HPSF Conference 2025

HPSF Conference 2025

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

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

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

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

General Session

9:20am CDT

Governing Board Introduction - Heidi Poxon, AWS

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

Chicago River Ballroom

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

Principal Member of Technical Staff, AWS

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

General Session

9:35am CDT

TAC Introduction - Bill Hoffman, Kitware

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

Chicago River Ballroom

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

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

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, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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

General Session

10:30am CDT

Project Updates

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

Chicago River Ballroom

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
10:25 - 10:40 AM: HPCToolkit - Jonathon Anderson
10:40 - 10:55 AM: Apptainer - Dave Dykstra, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
10:55 - 11:10 AM: Charliecloud - Reid Priedhorsky, Los Alamos National Laboratory
11:10 - 11:25 AM: Spack - Greg Becker, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
11:25 - 11:40 AM: E4S - Sameer Shende, Paratools

Project Updates: Applications
11:40 - 11:55 AM: WarpX - Edoardo Zoni, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Project Updates: Scientific Libraries Viskores (12:00 - 12:15 PM) Trilinos (12:15 - 12:30 PM)

Speakers

Jonathon Anderson

Greg Becker

Software Developer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Dave Dykstra

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Ken Moreland

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

General Session

2:00pm CDT

Project Updates

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

Chicago River Ballroom

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
1:55 - 2:10 PM: AMReX - Andrew Myers, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2:10 - 2:25 PM: Kokkos - Christian Trott, Sandia National Laboratories

Project Updates: New and Prospective Projects
2:25 - 2:35 PM: Chapel - Brad Chamberlain, HPE
2:35 - 2:45 PM: HPX - Hartmut Kaiser, LSU
2:45 - 2:55 PM: OpenHPC - Adrian Reber, Red Hat

Speakers

Hartmut Kaiser

STE||AR Group, 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 →

Brad Chamberlain

Distinguished Technologist, HPE

Brad Chamberlain is a Distinguished Technologist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (formerly Cray Inc.) who has spent his career focused on user productivity for high-performance computing (HPC) systems, particularly through the design and development of the Chapel parallel programming... Read More →

Andrew Myers

Computer Systems Engineer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Chicago River Ballroom

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

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

Dan Stanzione

Director, Texas Advanced Computing Center

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

Principal Member of Technical Staff, AWS

Sara Campbell

Program Manager, DOE/NNSA

Jayesh Badwaik

HPC Software Engineer, Jülich Supercomputing Centre

Nur Fadel

Head of Scientific Computing Unit, CSCS

Andrew Jones

Engineering Leader, Future AI & HPC Capabilities, Microsoft

Doug Jacobsen

HPC Software Engineer, Google Cloud

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

General Session

9:00am CDT

Welcome & Overview of Day

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

Chicago River Ballroom

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

General Session

9:05am CDT

Performance, Usability and Issues on Current Systems - Kevin Huck, University of Oregon & Chris Siefert, Sandia National Laboratories

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

Chicago River Ballroom

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

Chris Siefert

R&D Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Kevin Huck

Senior Research Associate, University of Oregon

Kevin Huck is a Senior Research Associate in the Oregon Advanced Computing Institute for Science and Society (OACISS) at the University of Oregon. He is interested in the unique problems of performance analysis of large HPC applications as well as automated methods for diagnosing... Read More →

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

General Session

11:00am CDT

Panel Discussion: Processor Trends and What They Mean for Software - Speakers to be Announced

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

Chicago River Ballroom

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

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 →

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

General Session

2:00pm CDT

Working Group Breakouts

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

Chicago River Ballroom

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!

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

General Session

3:00pm CDT

Working Group Breakout Reports

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

Chicago River Ballroom

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

General Session

3:50pm CDT

HPSF Community BOF

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

Chicago River Ballroom

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!

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

General Session

5:20pm CDT

Closing Remarks

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

Chicago River Ballroom

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

General Session