Name: Second course on porting code and algorithms to GPUs
Start: 2025-06-30T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-07-04T12:00:00+02:00
Location: Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia

Second course on porting code and algorithms to GPUs

from Monday, June 30, 2025 (2:00 PM) to Friday, July 4, 2025 (12:00 PM)

Monday, June 30, 2025
2:00 PM Welcome (info & logistics) - Alexis Pompili (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Carlo Battilana (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Simone Gennai (MIB)
Welcome (info & logistics)
- Alexis Pompili (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
- Carlo Battilana (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
- Simone Gennai (MIB)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Aula A
2:30 PM Lecture GPU (part 1) - Felice Pantaleo (CERN)
Lecture GPU (part 1)
- Felice Pantaleo (CERN)
2:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: Aula A
4:15 PM Coffe Break
Coffe Break
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
Room: IR-0A
4:35 PM Lecture GPU (part 2) - Felice Pantaleo (CERN)
Lecture GPU (part 2)
- Felice Pantaleo (CERN)
4:35 PM - 5:50 PM
Room: Aula A
6:00 PM Welcome drink
Welcome drink
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: IR-0A
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
9:00 AM Hands-on GPU - Felice Pantaleo (CERN)
Hands-on GPU
- Felice Pantaleo (CERN)
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Laboratorio C (CLA)
10:45 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: IR-0A
11:15 AM Lecture GPU (part 3) - Felice Pantaleo (CERN)
Lecture GPU (part 3)
- Felice Pantaleo (CERN)
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Laboratorio C (CLA)
1:00 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Introduction to performance portability with Alpaka (part 1) - Andrea Bocci (CERN)
Introduction to performance portability with Alpaka (part 1)
- Andrea Bocci (CERN)
2:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: Aula Magna
4:15 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: IR-0A
4:45 PM Introduction to performance portability with Alpaka (part 2) - Andrea Bocci (CERN)
Introduction to performance portability with Alpaka (part 2)
- Andrea Bocci (CERN)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Aula Magna
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
9:00 AM Hands-on Alpaka - Andrea Bocci (CERN)
Hands-on Alpaka
- Andrea Bocci (CERN)
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Laboratorio C (CLA)
10:45 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: IR-0A
11:15 AM Hands-on Alpaka - Andrea Bocci (CERN)
Hands-on Alpaka
- Andrea Bocci (CERN)
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Laboratorio C (CLA)
1:00 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Consolidation (more exercises or specific use cases) - Andrea Bocci (CERN)
Consolidation (more exercises or specific use cases)
- Andrea Bocci (CERN)
2:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: Aula D
4:15 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: IR-0A
4:45 PM Consolidation (more exercises or specific use cases) - Felice Pantaleo (CERN)
Consolidation (more exercises or specific use cases)
- Felice Pantaleo (CERN)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Aula D
8:30 PM Social dinner
Social dinner
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
(On each own funds but all together in a pre-booked good restaurant)
Thursday, July 3, 2025
9:00 AM Lecture: Hyperparameter optimization with OPTUNA - Ümit Sözbilir
Lecture: Hyperparameter optimization with OPTUNA
- Ümit Sözbilir
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Aula Magna
10:00 AM Mini break
Mini break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM Lecture: Hyperparameter optimization with OPTUNA - Ümit Sözbilir
Lecture: Hyperparameter optimization with OPTUNA
- Ümit Sözbilir
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Aula Magna
11:00 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Hands-on: optimization in OPTUNA - Ümit Sözbilir
Hands-on: optimization in OPTUNA
- Ümit Sözbilir
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Aula Magna
1:00 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Consolidation (more exercises or specific use cases) - Andrea Bocci (CERN)
Consolidation (more exercises or specific use cases)
- Andrea Bocci (CERN)
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Laboratorio Informatico (Aula II)
4:30 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM Consolidation (more exercises or specific use cases)
Consolidation (more exercises or specific use cases)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Laboratorio Informatico (Aula II)
Friday, July 4, 2025

9:00 AM More consolidation (on specific use cases)
More consolidation (on specific use cases)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Laboratorio Informatico (Aula II)

11:00 AM Break
Break
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

11:20 AM Wrap-up and closeout
Wrap-up and closeout
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Laboratorio Informatico (Aula II)

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