HPSF Conference 2025: Full Schedule

May 5-8, 2025
Chicago, IL
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9:00am CDT

Welcome Remarks - Christian Trott, Sandia National Laboratories

Monday May 5, 2025 9:00am - 9:10am CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

Welcome to the inaugural HPSF Conference! These remarks will provide an overview of the conference and what to expect. Join us for the opening of this new chapter of HPSF.

Speakers

Christian Trott

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Christian Trott is a High Performance Computing expert at Sandia National Laboratories, where he co-leads the Kokkos core team, developing performance portability solutions for engineering and science applications. He heads Sandia's delegation to the ISO C++ committee and is a principal... Read More →

Monday May 5, 2025 9:00am - 9:10am CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session

9:10am CDT

HPSF State of the Project Overview - Todd Gamblin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Monday May 5, 2025 9:10am - 9:20am CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

Join us for an engaging session that highlights the remarkable progress of the High Performance Software Framework (HPSF) in its inaugural year. We will explore the expansion of its vibrant community, the increasing number of members, and the diverse projects that have emerged. Attendees will gain insights into HPSF's strategic goals and future initiatives aimed at advancing the landscape of high-performance software. Discover how HPSF is poised to shape the future of software development in high-performance computing and learn how you can contribute to this exciting journey.

Speakers

Todd Gamblin

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Monday May 5, 2025 9:10am - 9:20am CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session

9:20am CDT

Governing Board Introduction - Heidi Poxon, AWS

Monday May 5, 2025 9:20am - 9:35am CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

Learn about the work of the HPSF governing board (GB). The GB is responsible for the overall governance of HPSF including member admission, budget decisions and general policies. This session will provide attendees with an overview of the GBs work, how it makes decisions and what its priorities are for steering the foundation.

Speakers

Heidi Poxon

Head of Technology, Advanced Computing and Simulation, AWS

Monday May 5, 2025 9:20am - 9:35am CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session

9:35am CDT

TAC Introduction - Bill Hoffman, Kitware

Monday May 5, 2025 9:35am - 9:50am CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

Join us for an informative session on the role of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) in shaping our project's landscape. The TAC oversees project admissions, develops a comprehensive project life-cycle approach, and facilitates coordination among member projects. This presentation will provide an overview of the TAC's responsibilities and detail the onboarding process for new projects, offering valuable insights into how we ensure successful integration and collaboration within our community. Don't miss this opportunity to understand the vital functions of the TAC and how they contribute to our collective success.

Speakers

Bill Hoffman

CTO, Kitware

Mr. Hoffman is a founder of Kitware and currently serves as Chairman of the Board, Vice President, and Chief Technical Officer (CTO). He is the original author and lead architect of CMake, an open source, cross-platform build and configuration tool that is used by hundreds of projects... Read More →

Monday May 5, 2025 9:35am - 9:50am CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session

9:50am CDT

Working Groups Introduction - Damien Lebrun-Grandie, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Monday May 5, 2025 9:50am - 10:00am CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

HPSF conducts project cross-cutting activities in working groups. This presentation will give a short overview of the existing working groups. Attendees will get the information to decide which breakout session to attend on day two of the HPSF conference, to get involved in the important work of the foundation.

Speakers

Damien Lebrun-Grandie

Senior Computational Scientist, ORNL

Damien Lebrun-Grandié is a Computational Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and co-leads the Kokkos performance portability project. He also serves on the ISO C++ Standards Committee, leveraging his expertise in high-performance computing to advance scientific applicatio... Read More →

Monday May 5, 2025 9:50am - 10:00am CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session

10:30am CDT

Project Updates

Monday May 5, 2025 10:30am - 12:30pm CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

This session offers a fast-paced overview of HPSF's cutting-edge software projects, showcasing the innovative capabilities and the vibrant community driving these initiatives. Attendees will gain insights into the diverse range of projects and their potential applications. Join us to explore new avenues for collaboration and discover how you can leverage HPSF software projects to enhance your own work and contribute to the community's growth.

Project Updates: Systemtools
10:30 - 10:45 AM: HPCToolkit - Jonathon Anderson, Rice University
10:44 - 11:00 AM: Apptainer - Dave Dykstra, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
10:00 - 11:15 AM: Charliecloud - Reid Priedhorsky, Los Alamos National Laboratory
11:15 - 11:30 AM: Spack - Greg Becker, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
11:30 - 11:45 AM: E4S - Sameer Shende, Paratools

Project Updates: Applications
11:45 - 12:00 AM: WarpX - Edoardo Zoni, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Project Updates: Scientific Libraries (12:00 - 12:15 PM) : Viskores - Ken Moreland, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (12:15 - 12:30 PM): Trilinos - Curtis Ober, Sandia National Laboratories

Speakers

Jonathon Anderson

Graduate Research Assistant, Rice University

Greg Becker

Software Developer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Dave Dykstra

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Ken Moreland

Senior Research Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Curtis Ober

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Curt has been with Sandia for 30 years and is currently a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff. His career has spanned many projects and missions at the laboratory, including computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for re-entry vehicles, shock hydrodynamics, time integration (Trilinos... Read More →

