DocumentCode :
3429687
Title :
Aspen: A domain specific language for performance modeling
Author :
Spafford, K.L. ; Vetter, Jeffrey S.
fYear :
2012
fDate :
10-16 Nov. 2012
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
11
Abstract :
We present a new approach to analytical performance modeling using Aspen, a domain specific langauge. Aspen (Abstract Scalable Performance Engineering Notation) fills an important gap in existing performance modeling techniques and is designed to enable rapid exploration of new algorithms and architectures. It includes a formal specification of an application´s performance behavior and an abstract machine model. We provide an overview of Aspen´s features and demonstrate how it can be used to express a performance model for a three dimensional Fast Fourier Transform. We then demonstrate the composability and modularity of Aspen by importing and reusing the FFT model in a molecular dynamics model. We have also created a number of tools that allow scientists to balance application and system factors quickly and accurately.
Keywords :
fast Fourier transforms; formal specification; molecular dynamics method; physics computing; specification languages; Aspen language; FFT model; abstract machine model; abstract scalable performance engineering notation; analytical performance modeling; application performance behavior; domain specific language; fast Fourier transform; formal specification; molecular dynamics model; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Hardware; Kernel; Mathematical model; Predictive models;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC), 2012 International Conference for
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
ISSN :
2167-4329
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0805-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SC.2012.20
Filename :
6468530
Link To Document :
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