2024 ALCF INCITE GPU Hackathon

Hackathon/Dungeon

– CT

Argonne National Laboratory
Systems Polaris
Allocations INCITE, ALCC
2024 Hackathon Graphic

Join us for the 2024 ALCF INCITE GPU Hackathon to work with expert mentors to prepare your code or boost its performance for the upcoming INCITE call for proposals. Both current INCITE awardees and future applicants are encouraged to apply. The focus will be on Polaris. 

The hackathon will pair selected teams of researchers with experts from ALCF and industry partners. Teams and individuals will work together on their applications for the INCITE and ALCC projects/proposals.

Hackathon Dates:

  • May 7-8: Team-Expert Virtual Introductory Meeting
  • May 21-23: In-Person Hackathon at Argonne National Laboratory 

Housing: ALCF has secured rooms at Argonne Guest House during the event as well as shuttle to and from guesthouse to TCS center. 

Book your room at the Argonne Guest House. Use Yasaman Ghadar as the Argonne contact and "GPU HACKATHON" as the room block code.

  • Pack your Real-ID driver's license, passport or HSPD-12 badge for when you visit Argonne.

For questions and comments, please reach out to alcfevents@alcf.anl.gov. 

 

Virtual Week Agenda (All Times are in CT)

  • Tuesday, May 7
    • 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM: Welcome and Introduction (Yasaman Ghadar)
    • 09:15 AM - 10:00 AM: Mentor- Team meeting 
    • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Overview of TAU (Sameer Shender) 
    • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Overview of Slingshot (Igor Gorodetsky) 
    • 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM: Presentations from Attendees (Group One)
  • Wednesday, May 8
    • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Overview of HPCToolkit (John Mellor-Crummey) 
    • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Overview of NVIDIA SDK/programming models, dev tools, and AI framework (Kris Keipert, Yuliana Zamora) 
    • 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM: Presentations from Attendees (Group Two)

 

Agenda

Day 1, Tuesday May 21
 

Topics

Speakers
8:30AM-9:00AM Checking in at TCS center   
9:00AM-10:00AM  Overview of Tools/SDKs/Network (TAU, HPCToolKit, NVIDIA, HPE)

Sameer Shender (University of Oregan)

John Mellor-Crummey (Rice University)

Kris Keipert (NVIDIA), Yuliana Zamora (NVIDIA)

Igor Gorodetsky (HPE)
10:00AM-10:15AM AM Break   
10:15AM-11:45AM Hands-on time on Polaris   
11:45 AM-12:00PM  Group Picture at TCS  
12:00PM-1:00PM INCITE Panel Talk Katherine Riley, Chris Knight, Anouar Benali, ANL
1:00PM-2:45PM Hands-on time on Polaris   
2:45PM-3:00PM PM Break  
3:00PM-4:00PM Presentations from teams providing updates of their progress   
4:00PM-5:00PM  ALCF Facility Tour (Aurora Reveal, ALCF Data Center, Vis Lab)  
5:00PM  Adjourn   

Day 2, Wednesday May 22
 

Topics

Speakers
8:30AM-9:00AM Checking in at TCS center   
9:00AM-10:00AM  Tips for Running AI and ML Frameworks on Polaris and Aurora  Corey Adams, ANL
10:00AM-10:15AM AM Break   
10:15AM-12:00PM Hands-on time on Polaris   
12:00PM-1:00PM AI Test Beds and Path to INCITE Murali Emani, ANL
1:00PM-2:45PM Hands-on time on Polaris   
2:45PM-3:00PM PM Break  
3:00PM-4:00PM Presentations from teams providing updates of their progress   
4:00PM-5:00PM  ALCF Facility Tour (Aurora Reveal, ALCF Data Center, Vis Lab)  
5:00PM  Adjourn   

Day 3, Thursday May 23
 

Topics

Speakers
8:30AM-9:00AM Checking in at TCS center   
9:00AM-10:00AM  Hands-on time on Polaris   
10:00AM-10:15AM AM Break   
10:15AM-12:00PM Hands-on time on Polaris   
12:00PM-1:00PM Looking to Future: Big Data, LLM and AI  Azton Wells, ANL
1:00PM-2:00 PM Hands-on time on Polaris   
2:00PM-2:15PM Break  
2:15PM-4:00PM  Final presentations from teams providing updates and future direction   
4:00PM  Close out