ICS 2024: International Conference on Supercomputing

June 4-7, 2024

International Conference Hall, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Program


June 4th (Tue), 2024


NOTICE

The workshops will be held in the International Science Innovation Building (Buildings numbered 69). The locations of the workshops and the registration desk are both DIFFERENT from those of the main conference. More details are available here.

Room 1
Conference Rooms 5a/5b
(5th floor)
Room 2
Meeting Rooms E/F
(5th floor)
12:30 - 17:00 Registration
(The registration desk is at Conference Room 1 on the 1st floor of the International Science Innovation Building. Please present your photo ID (passport, etc.) when you check in.)
13:00 - 15:00
  • Workshop - 1

  • Workshop - 2

  • 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break
    15:30 - 17:30
  • Workshop - 1

  • Workshop - 2

  • June 5th (Wed), 2024


    NOTICE

    From June 5th, the registration desk will be located at entrance of the International Conference Hall, 2nd floor, Clock Tower Centennial Hall (Buildings numbered 3).

    ICS 2024 Day 1:

    Room A
    International Conference Hall
    (2nd floor)
    Room B
    International Conference Hall
    (2nd floor)
    12:00 - 18:30 Registration
    (The registration desk is at entrance of the International Conference Hall, 2nd floor, Clock Tower Centennial Hall. Please present your photo ID (passport, etc.) when you check in.)
    13:00 - 13:20
  • Opening Remarks

  • General Co-chairs: Valentina Salapura (Google), Prof. Kenji Kise (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

    Steering Committee Chair: Prof. Alex Veidenbaum (University of California Irvine)

    Program Co-chairs: Prof. Murali Annavaram (University of Southern California), Prof. Ana Lucia Varbanescu (University of Twente)
    13:20 - 14:20
  • Session 1: Invited Talk

  • Chair: Hironori Nakajo (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)

    Prof. Mateo Valero (Director at Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación)

    Title: European Supercomputers: Buy versus Build
    14:20 - 14:40 Coffee break
    14:40 - 16:20

    (Each talk: max. 15 min presentation / 5 min Q&A)
  • Session 2: Best Paper Nominees

  • 16:20 - 16:40 Coffee break
    16:40 - 18:00

    (Each talk: max. 15 min presentation / 5 min Q&A)
  • Session 3A: Memory and Storage Systems

  • Session 3B: Emerging supercomputing applications

  • 18:00 - 18:30 Break
    18:30 - 20:20
  • Reception

  • The reception will be held on the evening of June 5th to welcome all attendees with drinks and light refreshments.

    June 6th (Thu), 2024


    ICS 2024 Day 2:

    Room A
    International Conference Hall
    (2nd floor)
    Room B
    International Conference Hall
    (2nd floor)
    08:15 - 13:00
  • Excursions / Lunch

  • The four-hour morning excursion on June 6th will take you to Kiyomizu-dera Temple and Nanzen-ji Temple in several chartered vehicles. Please be at the bus pick-up area on time. It is easy to find your way from Exit 6 of Gion-Shijo Station.
    After visiting these temples, we will have lunch at Okazaki Saryo Mameda near Heian Shrine. It is important to note that the number of lunches provided is limited. We, the organizing committee, estimate that we will be able to serve lunch to all participants, but depending on the number of participants, it may not be possible to serve lunch to everyone. In this case, we will serve lunch in the order in which you complete the online registration. We are sorry and hope you will understand.

    12:50 - 17:30 Registration
    (The registration desk is at entrance of the International Conference Hall, 2nd floor, Clock Tower Centennial Hall. Please present your photo ID (passport, etc.) when you check in.)
    13:00 - 14:00
  • Session 4: Keynote Talk

  • Chair: Kenji Kise (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

    Naoki Shinjo (SVP, Head of Advanced Technology Development Unit Fujitsu Research FUJITSU LIMITED)

    Title: From Past to Future: The Legacy and Hypothesis of Supercomputing [pdf]
    14:00 - 14:20 Coffee break
    14:20 - 15:40

    (Each talk: max. 15 min presentation / 5 min Q&A)
  • Session 5A: Reliability, dependability and availability

  • Session 5B: Heterogeneous software: GPUs and domain specific accelerators

  • 15:40 - 16:00 Coffee break
    16:00 - 17:20

    (Each talk: max. 15 min presentation / 5 min Q&A)
  • Session 6A: Cloud and ML Systems Efficiency

  • Session 6B: Accelerator Designs

  • 18:30 - 21:00
  • Banquet / Dinners at Heian-Jingu

  • The banquet will be held on the evening of June 6th at the HEIAN JINGU SHRINE Restaurant & Banquet Hall, which will offer traditional Japanese course meals that incorporate classic Japanese cooking techniques and feature local ingredients from Kyoto.

    This banquet has no specific dress code, so you don't need to dress up in formal attire. Feel free to attend and enjoy Kyoto's culinary delights and networking.

    It is important to note that the number of seats for the banquet is limited. We, the organizing committee, estimate that you will all be able to attend the banquet, but depending on the number of attendees, it may not be possible. In this case, we will provide the seat in the order in which you complete the online registration. We are sorry and hope you will understand.

    June 7th (Fri), 2024


    ICS 2024 Day 3:

    Room A
    International Conference Hall
    (2nd floor)
    Room B
    International Conference Hall
    (2nd floor)
    09:15 - 13:30 Registration
    (The registration desk is at entrance of the International Conference Hall, 2nd floor, Clock Tower Centennial Hall. Please present your photo ID (passport, etc.) when you check in.)
    09:30 - 10:30
  • Session 7: Invited Talk

  • Chair: Kiyofumi Tanaka (JAIST)

    Dr. Michael Gschwind (Director / Principal Engineer for PyTorch at Meta Platforms)

    Title: LLMs Everywhere: Acceleration from Servers to Mobile Devices in the Age of Generative AI
    10:30 - 10:50 Coffee break
    10:50 - 12:10

    (Each talk: max. 15 min presentation / 5 min Q&A)
  • Session 8A: Supercomputing Software and Security

  • Session 8B: Interconnects and Networks

  • 12:10 - 13:30 Lunch
    (A lunch box is provided. You can choose between grilled meat, vegan or eel.)
    13:30 - 14:50

    (Each talk: max. 15 min presentation / 5 min Q&A)
  • Session 9A: Machine learning systems

  • Session 9B: Software Design for Accelerators

  • Sponsors:

    Supporters:

    - Gold

    - Silver

    - Bronze