Re: [Caml-list] [ANN] Spoc: GPGPU programming with OCaml

[Francois Berenger <berenger@riken.jp>]

On 06/25/2013 10:39 PM, Mathias Bourgoin wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I would like to present you a set of tools for GPGPU programming with
> OCaml.
>
> I developed the SPOC library that enables the detection and use of GPGPU
> devices with OCaml using Cuda and OpenCL. I also developed a camlp4
> syntax extension to handle external Cuda or OpenCL kernels as well as a
> DSL to express GPGPU kernels from the OCaml code.
>
> http://www.algo-prog.info/spoc
>
> This work is a big part of my PhD thesis and was partially funded by the
> opengpu project. I'm currently in the UPMC-LIP6 laboratory where I'm
> supervised by Pr. E. Chailloux and Pr. J-L Lamotte.
>
> SPOC has been presented several times and the slides and the papers
> references are on our website if you want more information about it.
> It has currently been tested on multiple architectures and systems,
> mostly 64-bit Linux and 64-bit OSX systems. It should work with Windows
> too (I tested it successfully last year with Windows 7...).
>
> To be able to use SPOC, you'll need a computer capable of running OCaml
> (obviously) but also compatible with either OpenCL or Cuda.
> For Cuda you only need a current proprietary NVidia driver while for
> OpenCL you need to install the correct OpenCL implementation for your
> system.
> SPOC should compile anyway as everything is dynamically linked, but
> you'll need Cuda/OpenCL eventually to run your programs.
>
> SPOC currently lacks a real tutorial, it comes with some examples and I
> strongly advise anyone interested to look into the slides and papers on
> the website.
>
>
> By the way, if you are interested and if you are in Paris next week, I
> will be presenting SPOC etc. during the "OCaml Users in PariS" (OUPS)
> Meetup next Tuesday (July 2) .

Will there be a video or slides available?

I am a litle bit far away... ;)

> I hope to see some of you there and to have some feedback on this work.
>
> Mathias
>
> SPOC : http://www.algo-prog.info/spoc
> OpenGPU : http://opengpu.net
> OUPS : http://www.meetup.com/ocaml-paris/
>