GPU Workshop_INSPER_bio

Presenter’sbiographies
9:15–9:30–WelcomefromINSPER
Presenter:LucianoSoares-INSPER
9:30–10:00
Presenters:MarcioAguiar-NVIDIA&EstebanClua-UFF
Title:CUDA8andPascal
Bio:EstebanCluaisassociatedprofessoratUniversidadeFederalFluminense,Rio
deJaneiro,Brazil,coordinatorofUFFMedialabandvice-directoroftheComputer
ScienceInstitute.In2015hewasnominatedasNVIDIAFellow.Hismainresearch
andinnovationareaareGPUComputing,DigitalGamesandComputerGraphics.
HeisoneofthefoundersofSBGames(BrazilianSymposiumofGamesandDigital
Entertainment)andwasthepresidentofGameCommitteeoftheBrazilian
ComputerSocietyfrom2010through2014.
10:00–10:40
Presenter:CristinaNaderVasconcelos-UFF
Title:TheRevolutionofDeepLearningwithNVIDIADIGITS
Talkabstract:Thepurposeofthistalkistoprovideacomprehensiveintroduction
toConvolutionalNeuralNetworks(CNN)andtheirtrainingusingtheNVidia
DIGITStool(version4).Withthisgoal,aparallelwillbepresentedbetweendeep
learningapproachesversusclassicalsignalprocessingpipelinesandthebasic
conceptsofneuralnetworks.Formotivation,manyapplicationswillbepresented
basedonthefundamentalspresented.
Bio:CristinaNaderVasconcelosisAssociateProfessor,Departmentof
ComputerScienceUFF.ObtainedherPhDfromPUC-Rioin2009andcurrently
conductsresearchintheareasofComputerVision,PatternRecognition,Image
ProcessingandComputerGraphics.Since2015shehasbeenworkingin
professionaltraininganddevelopmentsolutionsbasedondeeplearning.
10:40–11:20
Presenter:LuizVitorMartinez-Geeksys–NVIDIAECS2015Finalist
Title:BuildingaglobalscalecompanyusingNVIDIAGPUs
Talkabstract:Physicalretailstoresarenowadaysstrugglingtocompeteand
understandwhoarethecustomersandhowtheybehavewithproductsandstore
environment.Anewindustry,calledRetailAnalytics,hasemergedlastyearsto
answerthosequestions.AtGeekSyswehavebeendevelopingsensors,algorithms
andstatisticsmodelstomakeretailstoresmeasure,understandandreactto
customerbehaviourchangesinnearreal-time.Atthispresentation,wewillgo
showcasetheunderlyingtechnologiesandalsotalkaboutentrepreneurshipand
companybuilding.
Bio:Apassionatedentrepreneur,graduatedbothincomputerandelectronics
engineering,multiple&internationallyawarded,nominatedasoneofthemost
creativeandinnovativeentrepreneursinSouthAmericaandthathasalreadybuilt
4companiesat27yearsold.Bypresentingaholisticentrepreneurialvision,heis
abletogofromverytechnicaltocustomersalesandcompanystrategy.
11:30–12:10
Presenter:EdgarGadbem–EldoradoInstitute
Title:DevelopingvisualcomputingsolutionsatEldoradoInstitutewiththehelp
ofGPUs
TalkAbstract:Atthistalkwe’lltakealookintosomeresultsandlessonslearned
fromdevelopinginnovativesolutionsinthevisualcomputingareaatEldorado
ResearchInstitute.We’llcoverMachineLearningsolutionstohelpwithimage
baseddiagnosis,theuseofVirtualRealityintraininganddatavisualizationand
howGPUsarehelpingustackletheseproblems.
Bio:ProjectManagerofinnovativesoftwareprojectsintheareasofVirtual
Reality,ImageProcessing,ComputerVisionandMachineLearning.Previous
backgroundinComputerGraphicsforgamesandhighperformanceGPGPU
programmingusingCUDA.FormerprofessorofComputerGraphics,Artificial
IntelligenceandGameEnginesatPUC–Campinas.
13:50-14:30
Presenter:NelsonInoue–PUC-Rio–GTEPGroup
Title:GPUsforspeedingupReservoirGeomechanicalAnalysisinthePetroleum
Industry
Talkabstract:WehavearesearchprojectwithPetrobras(BrazilianEnergy
Company)inwhichafiniteelementcodeonGPUhasbeenimplementedtospeed
upstressanalysis(geomechanicalanalysis)ofapartialcouplinganalysis
(hydromechanicalanalysis)ofpetroleumreservoir.Theperformanceofafinite
elementprogramcanbeimprovedintwoways:(i)bymeansofoptimizedparallel
algorithmsand/or(ii)throughhardwarewithgreaterprocessingpower.Clearly,
themaximumperformanceisachievedwhenthesetwopremisesare
implementedinaprogram.Thus,theimplementationsoftheassemblyofthe
global/elementstiffnessmatrix,solutionofthesystemoflinearequationand
evaluationofstressandstrainstateonmultiGPUssystemaimedatachieving
thesetwopremises,thatis,notjustbrutalforceusingtheGPUthroughthelarge
numberofprocessingcores,buttodevelopimplementationsofnewalgorithms.
