有超过3，300个组织使用这些库，截至2023年5月，OSU网站的下载量超过167.7万次。此外，一年一度的MVAPICH用户组会议（MUG）为用户、研究人员、管理员和学生提供了一个交流知识、分享经验、讨论优化策略、故障排除指南和其他相关主题的协作平台。2023年MVAPICH用户组（MUG）大会是一个专家聚会，包括用户、系统管理员、研究人员、工程师和学生，重点是分享关于MVAPICH 2库的知识。它为该领域的知名研究人员、用户和系统管理员提供了一个讨论和演示的平台。该活动还包括由MVAPICH团队选择的贡献演示文稿，重点关注调优，优化策略，故障排除指南等。该会议定于2023年8月21日至23日在俄亥俄州哥伦布举行，由消息传递（MPI）和网络技术方面的杰出专家组组织。为了支持学生参与，该项目将提供资金，使他们能够与MVAPICH研究和用户社区进行互动。该会议通过促进研究传播，促进研究人员之间的联系，培养下一代学者，与国家科学基金会（NSF）的使命保持一致，为国家利益服务。组织者的目标是从不同的机构招募学生，强调包容性。参加会议为学生提供了各种好处，例如1）接触尖端的高性能计算（HPC）技术，2）深入了解HPC系统的开源软件环境设计，3）优化技术培训，以及4）与行业专业人士和国家实验室专家互动的机会。NSF的资助对HPC、网络和消息传递技术研究人员的未来职业生涯产生了重大影响，同时促进了该领域的多样性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project focuses on the rapidly evolving landscape of Modern High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems and the importance of preparing the next generation of engineers and scientists to navigate these advancements. With the emergence of multi-/many-core platforms like Intel Xeons, AMD EPYC, GPUs from NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel, as well as FPGAs, ARM, and OpenPOWER architectures, coupled with RDMA-enabled networking technologies such as InfiniBand, RoCE, iWARP, Omni-Path, Rockport, and Slingshot 10/11, it is crucial to understand and utilize these technologies to design HPC software stacks. The MVAPICH2 open-source MPI library and its derivatives have played a significant role in exploiting the potential of RDMA-capable networks, resulting in the rapid growth and adoption of InfiniBand in the HPC community. The popularity of MVAPICH2 is evident, with over 3,300 organizations worldwide (in 90 countries) utilizing these libraries, resulting in more than 1.677 million downloads from the OSU website as of May 2023. Moreover, an annual MVAPICH User Group conference (MUG) provides a collaborative platform for users, researchers, administrators, and students to exchange knowledge, share experiences, and discuss optimization strategies, troubleshooting guidelines, and other relevant topics. This project not only advances the field of HPC but also supports education, promotes diversity, and benefits society at large.The 2023 MVAPICH User group (MUG) Conference is a gathering of experts, including users, system administrators, researchers, engineers, and students, focused on sharing knowledge about the MVAPICH2 libraries. It provides a platform for discussions and presentations from renowned researchers, users, and system administrators in the field. The event also features contributed presentations selected by the MVAPICH team, focusing on tuning, optimization strategies, troubleshooting guidelines, and more. Scheduled to take place in Columbus, OH, from August 21-23, 2023, the conference is organized by a distinguished group of specialists in message passing (MPI) and networking technologies. To support student participation, the project will provide funding, enabling them to engage with the MVAPICH research and user community. The conference serves the national interest by fostering research dissemination, facilitating connections among researchers, and training the next generation of scholars, aligned with the mission of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The organizers aim to recruit students from diverse institutions, emphasizing inclusivity. Attending the conference offers students various benefits, such as 1) exposure to cutting-edge high-performance computing (HPC) technologies, 2) in-depth understanding of designing open-source software environments for HPC systems, 3) training on optimization techniques, and 4) opportunities for interaction with industry professionals and national laboratory experts. The NSF funding significantly impacts the future careers of researchers inHPC, networking, and message passing technologies, while promoting diversity within the field.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.