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We are pleased to welcome our PDL Consortium Member Companies
to the 26th Annual Parallel Data Lab Workshop and Retreat.
- RETREAT AGENDA
- Pittsburgh Accommodations
- Transportation
- Maps & Directions
- Pittsburgh Weather
- Workshop Venue
-- Directions to Bedford Springs Resort - Contacts
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Retreat Agenda
Monday, October 29: CMU/Bedford Springs Resort
| 8:30 am - 9:00 am | Registration & Continental Breakfast -- SINGLETON ROOM, ROBERTS HALL |
| 9:00 am - 9:30 am | Welcome -- SINGLETON ROOM
Greg Ganger - Parallel Data Lab 2018 Retreat Welcome & Overview |
| 9:30 am - 10:30 am | Speaker -- SINGLETON ROOM
Anthony Rowe – The Next Frontier of IoT: Giving the Cloud an Edge |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Industry Poster Session -- ROBERTS HALL ATRIUM |
| 11:30 am - 1:45 pm | Bus Ride to Bedford Springs & Lunch -- FREW STREET |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Session I: Starting Strong! -- COLONNADE BALLROOM Huanchen Zhang - SuRF: Practical Range Query Filtering with Fast Succinct Tries Saurabh Kadekodi - Gotta have HeART: Exploiting Disk Reliability Heterogeneity in Cluster Storage Systems Charlie McGuffey - Writeback Aware Caching Lin Ma - Self-Driving Database Progress |
| 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm | Break -- CONSTITUTION HALL |
| 4:15 pm - 6:15 pm | Session II: Pipes and Clouds -- COLONNADE BALLROOM Aaron Harlap - PipeDream: Pipeline Parallelism for DNN Training Anuj Kalia - Datacenter RPCs can be General and Fast Andrew Chung - Stratus: Cost-aware container scheduling in the public cloud |
| 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm | Dinner -- EISENHOWER BALLROOM |
| 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm | Session III: Short Work-in-Progress Talks -- COLONNADE BALLROOM Dominic Chen - TardisTM: Time-Traveling Transaction Repair Chris Canel & Thomas Kim - Scaling Video Analytics on Constrained Edge Nodes Giulio Zhou - Finding Objects in Video with Minimal Supervision Angela Jiang - Faster DNN Training with Selective Backpropagation Daniel Wong - Evolutionary Weight Sharing For Neural Architecture Search |
| 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm | Reception/Poster Session I -- COLONNADE BALLROOM |
Tuesday, October 30: Bedford Springs Resort
| 8:15 am - 9:00 am | Full Breakfast -- CRYSTAL DINING ROOM Continental Breakfast -- CONSTITUTION HALL |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | Session IV: Efficiency and Scale in the Morning -- COLONNADE BALLROOM Prashanth Menon - Next Generation Execution Engine for the Database Formerly Known as Peloton Qing Zheng - Scaling DeltaFS Indexed Massive Directories to 131,072 CPU Cores |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Break -- CONSTITUTION HALL |
| 10:45 am - 12:15 pm | Session V: Serving Video Queries and ML Models -- COLONNADE BALLROOM Jack Kosaian - Resilient ML Inference via Erasure Coding Kevin Hsieh - Querying Large Video Datasets with Low Latency and Low Cost |
| 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch -- EISENHOWER BALLROOM |
| 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm | Socializing and Chat-filled Walk -- HOTEL GROUNDS Wii games room available 1:00 pm to midnight -- REAGAN-B |
| 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Session VI: Cluster Workloads and Scheduling -- COLONNADE BALLROOM Junwoo Park - Distribution-based Cluster Scheduling for Uncertainty Michael Kuchnik - Rethinking the Use of Machine Learning in Job Scheduling Andrew Chung - Owl: Data-driven Job Utility Functions |
| 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm | Break -- CONSTITUTION HALL |
| 4:15 pm - 6:15 pm | Session VII: Memory Enhancement -- COLONNADE BALLROOM Rajat Kateja - NVM Storage Needs Lazy Redundancy Nandita Vijaykumar - Expressive Memory Rethinking the Hardware-Software Contract with Rich Cross-Layer Abstractions Charlie McGuffey - The Parallel Persistent Memory Model |
| 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm | Dinner -- EISENHOWER BALLROOM |
| 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Session VIII: Short Work-In-Progress Talks -- COLONNADE BALLROOM Qing Zheng - Future Directions for Exascale Storage with DeltaFS Saksham Jain - Building DeltaFS Support in Scientific Libraries Ellango Jothimurugesan - Stochastic Gradient Descent on Streaming Data Sol Boucher - Lightweight Preemptible Functions |
| 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Reception/Poster Session II -- COLONNADE BALLROOM |
Wednesday, October 31: Bedford Springs Resort
| Morning | Workshop Talks |
| 8:45am - 9:15am | Full Breakfast -- CRYSTAL DINING ROOM Continental Breakfast -- CONSTITUTION HALL |
| 9:15am - 11:30am | Session IX: Close Strong! -- COLONNADE BALLROOM Daniel Berger - RobinHood: Tail Latency Aware Caching Jinliang Wei - Automating Dependence-aware Parallelization of Machine Learning Training on Distributed Shared Memory Chris Fallin & Pratik Fegade - Data-Structure-Aware Program Analysis for Macro-scale Optimizations |
| Afternoon | Feedback, Departure |
| 11:30am - 1:15pm | Lunch and Industry Feedback |
| 1:30pm | Buses depart for Pittsburgh Airport & CMU (one in each direction) |
| 4:00pm | Arrive at Airport |
| 4:00pm |
Arrive at CMU |
Pittsburgh Accommodations
If you are planning to arrive in Pittsburgh over the weekend preceding the retreat, PDL has several rooms on hold at each of the hotels listed below. When you call the hotel to make reservations, tell them that you'd like a room booked for the PDL Retreat (or quote the appropriate code listed below). You may also book extra nights at the preferred rate if you request them at the time of your booking.