Bio:
GraduatedinCivilEngineeringfromFederalUniversityofOuroPreto(1995),MSc
degreeinCivilEngineeringfromPontificalCatholicUniversityofRiodeJaneiro–
PUC-Rio(1998)andPhDinCivilEngineeringfromPUC-Rio(2005).
CurrentlyheisaSeniorResearcherandProfessoratPUC-Rio.TheResearcherhas
workedinnumericalanalysis,especiallyinReservoirGeomechanicswithCenpesPetrobras,
TheResearcherhasdevelopedandimplementedafiniteelementcodeonGPUs
(forspeedupthestressanalysis)andapartialcouplingprogrambetweenastress
analysisprogramandareservoirsimulator.
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14:40-15:00
Presenter:JoséAugustoStuchi-CPqD
Title:AudioProcessingUsingNeuralNetworksConvolutional TalkAbstract:Thespeakerwilltalkaboutneuralmodelstrainingusedfor
voicerecognitionactivity.Convolutionalneuralnetworksaretrainedusing
CaffeandNVIDIADIGITSframework.Afteritstraining,thesemodelsare
usedtoperformaudio’ssegmentation.Inthiscontext,imageprocessing
techniquesareadaptedforprocessingspeechsignalsachievingstateofthe
artresults.
Bio:JoséAugustoStuchiisaresearcheratCPqD,developingnewmethodsand
solutionsintheareasofComputerVision,ImageProcessingandAudioand
MachineLearning.OwnsadegreeinComputerEngineeringwithemphasisin
EmbeddedSystemsfromtheUniversityofSãoPaulo(2009),master'sinElectrical
EngineeringfromtheUniversityofSãoPaulo(2013),MBAinBusiness
ManagementfromGetulioVargasFoundation(2015)andiscurrentlyaPhDin
ElectricalEngineeringattheUniversityofCampinasinmachinelearningarea.
15:00–15:20
Presenter:JoséEduardodeCarvalhoSilva–CPqD
Title:AcousticModelsinParallelComputingEnvironment
TalkAbstract:Thespeakerwilltalkaboutthetrainingofacousticmodelsfor
thePortuguesespokeninBrazil,inanenvironmentwithNVIDIAGPU's,
focusingonthedevelopmentofagenericspeechrecognitionsystem. Bio:JoséEduardodeCarvalhoSilva'sdegreeinElectricalEngineering(2008)and
MastersinComputerandTelecommunicationsEngineering(2010)fromthe
FederalUniversityofMinasGerais(UFMG).FellowinTelecommunicationsat
ESIEE-Paris/Franceforayear.Ithasexperienceindigitalprocessingareasignals
actingonthefollowingtopics:speechsynthesis,speechrecognition,training
acousticmodelsandnaturallanguageprocessing.
15:50-16:30
Presenter:PabloBioni-TVGloboVFXTeam
Title:ThinkingoutsidetheboxforVFXroadmapandEvolutionforcontent
production
TalkAbstract:Atthistalk,we'lltalkalittleabouttheevolutionofVFXinthe
worldandfocusinhowweneedtomigratetheHollywoodworkflowandquality
toonewithlessbudgetbutkeepingthehighquality.Assoonweunderstandhow
wecouldachievethat,weshouldalsoknowhowtopredictthefutureandbe
preparedtofocusonnewsolutionsandapproaches.
Bio:Researcher,VFXSupervisorandInnovationHeadforVisualEffects,Pabloisa
formercomputerengineerwithmasterdegreeinImageProcessingatPUC-RJ.
Withmainfocusoninnovation,andtechnologyroadmapprediction.Hasbeen
partofR&Dteamofacademiclabs,andworkedinEuropewithfamousvfxteams,
forvirtualaccidents.Today,BioniistheVFXR&DHeadatGLOBO,andmemberof
ACM,SMPTEandVisualEffectsSociety.
16:40-17:20
Presenter:LuisGonzagaJr.–UNISINOS
Title:NVIDIAVRWORKS/GAMEWORKSSDK
TalkAbstract:VRWorks™andGAMEWorks™areacomprehensivesuiteofAPIs,
libraries,andenginesthatenableapplicationandheadsetdeveloperstocreate
amazingvirtualrealityexperiences.
Bio:LuizGonzagaJriscurrentlyAdjunctProfessoratUNISINOSUniversity,where
heheadstheAdvancedVisualizationLaboratory-VIZLab,focusedininnovative
visualizationtechnologies.Hisinterestareasincludecomputergraphics,computer
vision,immersivevisualizationandanalytics,interactioninimmersivevirtual
realityandGPUprogramming.