Ahmed Hussein

Ahmed joined the NVIDIA Spark RAPIDS team in January 2022. He developed the RAPIDS user tools to identify the best prospects for migrating production Apache Spark jobs to GPU acceleration. Ahmed received the master's degree and Ph.D. in computer science from Purdue University in December 2013 and 2016, respectively. His research spans memory management and compilers.
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Predicting Performance on Apache Spark with GPUs

The world of big data analytics is constantly seeking ways to accelerate processing and reduce infrastructure costs. Apache Spark has become a leading platform... 9 MIN READ