Your room reservations for the nights of the Retreat itself (Oct. 26 and 27) will be taken care of by us, so you will only need a room at one of the following hotels if you are arriving early and/or staying past the Retreat.
Please make your reservations as early as possible, as there are several Pittsburgh events that may also make rooms scarce.
TIP: There have been times when your corporate rate beats the rate we were able to secure.
Accommodations are available at the following hotels:
| ACE HOTEL 120 S Whitfield St Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412-361-3300 |
Inquire Booking code is good for 15% off of best available rate. Online bookings only. Reservation deadline: none Booking Link Booking Code: PDLRETREAT |
| COURTYARD
MARRIOTT - SHADYSIDE 5308 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15224 1-800-321-2211 - Reservations 412-683-3113 - Reservations 412-683-3133 - Fax |
Inquire Ask for CMU/PDL rate Reservation deadline: TBA |
| HAMPTON
INN 3315 Hamlet Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-681-1000 - Reservations 412-681-3022 - Fax |
2 queens $119 + taxse Parking: $15/day Breakfast buffet included Reservation deadline: Oct 1, 2018 Booking code: PDL Retreat October 2018 |
| HILTON GARDEN INN - UNIVERSITY PLACE 3454 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-683-2040 - Reservations 412-688-1986 - Fax |
$139.00 + tax Parking: $10.00/day Reservation deadline: Oct 14, 2018 |
| HOTEL INDIGO 329 Technology Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15219 1-412-621-0880 - Reservations |
$149.00 + tax Includes cooked to oder breakfast. Parking: $18.00/day Reservation deadline: none Booking Link Booking Code: 000011504 |
| HYATT - AIRPORT 1111 Airport Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15231 724-899-1234 |
Inquire Booking code: 33514 at any time for 15% off posted rate. |
| RESIDENCE
INN BY MARRIOTT OAKLAND 3341 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-621-5600 - Reservations 800-331-3131 - Reservations 412-621-5700 - Fax |
King Studio Suite: $159.00 + tax Parking: $20.00/day PDL shuttle service available. Reservation deadline: Oct 1, 2018 Booking Link |
| RESIDENCE
INN BY MARRIOTT UNIVERSITY/MEDICAL CENTER 3896 Bigelow Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-621-2200 - Reservations 800-331-3131 - Reservations 412-621-0955 - Fax |
$119.00 + tax Parking: $20.00/day Breakfast included PDL shuttle service available. Reservation deadline: Oct 14, 2018 Booking Link |
| SHADYSIDE
INN ALL SUITES HOTEL 5405 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-441-4444 - Reservations 412-687-7312 - FAX |
$125 + taxes for Studio Suite $135 + taxes for One Bedroom Suite $145 + taxes for Two Bedroom Suite Parking: included Wi-Fi: Free Reservation portal for PDL Visitors |
| WYNDHAM PITTSBURGH UNIVERSITY
CENTER 100 Lytton Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-682-6200 - Reservations 412-681-4749 - Fax |
$149.00 + tax Parking: $10.00/day PDL shuttle service available. Reservation deadline: Oct 7, 2018 |
Transportation
Once in Oakland, most of the hotels we have listed above have shuttle transportation to CMU available. Please request that you be dropped off on the west end of Frew Street, then refer to the attached map for directions to the Singleton Room in Roberts Hall.
OAKLAND AREA Hotel Shuttles and CAB / LIMO Info
Getting to and from the Airport
Please make your own transportation arrangements from the airport to your hotel / CMU. There are several options available for getting to and from the airport:
Rental Car: Available at the airport from all the major companies (not really recommended for the Retreat since we depart CMU to go to a resort that is about two hours away).
Taxi Service (~$60 each way)
- Yellow Cab: 412-321-8100
- Cab Service: 412-855-4484
Limousine Service
The following driver services cost ~$65 dollars one way (includes tip). The drivers do accept credit card payments. If you want Karen to arrange this for you, please make sure she has your full flight info (date / time / flight number) and your cell phone number.
