Solve Challenges with Powerful GPUs. Develop mastery in high performance computing and apply to numerous fields.

Chancellor Thomas Pascale

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GPU Programming SpecializationJohns Hopkins University

What you will learn

Develop CUDA software for running massive computations on commonly available hardware
Utilize libraries that bring well-known algorithms to software without need to redevelop existing capabilities
Students will learn how to develop concurrent software in Python and C/C++ programming languages.
Students will gain an introductory level of understanding of GPU hardware and software architectures.

Skills you will gain

About this Specialization

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This specialization is intended for data scientists and software developers to create software that uses commonly available hardware. Students will be introduced to CUDA and libraries that allow for performing numerous computations in parallel and rapidly. Applications for these skills are machine learning, image/audio signal processing, and data processing.

Applied Learning Project

Learners will complete at least 2 projects that allow them the freedom to explore CUDA-based solutions to image/signal processing, as well as a topic of choosing, which can come from their current or future professional career. They will also create short demonstrations of their efforts and share their code.

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Intermediate Level

Approximately 5 months to complete

Suggested pace of 4 hours/week

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Shareable Certificate

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100% online courses

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Flexible Schedule

Set and maintain flexible deadlines.

Intermediate Level

Approximately 5 months to complete

Suggested pace of 4 hours/week

English

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Hands-on Project

Every Specialization includes a hands-on project. You'll need to successfully finish the project(s) to complete the Specialization and earn your certificate. If the Specialization includes a separate course for the hands-on project, you'll need to finish each of the other courses before you can start it.

Earn a Certificate

When you finish every course and complete the hands-on project, you'll earn a Certificate that you can share with prospective employers and your professional network.

There are 4 Courses in this Specialization

Course1

Course 1

Introduction to Concurrent Programming with GPUs

Course2

Course 2

Introduction to Parallel Programming with CUDA

This course will help prepare students for developing code that can process large amounts of data in parallel on Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). It will learn on how to implement software that can solve complex problems with the leading consumer to enterprise-grade GPUs available using Nvidia CUDA. They will focus on the hardware and software capabilities, including the use of 100s to 1000s of threads and various forms of memory.

Course3

Course 3

CUDA at Scale for the Enterprise

This course will aid in students in learning in concepts that scale the use of GPUs and the CPUs that manage their use beyond the most common consumer-grade GPU installations. They will learn how to manage asynchronous workflows, sending and receiving events to encapsulate data transfers and control signals. Also, students will walk through application of GPUs to sorting of data and processing images, implementing their own software using these techniques and libraries.

By the end of the course, you will be able to do the following: - Develop software that can use multiple CPUs and GPUs - Develop software that uses CUDA’s events and streams capability to create asynchronous workflows - Use the CUDA computational model to to solve canonical programming challenges including data sorting and image processing To be successful in this course, you should have an understanding of parallel programming and experience programming in C/C++. This course will be extremely applicable to software developers and data scientists working in the fields of high performance computing, data processing, and machine learning.

Course4

Course 4

CUDA Advanced Libraries

This course will complete the GPU specialization, focusing on the leading libraries distributed as part of the CUDA Toolkit. Students will learn how to use CuFFT, and linear algebra libraries to perform complex mathematical computations. The Thrust library’s capabilities in representing common data structures and associated algorithms will be introduced. Using cuDNN and cuTensor they will be able to develop machine learning applications that help with object detection, human language translation and image classification.

Instructor

Chancellor Thomas Pascale

Instructor and Software Engineer

Computer Science

5,012 Learners

4 Courses

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Johns Hopkins University

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This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
How long does it take to complete the Specialization?
Each course in the specialization is aimed to be completed in 1 month. The full specialization should be completed in 4 months.
What background knowledge is necessary?
Prospective students should have a minimum of 1 year of programming experience. A high level of comfort in programming in C/C++ will aid in the absorbtion of material and completion of assignments.
Do I need to take the courses in a specific order?
Each course in the specialization should be completed in the following order:
Introduction to Concurrent Programming with GPUs
Introduction to Parallel Programming with CUDA
CUDA at Scale for the Enterprise
CUDA Advanced Libraries
Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?
No, this specialization is intended to earn a certificate of completion.
What will I be able to do upon completing the Specialization?
You will be able to develop complex software that can run on Nvidia GPUs. This will allow for solving complex challenges that would take longer on most CPUs or be less cost effective on clusters.

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