Real-Time Optical Systems Pipeline Implementation Explored by Cyril Cetre
Cyril Cetre, a researcher in the field of real-time GPU computations, is currently undertaking a secondment at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). During this secondment, which began in September 2022 and ended on 1st June 2023, Cetre is working under the supervision of Eduardo Quinones and collaborating with his team.
Cetre's work at BSC is focused on implementing a real-time optical system's pipeline using non-conventional GPU programming with BSC's custom OpenMP implementation. He is learning about OpenMP mechanisms, compiler behavior, and implementation while working with his team. The project is expected to bring some new compiler features, maturity improvement of OpenMP features, and a fresh perspective on real-time pipelines with GPU computations to the table.
Cetre's research is based on a previous paper he co-authored titled "Real-time pipelines on embedded GPU platforms using unconventional GPU programming." In the paper, Cetre and his team demonstrate the use of the COSMIC platform, which allows real-time computations using discrete GPUs while maintaining a high level of abstraction and modularity. They show how Jetson Xavier performs on sub-millisecond complex pipelines made of several compute kernels, leveraging unified memory to work around the limitations engendered by missing CUDA features as compared to discrete devices.
With his secondment at BSC, Cetre is working to apply these approaches in the context of real-time optical systems' pipelines using non-conventional GPU programming. His work will bring new insights and expertise to the field, contributing to the advancement of real-time pipelines with GPU computations.