Airport Sedan Service (Larry Waite)
Advance reservations are required, ~$60 each way
Contact Larry Waite, 412-401-LIMO (5466)Gateway Limo
Rates: ~$60 from the airport to Downtown, Oakland, Shadyside, and Squirrel Hill (sedan). The rate for a van, a 14 passenger vehicle, is $78.00 per hour. Mention CMU when making a reservation.
Call the office at 412-782-5800 (phones answered 24/7) for reservations.
Email: amydemeri@comcast.netHarper's Transportation
Harper1084@verizon.net - 412-531-1940Classy Cab – SUV cabs
Phone 412-322-5080
Fax 412-322-5085
Supershuttle - book online
- Shared van - $35.55 each way, $9 per additional passenger
- Private van - $115.55 each way
- Executive sedan - $73 each way
Airport Shuttle (PATransit
28X - Airport Flyer) ($2.75 each way, exact change)
Leaves CMU from the corner of Forbes and Morewood Avenues every 20 minutes
starting at 4:25 a.m., last shuttle at 10:55 p.m. Shuttle leaves the airport from
the arrivals level, door #6, starting at 5:20 a.m. approximately every 30 minutes.
Pittsburgh Airport Ride Sharing Apps
Getting to CMU from Your Hotel
Most of the hotels have shuttle transportation to CMU available. This is NOT a direct shuttle to CMU and will make other stops in Oakland based on customer needs. If you do choose to use the hotel shuttle, please request that you be dropped off at the RMCIC Building.
MAPS & DIRECTIONS
Directions to the Singleton Room in Roberts Hall
The Singleton Room, surrounded by the Seagate Technology Atrium, is located on the fourth floor of Roberts Engineering Hall (REH). REH is behind and connected to Hamerschlag Hall and may be approached from two directions:
Through Hamerschlag Hall
Enter the front doors of Hamerschlag Hall from the campus mall. (Hamerschlag is the building with the cupola on top at the west end of campus.) Proceed to the staircase or the elevator at the end of HH first floor. Go down to level "B." Follow signs to REH. You will enter the Atrium next to Singleton.
From outside REH
Pass in front of Scaife Hall and follow the sidewalk on to the covered walkway above the service road. Proceed through the door into REH. The Singleton room will be on your left.
Campus Maps
- Finding the RMCIC Garage and walking to Roberts Hall Singleton Room
- RMCIC (#26), RMCIC Garage (P19)
- Campus Map showing the location of Roberts Hall and the Singleton Room
- Location of the RMCIC Building
- Directions to CMU from the airport
- Map of walk from Holiday Inn to CMU campus (about a 15 minute walk)
- Parking Map for CMU Campus
- Parking is available along Frew Street - CHECK FOR PARKING UPDATES CLOSE TO THE EVENT AS ONGOING CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION SOMETIMES CAUSES DISRUPTIONS
Parking
While we assume most of you will use the shuttle PDL will provide, there are parking machines on Schenley Drive, Frew Street, and Tech Street which are all very near to Roberts Hall. They accept currency and credit cards; it is $3.00 / hour and uses your license plate as the timing factor.There is also parking in the RMCIC Building Garage - P19 on the general campus map (closest) or the East Campus Garage - P7 on the map (further walk but more familiar to some of our guests). Some past attendees have also used the parking lot at the nearby Carnegie Museum (also shown on the map).
If you park in one of the above mentioned areas, particularly Schenley Drive, Frew Street, or Tech Street, please see this map for the Roberts Hall entry location/drop-off point or this map of campus.
Other Handy Maps
- Finding the CIC Garage and walking to Roberts Hall Singleton Room
- Finding Roberts Hall Singleton Room
Bedford Springs Resort
Bedford Springs Resort is a four season, historically significant destination located on 2,200-acres. It began welcoming guests over 200 years ago when the mineral springs of Bedford Springs, PA became known as a source of rejuvenation. The resort is approximately 90 miles east of Pittsburgh.
CMU Retreat attendees and guests will travel to Bedford Springs on Monday, October 26 and return Wednesday, October 28. We will provide bus transportation to the resort on Monday and back to Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh International airport on Wednesday afternoon.
Participants of the retreat will be members of the PDL Consortium and invited guests. Information on becoming a member of the consortium is available from Karen Lindenfelser, Bill Courtright (PDL Executive Director), or Greg Ganger (PDL Director).
Directions to Bedford Omni Springs Resort
- Directions
- View a google map and print driving directions
- Meeting room locations
- Conference Room Floor Plans
- Bedford Springs Property Map
- Bedford Springs Trail Map
- Your Bedford Springs Hotel Room
Your hotel room at Bedford Springs will not be individually available. Karen will be given all of the room keys, and they will be distributed during our breaks. We should arrive at the resort in time to start our first talk at the resort around 2 pm on Monday. Our talks will be held in the Colonnade Ballroom (right up the main stairs in the lobby) and our first meal will be held around 6 or 6:30 PM in the Eisenhower Room which is one flight up from the meeting room.
Contacts:
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PDL Administrative Manager School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University 4720 Forbes Avenue - CIC 2209 PITTSBURGH, PA 15213-3891 VOICE: (412)268-6716 FAX: (412)268-3010
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