GPU Application Hackathon – GAH 2023
Organized by C-DAC and NSM in collaboration with NVIDIA and OpenACC
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 to Friday, October 20, 2023
Venue: Online and IISc Bangalore
Site URL:
Official Hackathon Page
About the Hackathon
The NSM Open Hackathon (GAH 2023) offers a collaborative environment for scientists to accelerate AI and HPC research. Participants will work with expert mentors from academia, national labs, and industry to port, optimize, and accelerate scientific applications on modern architectures including CPUs and GPUs.
Goals:
- Accelerate and optimize scientific applications
- Gain hands-on experience with supercomputing hardware
- Develop a roadmap for future application scaling
Format:
- Hybrid: Online and in-person at IISc Bangalore
- Mentorship-driven breakout sessions
- Daily SCRUMs and final presentations
Schedule Highlights
- October 10: Virtual Team/Mentor Meeting
- October 17–20: In-person Hackathon Days at IISc
- Daily SCRUMs, breakout coding sessions, and final team presentations
Participation & Logistics
- Open to all, with priority for C-DAC/NSM affiliated scientists
- Minimum two team members must attend in person
- Accommodation at IISc provided (twin-sharing basis)
- Participants responsible for travel arrangements
- Virtual participation available upon request
Preparation & Requirements
- Teams should be familiar with their codebase
- No advanced GPU skills required, but basic knowledge recommended
- Projects must include a license and be detailed in the application
- Access to NSM compute systems will be provided during the event