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Sampling-based planning has become a de facto standard for complex robots given its superior ability to rapidly explore high-dimensional configuration spaces. Most existing optimal sampling-based planning algorithms are sequential in nature…
We introduce the R package clrng which leverages the gpuR package and is able to generate random numbers in parallel on a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) with the clRNG (OpenCL) library. Parallel processing with GPU's can speed up…
Model Predictive Control (MPC) provides interpretable, tunable locomotion controllers grounded in physical models, but its robustness depends on frequent replanning and is limited by model mismatch and real-time computational constraints.…
The introduction of accelerator devices such as graphics processing units (GPUs) has had profound impact on molecular dynamics simulations and has enabled order-of-magnitude performance advances using commodity hardware. To fully reap these…
This paper introduces a distributed, GPU-centric experience replay system, GEAR, designed to perform scalable reinforcement learning (RL) with large sequence models (such as transformers). With such models, existing systems such as Reverb…
As deep neural networks (DNNs) become deeper, the training time increases. In this perspective, multi-GPU parallel computing has become a key tool in accelerating the training of DNNs. In this paper, we introduce a novel methodology to…
We propose a new hybrid topology optimization algorithm based on multigrid approach that combines the parallelization strategy of CPU using OpenMP and heavily multithreading capabilities of modern Graphics Processing Units (GPU). In…
Simulating large-scale microswimmer dynamics in viscous fluid poses significant challenges due to the coupled high spatial and temporal complexity. Conventional high-performance computing (HPC) methods often address these two dimensions in…
Parallel programming models can encourage performance portability by moving the responsibility for work assignment and data distribution from the programmer to a runtime system. However, analyzing the resulting implicit memory allocations,…
We introduce a reformulation of regularized low-rank recovery models to take advantage of GPU, multiple CPU, and hybridized architectures. Low-rank recovery often involves nuclear-norm minimization through iterative thresholding of singular…
With the advent of high-performance computing techniques, the data for analysis has grown significantly. Here, graphic processing unit (GPU) based program kernels are discussed to exploit parallelism in the analysis codes specific to…
This paper introduces a continuous-time constrained nonlinear control scheme which implements a model predictive control strategy as a continuous-time dynamic system. The approach is based on the idea that the solution of the optimal…
This paper proposes a control architecture integrating adaptation with Lyapunov-based Reference Governors (LRGs) to ensure state constraint satisfaction for first-order systems with parametric uncertainties. Adaptation combined with LRGs…
Dynamic programming (DP) is a cornerstone of combinatorial optimization, yet its inherently sequential structure has long limited its scalability in scenario-based stochastic programming (SP). This paper introduces a GPU-accelerated…
Compute nodes on modern heterogeneous supercomputing systems comprise CPUs, GPUs, and high-speed network interconnects (NICs). Parallelization is identified as a technique for effectively utilizing these systems to execute scalable…
Future computing systems, from handhelds to supercomputers, will undoubtedly be more parallel and heterogeneous than todays systems to provide more performance and energy efficiency. Thus, GPUs are increasingly being used to accelerate…
With the growing complexity and capability of contemporary robotic systems, the necessity of sophisticated computing solutions to efficiently handle tasks such as real-time processing, sensor integration, decision-making, and control…
The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) is a powerful tool for parallel computing. In the past years the performance and capabilities of GPUs have increased, and the Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) - a parallel computing architecture…
Given its high integration density, high speed, byte addressability, and low standby power, non-volatile or persistent memory is expected to supplement/replace DRAM as main memory. Through persistency programming models (which define…
The Poisson-Fermi model is an extension of the classical Poisson-Boltzmann model to include the steric and correlation effects of ions and water treated as nonuniform spheres in aqueous solutions. Poisson-Boltzmann electrostatic…