SYCL, DPC++, XPUs, oneAPI

Abstract

James will share his passion for getting to a world of heterogeneous computing where software tooling (compilers, frameworks, libraries, etc.) all have an “XPU view” of the world that spans vendors and devices. In this world, James advocates that we all be free to write our programs to use whatever XPUs we want, get full access to all XPU capabilities, and be comfortable trusting our ability to do this without extra risk to performance or stability. James will discuss how SYCL, DPC++, XPUs, and oneAPI all are important on our journey to make this vision a reality. James invites all conference attendees to join in and help guide Intel’s enthusiasm to help us all succeed together. Note: James co-authored the first (and only for now) book that teaches SYCL 2020 programming.