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Course Outline
Introduction to Biren GPU Architecture
- Overview of Biren and its primary use cases
- Hardware layout: cores, memory, and compute clusters
- Comparative analysis with NVIDIA and AMD GPUs
Configuring the Biren Programming Environment
- Installation of the Biren SDK and runtime
- Understanding the toolchain and compiler model
- Basic project structure and build workflows
GPU Programming with the Biren Stack
- Thread and block modeling
- Memory management and data transfer mechanisms
- Kernel development and launch strategies
Porting from CUDA to Biren
- Techniques for translating CUDA code
- Common API mappings and necessary adaptations
- Code conversion labs and practical exercises
Debugging and Profiling
- Utilizing Biren’s debugger and profiler tools
- Identifying performance bottlenecks
- Optimizing memory access patterns
Optimization Techniques
- Thread scheduling and instruction pipelining
- Loop unrolling and efficient shared memory utilization
- Advanced kernel tuning for maximum throughput
Case Study and Application Examples
- Model training using Biren accelerators
- Porting and profiling vision or NLP models
- Performance comparison against CUDA/NVIDIA
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- A solid understanding of GPU architecture and parallel processing
- Hands-on experience with CUDA, OpenCL, or comparable GPU programming environments
- Familiarity with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
Target Audience
- HPC developers
- AI infrastructure engineers
- Performance optimization specialists
21 Hours
Testimonials (2)
The extensive selection of tools presented
Miruna Buzduga - Aeronamic Eastern Europe
Course - AI Enablement Training for Engineers
Step by step training with a lot of exercises. It was like a workshop and I am very glad about that.