Reid Priedhorsky

Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory

I am a staff scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Prior to Los Alamos, I was a research staff member at IBM Research. I hold a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Minnesota and a B.A., also in computer science, from Macalester College.My work focuses on large-scale... Read More →

Sameer Shende

Research Professor and Director, Performance Research Lab, U. Oregon, University of Oregon

Sameer Shende serves as a Research Professor and the Director of the Performance Research Lab at the University of Oregon and the President and Director of ParaTools, Inc. (USA) and ParaTools, SAS (France). He serves as the Technical Lead of the Extreme-scale Scientific Software Stack... Read More →

Edoardo Zoni

Research Software Engineer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Monday May 5, 2025 10:30am - 12:30pm CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session

2:00pm CDT

Project Updates

Monday May 5, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

This session offers a fast-paced overview of HPSF's cutting-edge software projects, showcasing the innovative capabilities and the vibrant community driving these initiatives. Attendees will gain insights into the diverse range of projects and their potential applications. Join us to explore new avenues for collaboration and discover how you can leverage HPSF software projects to enhance your own work and contribute to the community's growth.

Project Updates: Libraries / Programming Systems
2:00 - 2:15 PM: AMReX - Andrew Myers, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2:15 - 2:30 PM: Kokkos - Christian Trott, Sandia National Laboratories

Project Updates: New and Prospective Projects
2:30 - 2:40 PM: Chapel - Michael Ferguson, HPE
2:40 - 2:50 PM: HPX - Hartmut Kaiser, LSU
2:50 - 3:00 PM: OpenHPC - Adrian Reber, Red Hat

Speakers

Michael Ferguson

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Michael Ferguson is a principal software engineer at HPE who works on theChapel programing language and its compiler. He has has worked in many areas of the Chapel project; from LLVM-based code generation to I/O support.

Hartmut Kaiser

Professor, LSU

Hartmut is a member of the faculty at the CS department at Louisiana State University (LSU) and a senior research scientist at LSU's Center for Computation and Technology (CCT). He received his doctorate from the Technical University of Chemnitz (Germany) in 1988. He is probably best... Read More →

Adrian Reber

Senior Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat

Adrian is a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat and is migrating processes at least since 2010. He started to migrate processes in a high performance computing environment and at some point he migrated so many processes that he got a PhD for that. Most of the time he is... Read More →

Andrew Myers

Computer Systems Engineer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Christian Trott

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Monday May 5, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session

3:30pm CDT

Panel Discussion: Status and Trends in the HPC Landscape - Moderated by Todd Gamblin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Monday May 5, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

High-performance computing (HPC) systems have undergone significant evolution over the years. Today, HPC professionals utilize not only traditional on-premise large clusters but also cloud-based solutions and appliance-like platforms that bridge the gap between workstations and larger clusters. Join this session to hear from experts who are at the forefront of deploying the largest exascale systems, along with representatives from leading cloud vendors. Gain insights into the current landscape of HPC platforms and learn about the systems you should prepare for in the near future to stay ahead in this rapidly changing field.

Moderators

Todd Gamblin

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Speakers

Mike Kiernan

Principal Technical Program Manager, Microsoft

Mike Kiernan leads the Public Sector HPC and AI Customer Solutions and Innovation Team at Microsoft, and is based in Cambridge, UK. Joining Mike are Victor Gamayunov and Trevor Cooper-Chadwick, both Technical Program Managers in Mike's team, also based in the UK.

Dan Stanzione

Director, Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)/The University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Dan Stanzione, Associate Vice President for Research at The University of Texas at Austin since 2018 and Executive Director of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) since 2014, is a nationally recognized leader in high performance computing. He serves on the National Artificial... Read More →

Heidi Poxon

Head of Technology, Advanced Computing and Simulation, AWS

Sara Campbell

Program Manager, NNSA

Jayesh Badwaik

Scientific Employee, Forschungszentrum Juelich

Nur Fadel

Unit Head, CSCS

Doug Jacobsen

HPC Software Engineer, Google LLC

Monday May 5, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session

9:00am CDT

Welcome & Overview of Day - Christian Trott, Sandia National Laboratories

Tuesday May 6, 2025 9:00am - 9:05am CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

Speakers

Christian Trott

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Tuesday May 6, 2025 9:00am - 9:05am CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session

9:05am CDT

Performance, Usability and Issues on Current Systems - John Mellor-Crummey, Rice University & Chris Siefert, Sandia National Laboratories

Tuesday May 6, 2025 9:05am - 10:30am CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

This session offers a comprehensive overview of the current landscape of exascale supercomputing technologies from the user perspective. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the nuances of transitioning between various system architectures and software stacks, focusing on usability, performance, and the common challenges faced by users. By exploring real-world experiences and best practices, participants will be better equipped to navigate the complexities of exascale computing environments, ultimately enhancing their ability to leverage these advanced technologies for their research and applications.

