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AGENDA
| Time |
Topic |
Presenter(s) |
| Wednesday, February 27th |
| 0900 |
Introduction: HistoryVSIPL resources (web &
its contents, ref. impl., test suite, etc.)Agenda for this meeting |
Mark Richards (Georgia Tech) |
| 0930 |
VSIPL Design Principles:
object-based, portability, profiles, functional content, etc. |
James Lebak (MIT Lincoln Laboratory) |
| Tutorials |
| 1000 |
Structure of VSIPL Programs
(possibly including "toy app") |
James Lebak (MIT Lincoln Laboratory) |
| 1015 |
BREAK |
|
| 1030 |
Memory Concepts and Data:
blocks, views, admit/release, data spaces, data types |
Randy Judd (US Navy SPAWAR) |
| 1130 |
Interfacing to VSIPL:
(PAS, DRI, maybe MPI) |
Tony Skjellum (MPI Software Technology) |
| 1200 |
LUNCH |
|
| 1300 |
VSIPL Functional Content & Profiles |
Sharon Sacco (Sky Computers) & Win Smith
(DNA Computing) |
| 1430 |
BREAK |
|
| 1500 |
Example Application Walk-through: Sonar Beamformer
(good vs. bad code, complete example) |
Randy Judd (US Navy SPAWAR) |
| 1600 |
TASP VSIPL Reference Implementation |
Randy Judd (US Navy SPAWAR) |
| 1615 |
TASP VSIPL Test Suite |
Dan Campbell (Georgia Tech Research Institute) |
| 1630 |
Open Discussion |
|
| 1700 |
ADJOURN |
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| Thursday, February 28tht |
| User Experiences |
| 0900 |
VSIPL Performance |
Rick Pancoast (Lockheed Martin) |
| 0930 |
High Performance VSIPL Implementations |
Carl Ecklund (MCCI) |
| 1000 |
Common VSIPL Programming Pitfalls |
Gary Boudreaux (MPI Software Technology) |
| 1100 |
Open Discussion |
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| BREAK & Product Overview Poster Session |
| 1130 |
Invited Vendors:
CSPI
MCCI
DNA Computing
Solutions
Mercury Computers
MPI
Software Technology
Sky Computers
Spectrum Signal Processing |
Company Representatives |
| 1230 |
Future Development:
Forum plans, related programs (HPEC-SI, NAVO MSRC, PCA, HPCS) |
Mark Richards (Georgia Tech) |
| 1300 |
ADJOURN |
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SPEAKERS
The presentations will be given by speakers intimately involved with
the development and use of the VSIPL standard. Planned speakers include:
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Dr. Mark Richards, Co-Chair of the VSIPL Forum and a Principal Research
Engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute
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Dr. James Lebak, Co-Chair of the VSIPL Forum and a Member of the Techical
Staff at the M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory
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Mr. Rick Pancoast, Co-Chair of the VSIPL Forum and a Member of the Techical
Staff at Lockheed Martin Corporation,
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Mr. Randy Judd, developer of the TASP VSIPL publicly available reference
implementation and editor of the VSIPL API document, and a scientist at
the U.S. Navy SPAWAR Systems Center, San Diego
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Mr. Dan Campbell, developer of the TASP VSIPL compliance test suite and
a Research Engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute
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Dr. Sharon Sacco, Manager of the Algorithms Group at Sky Computers
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Dr. Win Smith, Chief Technical Officer of DNA Computing Solutions and author
of the IEEE Press book Handbook of Real-Time Fast Fourier Transforms
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Dr. Anthony Skjellum, President of MPI Software Technology, Inc. and Professor
of Electrical Engineering at Mississippi State University.
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Mr. Gary Boudreaux, VSI/Pro Product Manager at MPI Software Technology,
Inc.
REGISTRATION
The $50.00 registration fee includes the following materials:
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Hard copy of all presentation viewgraphs
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A CD-ROM including pdf files of all presentations, as well as pdf copies
of the VSIPL 1.01 API and related documents; the TASP VSIPL reference implementation
and test suite C code; and links to VSIPL product vendor information
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Break refreshments
Attendees are responsible for their own daily parking fees and meals. Food
service is available in the Georgia Tech Student Center, just a few short
steps away, and at nearby restaurants.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
By Automobile
From South of Atlanta (including the Atlanta Airport):
* North on I-75 or I-85 toward Atlanta. (At the airport,
I-85 North)
* I-75 and I-85 will merge
* Exit at 10th Street/Georgia Tech
* Left on 10th Street
* Go to the 4th traffic light (about 3/4 mile)
* Left on Hemphill Avenue
* Go to the stop sign which is at Ferst Drive
* Turn Right onto Ferst Ave. Student Center Lot
is on the left past parking deck.
See Parking information below
From North of Atlanta:
* South on I-75 or I-85 toward Atlanta
* Exit at 10th/14th Streets
* Right on 10th Street
* Go to the 3rd traffic light, about 3/4 mile
* Left on Hemphill Avenue
* Go to the stop sign which is at Ferst Drive
* Turn Right onto Ferst Ave. Student Center Lot
is on the left past parking deck.
See Parking information below
From East and West of Atlanta:
* I-20 to Atlanta
* Exit I-75/I-85 North
* Follow "From South of Atlanta" directions listed
above
Visitor Parking at Georgia Tech
*Park in the Student Center Lot ($8/day)
Campus Map
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Marriott
Suites
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Garden Hotel Midtown
125 10th Street
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(404) 873-4800
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