# A simple introduction to accelerated computing

- Institution: CERN
- Department: Inverted CSC
- Speaker: Charis Kleio Koraka
- Year: 2023
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3000270)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The use of hardware accelerators in High Energy Physics (HEP) is becoming increasingly popular since they are able to significantly reduce the computational time and CPU resources needed for processing and analyzing data. This lecture aims to familiarize the audience with the concept of hardware accelerators and parallel programming. In the first part of the lecture, the concept of accelerators, co-processors and heterogeneity will be discussed, with a focus on the Graphical Processing Unit (GPU). An overview of some of the current applications of GPUs in HEP will also be presented. The second part of the lecture will serve as an introduction to CUDA, a programming model designed for general computing on GPUs.

Domain : Parallel programming.

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## Lectures

1. [A simple introduction to accelerated computing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3000270/9184057a8a4c), 1 h 5 min (CERN's player)