Program

The program takes three full days (May 22-24, 2024), with start on Wednesday at 9:00 and end on Friday at 17:00.

Each day of the workshop starts with a couple of overview talks covering topics such as application domains, possible library requirements, existing libraries, tensor kernels by users, developers and vendors. There will then be a panel discussion setting the stage for a working groups session bringing different communities together. Each session will end with a plenary summary. By the end of the final day we would like to have a very first version of the tensor API as well as a steering group for further developments.

Wednesday - day 1: Overview

• 8:30 - 9:00 Arrival, coffee available

• 9:00 - 9:15 Opening (Jan Brandejs)

• 9:15 - 9:30 Round of introductions (all participants)

• 9:30 - 9:45 Workshop objectives (Lucas Visscher)

• 9:45 - 10:30 Paolo Bientinesi [overview of the field]

• 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

• 11:00 - 11:45 Edward Valeev [intro to the challenges]

• 11:45 - 12:30 Miles Stoudenmire [iTensor]

• 12:30 - 14:00 Buffet Lunch and Posters

• 14:00 - 14:45 Devin Matthews [TBLIS design decisions]

• 14:45 - 15:45 Panel Discussion (moderator: Trond Saue)

  • Panelists
    • Daniel Crawford
    • Paul Kelly
    • Ors Legeza
    • Bert de Jong
    • Alexander Heinecke
  • Topics
    • Use cases
    • Differences among application domains

• 15:45-16:00 Coffee Break

• 16:00-17:30 Breakout Session (all participants)

• 17:30-18:15 Common Coordination meeting (chairman: Andre Gomes)

• Evening - Informal meeting with drinks

  • Networking opportunities

Thursday - day 2

• 8:30 - 9:00 Arrival, coffee available

• 9:00-10:30 Tensor library demands (User Perspectives)

  • Justin Turney [the user perspective]
  • Marco Trenti [TN applications overview]
  • Alejandro Gallo [solid state perspective]

• 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

• 11:00-12:30 Tensor library functionalities (Developer Perspectives)

  • Edward Stow [low level and tensor compilers]
  • Navjot Singh [Cyclops CTF]
  • Oguz Kaya [sparse tensors and distributed memory]

• 12:30 - 14:00 Buffet Lunch

• 14:00 - 15:00 Panel Discussion (moderator: Lucas Visscher)

  • Panelists
    • Anthony Scemama
    • Miles Stoudenmire
    • Alexandros Nikolaos Ziogas
    • Paul Springer
  • Topics
    • How would a standard influence domain software?
    • Expected issues with interoperability

• 15:00-15:30 Coffee Break

• 15:30-17:00 Breakout Session (all participants)

• 17:00-17:30 Common coordination meeting (chairman: Jan Brandejs)

• 19:30-21:30 Formal dinner at the restaurant Aux Pieds Sous La Table

Friday - day 3

• 8:30 - 9:00 Arrival, coffee available

• 9:00-10:30 Vendor Perspectives

  • Paul Springer [cuTENSOR]
  • Christopher Millette [hipTensor]
  • Alexander Heinecke [neural networks, large machines]

• 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

• 11:00-12:00 Tensor networks & decompositions

  • Juraj Hasik, Boris Ponsioen [tensor networks]
  • Michal Lesiuk [tensor decompositions]

• 12:00 - 13:00 Extra breakout session

• 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

• 14:00 - 14:45 Breakout Session (all participants)

• 14:45 - 15:15 Common coordination meeting (chairman: André Gomes)

• 15:15 - 15:30 Coffee break

• 15:30 - 16:30 Panel Discussion (moderator: Paolo Bientinesi)

  • Panelists
    • Nicolas Renon
    • Christopher Millette
    • Stefano Carignano
    • Boris Ponsioen
    • Marco Trenti
  • Topics
    • Features and operations beyond basics
    • Business opportunities for companies

• 16:30 - 17:00 Summary and Concluding Remarks (Jan Brandejs)

• 17:00 End of the workshop