Fairfax Co. students create light-powered super chip, impacting data center industry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another pay to play admissions strategy

Indian culture is full of cheating for educational purposes including admissions

Google indian cheating college

There are 1000s of examples of reddit and news articles, it's the get ahead academically at any costs

Racist!

[Anonymous]

Instead of showing racist attitude towards Indian American community, let's be thankful for their service and contributions to the tech world:


Sanjay Mehrotra is the CEO of Micron Technology; Shantanu Narayen is the CEO of Adobe; Satya Nadella is Chairman and CEO of Microsoft; Sunder Pichai is the CEO of Alphabet and Google; Jay Chaudhry is the CEO of Zscaler which is a cloud security company; Arvind Krishna is the CEO of IBM; Neal Mohan is the CEO of YouTube; and George Kurian is the CEO of NetApp, among the top tech giants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.06749

Tensor algebra lies at the core of computational science and machine learning. Due to its high usage, entire libraries exist dedicated to improving its performance. Conventional tensor algebra performance boosts focus on algorithmic optimizations, which in turn lead to incremental improvements. In this paper, we describe a method to accelerate tensor algebra a different way: by outsourcing operations to an optical microchip. We outline a numerical programming language developed to perform tensor algebra computations that is designed to leverage our optical hardware's full potential. We introduce the language's current grammar and go over the compiler design. We then show a new way to store sparse rank-n tensors in RAM that outperforms conventional array storage (used by C++, Java, etc.). This method is more memory-efficient than Compressed Sparse Fiber (CSF) format and is specifically tuned for our optical hardware. Finally, we show how the scalar-tensor product, rank-$n$ Kronecker product, tensor dot product, Khatri-Rao product, face-splitting product, and vector cross product can be compiled into operations native to our optical microchip through various tensor decompositions.

Impressive that FCPS kids are showing "a new way to store sparse rank-n tensors in RAM that outperforms conventional array storage".

That is cool, but how is this related to the light-powered super chip?

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.forbes.com/sites/gabrielasilva/2023/09/26/procyon-photonics---the-high-school-run-start-up-that-could-revolutionize-computing/

Clearly articulated by Gabriel A. Silva, Professor of Bioengineering and Neurosciences at the University of California San Diego

Notice how carefully the article and the quotes avoid saying that their invention actually exists. No measurements of real world performance. No measurements at all. Nothing real on their website or their self-published "research paper".

Not even a photograph. Only a rendering.

This is a 10 year plan to invent something in the future, not an invention now. It's like Theranos.

There's Professor Silva providing insight after meeting these kids and reviewing their research. And here you are, without meeting these young scientific minds or knowing a thing about their research, showing us what a bitter and envious adult you are.

A professor showing up for a photo op and publicity? Do they even have a patent application? This sounds a lot like dad founding a company, them coming up with something they thing sounds novel and then trying to get enough publicity to help college applications

Oh so now it's not just the students, you are insinuating the university professor who's impressed with them. Perhaps if you do some self reflection and go past your racist views, maybe ... just maybe, you can start to appreciate and encourage these young scientific minds.

First, cut out your race baiting garbage.

Second understand the difference between smart high schoolers and fully educated, professional researchers who were once smart high schoolers too.

No one likes arrogant blowhards who don't know what they don't know and don't accept the possibility that they aren't experts, no matter how smart they are.

The more you express your hatred for these talented scientific students, the more your words seem tinged with racism.

Is "racism" really the only word you know?

Care to explain why these kids didn't work with people from a range of races?

[Anonymous]

Lol, I studied photonic integrated circuits in college 30 years ago and then worked on them in industry for a decade plus. There is nothing revolutionary in the original article. Kids might be smart or whatever, but tech is being worked on as we speak.

Here is a quick google result. Why are journos not doing any googling is beyond me
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https://medium.com/intel-tech/integrated-photonics-set-to-light-up-the-data-center-eb7962e51e92

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.06749

Tensor algebra lies at the core of computational science and machine learning. Due to its high usage, entire libraries exist dedicated to improving its performance. Conventional tensor algebra performance boosts focus on algorithmic optimizations, which in turn lead to incremental improvements. In this paper, we describe a method to accelerate tensor algebra a different way: by outsourcing operations to an optical microchip. We outline a numerical programming language developed to perform tensor algebra computations that is designed to leverage our optical hardware's full potential. We introduce the language's current grammar and go over the compiler design. We then show a new way to store sparse rank-n tensors in RAM that outperforms conventional array storage (used by C++, Java, etc.). This method is more memory-efficient than Compressed Sparse Fiber (CSF) format and is specifically tuned for our optical hardware. Finally, we show how the scalar-tensor product, rank-$n$ Kronecker product, tensor dot product, Khatri-Rao product, face-splitting product, and vector cross product can be compiled into operations native to our optical microchip through various tensor decompositions.

