The End of Von Neumann? What the Future Looks Like for HPC Application Developers
Moderator
Panelists
Event Type
Panel
Architectures
Effective Application of HPC
Scientific Computing
TimeWednesday, November 16th3:30pm - 5pm
Location255-BC
DescriptionThe slowing of Moore’s Law means that in order to maintain performance scaling while maintaining or improving our current levels of energy efficiency, we must embrace new architectures and models of computation. These new architectures may depart from the traditional von Neumann model that opens a complex and multi-dimensional search space of optimizations that includes a combination of new devices, new models of computation, and specialized architectures. To focus the discussion, our panel will primarily focus on reconfigurable computing, neural inspired computing, and unconventional arrangement of architectural elements. The exploration of this search space makes for an exciting time for hardware architects and designers. However, application programmers must be involved from the beginning and throughout this transition to future computational models. This panel will discuss the evolution of computer architecture beyond the end of Moore’s law and will include how these architectural shifts might impact application developers.
