Research Aide - LCF - Byrnes, Amy - 2.25.26.

Argonne National Laboratory • Lemont, IL

15h • $31 - $47

About The Position

This project investigates NVIDIA cuBLAS emulation techniques that achieve high-precision (FP32 and FP64) results using low-precision hardware such as Tensor Cores, which can deliver significant speedups on modern architectures. While these approaches offer substantial performance gains, they may introduce hidden costs in memory usage, dispatch latency, and energy consumption. The study characterizes how input data distributions influence throughput and quantifies the associated memory and execution overhead. Ultimately, it identifies when emulation is both numerically safe and performance-efficient versus when native precision paths are preferable.

Requirements

• The entirety of the appointment must be conducted within the United States.
• Applicants must be:
• Currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies at an accredited institution.
• Graduated from an accredited institution within the past 3 months; or
• Actively enrolled in a graduate program at an accredited institution.
• Must be 18 years or older at the time the appointment begins.
• Must possess a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• If accepting an offer, candidates may be required to complete pre-employment drug testing based on appointment length. All students remain subject to applicable drug testing policies.
• Must complete a satisfactory background check.

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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed