A High-Performance Image Processing DSL for Heterogeneous Architectures

Selgrad K, Lier A, Dörntlein J, Reiche O, Stamminger M (2016)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Original article

Publication year: 2016

Publisher: European Lisp Scientific Activities Association

Pages Range: 39-46

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of ELS 9th European Lisp Symposium

Event location: Krakau PL

ISBN: 78-2-9557474-0-7

URI: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3005729.3005734

Abstract

Over the last decade a number of high performance, domain-specific languages (DSLs) have started to grow and help tackle the problem of ever diversifying hard- and software employed in fields such as HPC (high performance computing), medical imaging, computer vision etc. Most of those approaches rely on frameworks such as LLVM for efficient code generation and, to reach a broader audience, take input in C-like form. In this paper we present a DSL for image processing that is on-par with competing methods, yet its design principles are in strong contrast to previous approaches. Our tool chain is much simpler, easing the burden on implementors and maintainers, while our output, C-family code, is both adaptable and shows high performance. We believe that our methodology provides a faster evaluation of language features and abstractions in the domains above.

Authors with CRIS profile

Kai Selgrad Chair of Visual Computing (LGDV) Alexander Lier Chair of Visual Computing (LGDV) Oliver Reiche Lehrstuhl für Informatik 12 (Hardware-Software-Co-Design) Marc Stamminger Chair of Visual Computing (LGDV)

Related research project(s)

Metalinguistic Abstractions for Graphics Applications Jan. 1, 2015 - Jan. 1, 2018 GRK 1773: Heterogeneous Image Systems, Project B3 (GRK 1773) RTG 1773: Heterogeneous Image Systems Oct. 1, 2012 - March 31, 2017

How to cite

APA:

Selgrad, K., Lier, A., Dörntlein, J., Reiche, O., & Stamminger, M. (2016). A High-Performance Image Processing DSL for Heterogeneous Architectures. In Proceedings of ELS 9th European Lisp Symposium (pp. 39-46). Krakau, PL: European Lisp Scientific Activities Association.

MLA:

Selgrad, Kai, et al. "A High-Performance Image Processing DSL for Heterogeneous Architectures." Proceedings of the 9th European Lisp Symposium, Krakau European Lisp Scientific Activities Association, 2016. 39-46.

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