Speakers

John Mellor-Crummey

Professor, Rice University

John Mellor-Crummey’s research focuses on software for high performance and parallel computing, including compilers, tools, and runtime libraries for multicore processors and scalable parallel systems. His current work is principally focused on performance tools for scalable parallel... Read More →

Chris Siefert

R&D Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Tuesday May 6, 2025 9:05am - 10:30am CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session

11:00am CDT

Panel Discussion: Processor Trends and What They Mean for Software - Christian Trott, Sandia National Laboratories; Barton Fiske, NVIDIA; Brian Cornille, AMD; Michael James, Cerebras; Patrick Fasano, NextSilicon; Kristi Belcher, Lawrence Livermore Nationa

Tuesday May 6, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

The rapid acceleration of processor innovation in recent years has introduced both opportunities and challenges for developers of high-performance software. This expert panel will delve into emerging hardware trends that are poised to shape the future of software development. Join us for an insightful discussion as we explore the implications of these advancements, the new challenges that lie ahead, and how our community can collaboratively address them. Gain valuable perspectives on what to expect in the evolving landscape of high-performance computing and how to adapt our strategies for success.

Moderators

Christian Trott

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Speakers

Kristi Belcher

Software Developer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Kristi is a Software Developer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory working primarily on Umpire, an open source library that supports parallel data and memory management on HPC platforms, and MARBL, a large multi-physics simulation code. Kristi also works on the RADIUSS project... Read More →

Brian Cornille

Member of Technical Staff Software Systems Design Engineer, AMD

Patrick Fasano

Senior HPC Applications Engineer, NextSilicon

Barton Fiske

NVIDIA

Michael James

Cerebras

Tuesday May 6, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session

2:00pm CDT

CI Working Group Breakout - Led by Alec Scott & Zack Galbreath

Tuesday May 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT

Salon E

Join our working group breakout sessions for an interactive opportunity to engage in face-to-face discussions with fellow community members. Discover the ongoing activities of each working group and contribute to shaping future initiatives. Topics include continuous integration, benchmarking, community outreach, and efforts to enhance software project interoperability. Brief reports from each breakout will summarize key insights and activities, ensuring that the entire community stays informed and connected. Your participation is vital in driving collaboration and innovation within our community!

Speakers

Alec Scott

Computer Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

Alec Scott is a computer scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He works on the Spack package manager, tooling for reproducible development environments, and continuous integration systems for HPC workflows. He has previously worked extensively with container technologies... Read More →

Zack Galbreath

Technical Leader, Kitware, Inc

Tuesday May 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Salon E

General Session

2:00pm CDT

Interoperability Prospective Working Group Breakout - Led by Damien Lebrun-Grandie

Tuesday May 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT

Mississippi River 1 & 2

Speakers

Damien Lebrun-Grandie

Senior Computational Scientist, ORNL

Tuesday May 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Mississippi River 1 & 2

General Session

2:00pm CDT

Outreach Working Group Breakout - Led by Jennifer Bly, The Linux Foundation

Tuesday May 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT

Salon F

Speakers

Jennifer Bly

Marketing and Communications Director, The Linux Foundation

Tuesday May 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Salon F

General Session

2:00pm CDT

Performance Testing Working Group Breakout - Led by Olga Pearce

Tuesday May 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT

Des Plaines River

Speakers

Olga Pearce

Computer Scientist, LLNL

Tuesday May 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Des Plaines River

General Session

2:00pm CDT

Prospective Projects Working Group Breakout - Led by Chris Clark

Tuesday May 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT

Salon G

Speakers

Chris Clark

Program Manager, Linux Foundation

Tuesday May 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Salon G

General Session

3:00pm CDT

Working Group Breakout Reports

Tuesday May 6, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

Speakers

Chris Clark

Program Manager, Linux Foundation

Jennifer Bly

Marketing and Communications Director, The Linux Foundation

Alec Scott

Computer Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

Zack Galbreath

Technical Leader, Kitware, Inc

Olga Pearce

Computer Scientist, LLNL

Damien Lebrun-Grandie

Senior Computational Scientist, ORNL

Tuesday May 6, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session

3:50pm CDT

HPSF Community BOF - Moderated by Julien Bigot, CEA

Tuesday May 6, 2025 3:50pm - 5:20pm CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

Join us for an engaging Birds of a Feather (BoF) session focused on the current state and future direction of the HPSF community. Key community leaders will discuss successes and identify areas for improvement, fostering an open dialogue about our collective vision. This interactive session will provide ample opportunities for audience questions and feedback, allowing you to contribute your insights. Together, let’s shape the HPSF community into a valuable resource that meets the needs of all its members!

Speakers

Julien Bigot

Research scientist, CEA

Julien is a permanent computer scientist at Maison de la Simulation at CEA. He leads the Science of Computing team. His research focuses on programming models for high-performance computing. He is especially interested in the question of separation of concerns between the simulated... Read More →

Tuesday May 6, 2025 3:50pm - 5:20pm CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session

5:20pm CDT

Closing Remarks - Christian Trott, Sandia National Laboratories

Tuesday May 6, 2025 5:20pm - 5:35pm CDT

Chicago River Ballroom A-D

Speakers

Christian Trott

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Tuesday May 6, 2025 5:20pm - 5:35pm CDT
Chicago River Ballroom A-D

General Session