Conference on Numerical Linear Algebra: Perturbation, Performance, and Portability

虽然数值线性代数的主题可以追溯到计算机进行第一次计算之前，但它仍然是一个充满活力的研究主题。它是诸如优化、数据挖掘、信号和图像处理以及控制等实用领域的核心。计算机体系结构的最新进展，包括GPGPU和CELL宽带加速器等硬件加速器的出现，迫使人们重新审视扰动(例如，因为这些处理器通常不支持IEEE标准算术和/或混合精度)、性能(如何释放承诺的性能)和可移植性(可编程性)问题。本次会议将汇集该领域的顶尖专家，研究与这些问题相关的最新进展和未来可能的进展。为期两天的活动将于2010年7月19-20日在德克萨斯大学奥斯汀校区的高级计算工程和科学(ACE)大楼举行。会议将审查计算线性代数领域的过去和现在的贡献以及未来的机会，计算线性代数是数学和计算机科学中支持计算科学的一个关键学科。会议包括老牌权威机构的特邀演讲以及该领域的新星。更多初级研究人员(研究生和博士后)有机会以海报形式展示他们的研究。小组讨论将审查该领域的状况和未来的机会。将鼓励没有其他联邦支持的个人以及学生、博士后、妇女、少数群体和残疾人参加。

While the subject of numerical linear algebra dates back to before the first computations were performed by computers, it continues to be a vibrant topic of research. It is central to practical fields like optimization, data mining, signal and image processing, and control, to name a small subset. Recent advances in computer architecture, including the emergence of hardware accellerators like GPGPUs and the Cell Broadband Accellerator, have forced a fresh look at perturbation (e.g., because such processors often do not support IEEE standard arithmetic and/or mix precisions), performance (how to unleash the promised performance), and portability (programmability) issues. This conference will bring together leading experts in the field to examine recent and possible future advances related to these issues.A two day event will be held in the Advanced Computing Engineering and Sciences (ACES) building on the UT-Austin campus, July 19-20, 2010. The meeting will examine past and present contributions as well as future opportunities in the field of computational linear algebra, a key subject within mathematics and computer science that supports computational science. The conference includes invited talks by established authorities as well as rising stars in the field. An opportunity for more junior researchers (graduate and postdoctoral students) to showcase their research is included in form of a poster session. A panel discussion will examine the state of the field and future opportunities. The participation by individuals who do not have other federal support, and by students, postdocs, women, minorities, and persons with disabilities will be encouraged.