As a member of the Monash University team, I am competing in the prestigious 8th APAC AI-HPC Competition. This event brings together top students from across the Asia-Pacific region to solve real-world scientific and engineering challenges using cutting-edge high-performance computing (HPC) and AI technologies.
Our first challenge is to optimize NWChem, a widely-used open-source computational chemistry tool written in Fortran. The goal is to enhance its performance and efficiency on modern HPC architectures.
The second task involves optimizing the inference steps of DeepSeek, a powerful large language model. This requires deep knowledge of model architecture and parallel computing to accelerate response times.
The competition includes specialized training courses led by industry experts from NVIDIA, the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), and the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore, providing invaluable hands-on experience with state-of-the-art HPC systems.