RAPIDS: Rapid Advancement of Platform-Independent Delivery of Integrated Software

The DOE SciDAC RAPIDS Institute is a critical initiative focused on ensuring that scientific software can harness the full power of modern high-performance computing (HPC) systems. The core challenge in extreme-scale computing is the constant evolution of hardware—from CPUs to diverse GPU and accelerator architectures. RAPIDS addresses this by developing and integrating sustainable, high-performance software frameworks that can function efficiently across all these platforms.

My Role: My contribution to the RAPIDS Institute is centered on leveraging leading C++ programming models, particularly Kokkos, to solve the pervasive challenges of performance portability and software sustainability. I work directly to integrate these solutions into scientific applications, enabling researchers to maintain a single-source code base while achieving peak performance on current and future DOE supercomputers. This ensures that massive computational efforts are not stalled by architecture changes, accelerating the pace of scientific discovery.