Overview

The number and diversity of intelligent network devices have recently exploded. In particular, a variety of network interface cards (NICs) and data processing units (DPUs) that incorporate computational resources have recently become widely available. Examples of these new devices include Nvidia's BlueField DPUs, Xilinx's SmartNICs, and the Fungible DPU. The proliferation of these new devices has raised a number of questions regarding how best to exploit them to accelerate HPC workloads, including scientific simulations. This BoF will provide the community with an important opportunity to gather and share ideas about these promising new devices.

Confirmed Guest Speakers

• Ryan Grant, Queen's University (Moderator)

• Mario Baldi, AMD

• Jeff Young, Georgia Tech

• Rich Graham, NVIDIA

• Whit Schonbein, Sandia National Laboratories

BoF Format

We will begin with a brief introduction providing overview of the state of in-network computation, including SmartNICs.  Each guest speaker will then be given an opportunity for a brief opening statement about their experience working with SmartNICs.  The remainder of the session will dedicated to an interactive discussion between our guest speakers and members of the audience.

Tentative Schedule

• [12:15 - 12:20pm] Welcome & Opening Remarks

• [12:20 - 12:25pm] Opening Statement : Panelist #1

• [12:25 - 12:30pm] Opening Statement : Panelist #2

• [12:30 - 12:35pm] Opening Statement : Panelist #3

• [12:35 - 12:40pm] Opening Statement : Panelist #4

• [12:40 - 1:15pm] Discussion and Audience Participation

Organizers

• Ryan Grant, Queen's University

• Rich Graham, NVIDIA

• Dirk Pleiter, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

• Estela Suarez, Forschungszentrum Jülich

• Scott Levy, Sandia National Laboratories

• Whit Schonbein, Sandia National Laboratories

• Oscar Hernandez, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Questions

Inquiries about our SmartNICs BoF may be directed to Whit Schonbein (wwschon at sandia dot gov) or Scott Levy (sllevy at sandia dot gov).