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Chen, Z. (CSE) – GPU Subgroup Semantics for Portable High-Performance Kernels

Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz
Hybrid Event

Modern high-performance GPU kernels increasingly rely on subgroup-level execution, including subgroup-level communication, subgroup operations, and matrix operations. These features are essential for workloads such as matrix multiplication and FlashAttention, but their language-level guarantees remain difficult to reason about. Existing programming models often leave unclear which threads participate in subgroup operations, when subgroup threads are required […]

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BME80G Seminar – Sheril Kirshenbaum, “Science in Policymaking”

Jack Baskin Auditorium 191 Baskin Cir, Santa Cruz

Please note: Following this lecture, the Genomics Institute’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee will host a reception on the Baskin Engineering Lanai with Dr. Kirshenbaum where we can continue the discussion on how to effectively engage lawmakers and the public to value and support genomic science. Presenter: Dr. Sheril Kirshenbaum Abstract: Science shapes our world, but meaningful policy engagement […]

Science in the Neighborhood: The earthquake problem with Emily Brodsky

Science in the Neighborhood: The earthquake problem

Science in the Neighborhood
Coastal Biology Building 130 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz

Earthquake prediction has simultaneously remained both the central, unsolved problem in seismology and the issue that communities care about most—especially here in Northern California. Earth & Planetary Sciences Professor Emily Brodsky will discuss what we do and do not know about when earthquakes will happen.

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