Profiler Training Series, Part 1: Novice, How to Profile

Event Details

Date and Time:
Thursdays, February 5, 2026 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern Time

Presenters:
AMD Performance Tools Team in collaboration with Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility staff

About the Series:
This session is part of the Profiler Training Series, a multi-part training designed to help users build practical performance profiling skills on Frontier. View the full series schedule and upcoming sessions on the Profiler Training Series page.

Hackathon Connection:
Participation in this training series is strongly encouraged for teams planning to apply to the 2026 Spring Frontier Hackathon. The skills covered will help teams prepare competitive abstracts and optimize applications ahead of the hackathon. Visit the Frontier Hackathon page for event details and application information.

Event Description

This session introduces participants to the process of profiling high-performance computing (HPC) applications using AMD profiling tools. The goal is to illustrate how to systematically analyze and improve the performance of GPU-accelerated applications.

If you are new to performance profiling, don’t worry—no prior experience with advanced performance assessment techniques is required. The session focuses on practical, foundational steps that build from your current understanding and provide a clear pathway toward effective performance optimization.

References

• Performance Profiling on AMD GPUs – Foundations
• AMD Performance Profiling on AMD GPUs – Basic
• Roofline Models

Who Can Attend
Anyone in the HPC community is welcome to join. Those planning to submit applications for the 2026 Frontier Hackathon (Due on March 4) are highly encouraged to attend. Git repositories with the examples covered are provided, but participants will not be expected to run them during the session.