Impressive that FCPS kids are showing "a new way to store sparse rank-n tensors in RAM that outperforms conventional array storage".

This is equivalent to saying "Invented a new method delivering small, lightweight packages that outperforms conventional tractor trailer trucks."
OK, great, but we already have small cars and bicycles that outperform large trucks for this task.
If you don't know what technical terms mean, it's easy to be impressed by people who use them to say uninteresting things.

[Anonymous]

That rendering is bogus as well there's no way there are any lasers or PDs in that package, I don't see any fiber optic interfaces either. Just a fluff piece.

[Anonymous]

https://www.procyonphotonics.org/about

look at the about page Kids are pulling a prank or something. 100 year vision, lol. VCs investing in 100 year vision, lol,lol
"
Reinventing the computer.

Our vision is that computers in 100 years will run on laser light rather than electricity. What we've successfully built has convinced us that humanity will soon enter the age after digital electronics; the age of analog optics. At Procyon, we're reinventing the computer."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That rendering is bogus as well there's no way there are any lasers or PDs in that package, I don't see any fiber optic interfaces either. Just a fluff piece.

What's the point of explaining anything to you when you refuse to comprehend the innovative work these young scientific minds have already published? As long as your mind is clouded by racism, how can you truly understand anything?

Put all of these scientific contributions by FCPS kids aside, and address your racism disease first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Instead of showing racist attitude towards Indian American community, let's be thankful for their service and contributions to the tech world:


Sanjay Mehrotra is the CEO of Micron Technology; Shantanu Narayen is the CEO of Adobe; Satya Nadella is Chairman and CEO of Microsoft; Sunder Pichai is the CEO of Alphabet and Google; Jay Chaudhry is the CEO of Zscaler which is a cloud security company; Arvind Krishna is the CEO of IBM; Neal Mohan is the CEO of YouTube; and George Kurian is the CEO of NetApp, among the top tech giants.

I have great respect for my Indian American colleagues; they are always helpful, and I can depend on them. I have encountered many slackers and irresponsible individuals of various ethnicity, but hard to recall any of Indian American ethnicity, and have been in working technology for decades.

[Anonymous]

No one cares about this project. Dad, if they make it to market, let us know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.06749

Tensor algebra lies at the core of computational science and machine learning. Due to its high usage, entire libraries exist dedicated to improving its performance. Conventional tensor algebra performance boosts focus on algorithmic optimizations, which in turn lead to incremental improvements. In this paper, we describe a method to accelerate tensor algebra a different way: by outsourcing operations to an optical microchip. We outline a numerical programming language developed to perform tensor algebra computations that is designed to leverage our optical hardware's full potential. We introduce the language's current grammar and go over the compiler design. We then show a new way to store sparse rank-n tensors in RAM that outperforms conventional array storage (used by C++, Java, etc.). This method is more memory-efficient than Compressed Sparse Fiber (CSF) format and is specifically tuned for our optical hardware. Finally, we show how the scalar-tensor product, rank-$n$ Kronecker product, tensor dot product, Khatri-Rao product, face-splitting product, and vector cross product can be compiled into operations native to our optical microchip through various tensor decompositions.

Impressive that FCPS kids are showing "a new way to store sparse rank-n tensors in RAM that outperforms conventional array storage".

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2208.06749.pdf
I'm trying to understand the discussion in this paper, but it's beyond my grasp. Is Tensor Algebra taught in one of the TJ math courses?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Instead of showing racist attitude towards Indian American community, let's be thankful for their service and contributions to the tech world:


Sanjay Mehrotra is the CEO of Micron Technology; Shantanu Narayen is the CEO of Adobe; Satya Nadella is Chairman and CEO of Microsoft; Sunder Pichai is the CEO of Alphabet and Google; Jay Chaudhry is the CEO of Zscaler which is a cloud security company; Arvind Krishna is the CEO of IBM; Neal Mohan is the CEO of YouTube; and George Kurian is the CEO of NetApp, among the top tech giants.

None of these companies was created by them though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Instead of showing racist attitude towards Indian American community, let's be thankful for their service and contributions to the tech world:


Sanjay Mehrotra is the CEO of Micron Technology; Shantanu Narayen is the CEO of Adobe; Satya Nadella is Chairman and CEO of Microsoft; Sunder Pichai is the CEO of Alphabet and Google; Jay Chaudhry is the CEO of Zscaler which is a cloud security company; Arvind Krishna is the CEO of IBM; Neal Mohan is the CEO of YouTube; and George Kurian is the CEO of NetApp, among the top tech giants.

That's impressive. I sure there are many more.

[Anonymous]

It all kind of begs the question whether one of the parents works on optical computing as their day job at one of the several local Federal/Federally-funded labs with active work in that area…