Undergraduate Student

**Job Reference**:

- 602_24_CS_PPC_R0**Position**:

- Undergraduate student - Compiler and runtime methods for efficient parallel execution (R0)**Closing Date**:

- Monday, 30 September, 2024**Reference**: 602_24_CS_PPC_R0**Job title**: Undergraduate student - Compiler and runtime methods for efficient parallel execution (R0)**About BSC**
- The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.

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- Software systems used in domains such as automotive, space, large scientific infrastructures or smart cities, have seen their complexity drastically increased in the last years due to the need of implementing advanced functionalities applied to cutting edge research areas like autonomous driving, traffic management, etc. The performance requirements of these new functionalities urge the use of parallel and heterogeneous architectures capable of delivering the expected throughput while still considering other non-functional aspects of the system like real-time requirements, fault-tolerance, and energy budgets, among others.

The research activities will be focused on one or several of the following topics, among others:
1. In close collaboration with leading automotive and space companies, development of software system prototypes to evaluate the new developments
2. Optimization of advanced software functionalities targeting parallel computing architectures, including multi-core systems, GPUs and/or FPGAs.
3. Programming models: use, implementation and extension of programming models with parallel capabilities, like OpenMP and CUDA, to target complex software systems.
4. Code transformation and optimization: high-level synthesis and compilation techniques to boost performance, predictability and correctness, mostly based on LLVM.
5. Runtime systems: run-time techniques to boost performance, heterogeneity (targeting GPUs and FPGAs) and fault-tolerance.**Key Duties**
- Research on parallel programming models towards productivity and other non-functional requirements
- Support the development of compiler and run-time techniques to support extensions for performance and other non-functional requirements.
- Write technical reports and papers
- Attend technical meetings

**Requirements**:

- Education
- Studying bachelor degree in Computer Sciences or similar
- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- C / C++ programming
- Linux
- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Knowledge on OpenMP will be considered an asset
- Fluent English both written and spoken
- Competences
- Ability to take initiatives, prioritize tasks and work under set deadlines
- Ability to work both independently and within a team
- Analytical thinking, problem-solving and result-oriented attitude

**Conditions**
- The position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences Department
- We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures
- Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration
- Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
- Starting date: September 2023

**Applications procedure and process**
- A full CV in English including contact details
- A Cover Letter with a statement of interest in English, including two contacts for further references - Applications without this document will not be considered

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