About Event

GPU Technology Conference Workshop
May 12, 2011
The Biopolis, Matrix building, Singapore

 

The GPU Technology Conference, San Jose, will mark its entry into South East Asia with GTC Workshop 2011 Singapore. The event, jointly brought to you by NVIDIA and NOVATTE, will bring together researchers, developers, HPC professionals and GPU computing experts to share knowledge and best practices. The GTC Workshop will show how GPU Technology transforms scientific computing.

The highlights of the GTC Workshop in Singapore include:

• CASE SHARING:
  Learn best practices from other researchers and how GPU facilitates research and simulations of your peers.
  
  
• KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
  Learn how Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science, uses the latest technology to accelerate the scientific research. The Institute has one of the fastest supercomputers in the world - accelerated with GPUs.
  
  
• CUDA TUTORIAL:
  Learn about GPU structure, concept, basics of CUDA programming and optimization techniques from the NVIDIA Chief Solution Architect.
  
  
• GPU SOLUTIONS DEMONSTRATION:
  Get hands-on experience with GPU solutions and apply for a free test drive.
  
  
• NETWORKING BREAKS AND LUNCH:
  Talk with GPU experts, NVIDIA and NOVATTE principle engineers, network with colleagues and peers across industries.

Why Attend

• Talk to fellow researchers about the real-world benefits of GPUs
  End users, your fellow colleagues, will present their successes and share on the performance improvements they have achieved using GPU systems. Learn about the true quantifiable benefits researchers are seeing!
• Expand your IT knowledge and skills
  Explore technologies, gain knowledge and learn about best practices.
Speakers’ whitepapers and materials available after the event.
• Get hands-on experience with GPU systems
  Explore different GPU products and interact with actual NOVATTE equipment at the Conference. Conference attendees will be able to apply for test drive and port their applications to GPU platforms for free.
• Build valuable relationships
  Meet fellow researchers, peers, developers and subject matter experts from Singapore and across the Asia-Pacific region. Share experiences with fellow researchers and speak one-on-one with the experts. All questions not answered during the GTC Workshop can be pursued with the help of experts.

The GTC Workshop will be beneficial both to those already developing applications on GPUs and also to those who are seeking to get started:

• Participate in the CUDA tutorial
  Learn about GPU structure, concept, basics of CUDA programming and optimization techniques from the NVIDIA Chief Solution Architect.
• Learn about research of other GPU software engineers
  Get first-hand insights into the latest research by other developers programming on GPUs. Get insights and updates on state of the art techniques in GPU Computing. Whitepapers available after the Conference.
• Get hands-on experience with GPU systems
  Explore different GPU products and interact with actual NOVATTE equipment at the Conference. Conference attendees will be able to test GPU platforms after the Conference for free!
  
  If you are just starting to program on GPUs, get familiar with GPU Computing ecosystem and learn the best learning route. Learn about training and certification opportunities.

• Learn how to increase the productivity of researchers from the end users
  Learn how to increase productivity of computational scientists and researchers and decrease time to discovery & new product development. Learn the true quantifiable benefits experienced by those in Life Science, Bioinformatics, Defence and other industries.
• Expand your knowledge and skills
  Meet with subject matter experts, explore new technologies and learn best practices.
• Gain an IT advantage
  Get strategic insights to help you drive down the cost of enterprise & scientific computing while improving productivity. Try GPU products and interact with actual NOVATTE equipment on site.