Memories of a Performance Engineer - 38 Years of Tools Building

Explore the evolution of high-performance computing (HPC) performance tools through the personal journey of Dr. Bernd Mohr from Jülich Supercomputing Center in this comprehensive seminar. Discover the development history of influential HPC performance tools including TDL/POET, ZM4, SIMPLE, TAU, Vampir, EPILOG, KOJAK, Score-P, Scalasca, and Cube, spanning nearly four decades of innovation. Learn about the successes and failures encountered during the creation of these tools, starting from Dr. Mohr's first performance tool developed as part of his diploma thesis at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in 1987. Gain insights into the current state of HPC performance tools through a personal assessment from a veteran performance engineer who has dedicated his entire research career to this field. Understand the challenges and breakthroughs in parallel systems performance analysis and how these tools have shaped modern high-performance computing environments.