Improving Numerical Computation with Practical Tools and
Novel Computer Arithmetic
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Event Type
Birds of a Feather
TimeTuesday, November 14th5:15pm -
7pm
Location704-706
DescriptionEfficient use of computer arithmetic is crucial to HPC.
Unfortunately, few software analysis tools exist to
analyze floating-point accuracy or to recommend robust
mixed-precision modifications for full-sized
applications. At the same time, next-generation
arithmetic formats such as Gustafson’s latest Type III
unums (posits and valids) offer the possibility of
better accuracy, performance, energy efficiency, and
reproducibility, but their implementations and tool
ecosystems are still young. The goal of this BoF is to
connect researchers and industry practitioners
interested in improving the state of the art in this
area, and to begin to identify concrete ways to work
together.
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