Título del curso: Fundamentals of Accelerated Computing with CUDA Python.

El curso serÃĄ online y tendrÃĄ lugar los días 30 y 31 de marzo de 2022, en horario de maÃąana de 10:00h a 14:00h.

Con anterioridad al inicio del curso se enviarÃĄn los detalles necesarios para la conexiÃģn a los asistentes.

Dirigido a usuarios del ordenador FinisTerrae procedentes de entidades pÚblicas, con el objetivo de dar a conocer las posibilidades de uso y programaciÃģn bajo python de las tarjetas NVIDIA A100 presentes en el FinisTerrae.

Este taller serÃĄ impartido en inglÃĐs por el NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute usando su infraestructura.

SesiÃģn 1  30 marzo miÃĐrcoles 10:00 – 14:00

Introduction (30 mins)

  • Meet the instructor.
  • Create an account at https://courses.nvidia.com/join

Introduction to CUDA Python with Numba (120 mins)

  • Begin working with the Numba compiler and CUDA programming in Python.
  • Use Numba decorators to GPU-accelerate numerical Python functions.
  • Optimize host-to-device and device-to-host memory transfers.

Custom CUDA Kernels in Python with Numba (60 mins)

  • Learn CUDA’s parallel thread hierarchy and how to extend parallel program possibilities.
  • Launch massively parallel custom CUDA kernels on the GPU.
  • Utilize CUDA atomic operations to avoid race conditions during parallel execution.

SesiÃģn 2  31 marzo jueves 10:00 – 14:00

Custom CUDA Kernels in Python with Numba – continued (60 mins)

  • Learn CUDA’s parallel thread hierarchy and how to extend parallel program possibilities.
  • Launch massively parallel custom CUDA kernels on the GPU.
  • Utilize CUDA atomic operations to avoid race conditions during parallel execution.

Multidimensional Grids, and Shared Memory for CUDA Python with Numba (120 mins)

  • Learn multidimensional grid creation and how to work in parallel on 2D matrices.
  • Leverage on-device shared memory to promote memory coalescing while reshaping 2D matrices.

Final Review (30 mins)

  • Review key learnings and wrap up questions.
  • Complete the assessment to earn a certificate.
  • Take the workshop survey.