OMSCS Buzz S2E3: Rich Vuduc

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

On this episode, Tanmay chats with Rich Vuduc. Rich is a professor in the School of Computational Science and Engineering who researches high-performance computing, and he created CSE 6220: Intro to High-Performance Computing—one of the earliest courses in the OMSCS program. Tune in to hear about automated performance tuning, synergies between AI and supercomputing, post-Moore's Law computing, Rich’s career journey, and much more!

Segments

0:00	Cold open
0:45	Intro & welcome
2:10	What is supercomputing all about?
4:00	Rich's research: sparse matrices, auto-tuning, and supercomputing
13:00	Emerging trends in high-performance computing
29:00	CRNCH
33:00	Rich's early years
38:00	Post doc and academia
47:00	Rich and Georgia Tech
51:00	Online teaching experience
57:00	How the field has evolved
1:00:00	Rich's hobbies and parting words
1:04:00	Connect with Rich

Episode Notes

Center for Research into Novel Computing Hierarchies (CRNCH)
https://crnch.gatech.edu/
Supercomputing @ GT Student Group
https://sites.google.com/view/supercomputing-gt/home
HPC Garage
https://hpcgarage.org/wp/
Episode Editor: Serge Nino Martin Villasica

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