[ITK] [ITK-dev] Integrating header-only boost::Compute for faster itkGPU development.

[Matt McCormick]

Hi Pablo,

To make it easier to develop ITK-GPU filters with boost::Compute, an
ITK Module should be created.  See the Modules in
ITK/Modules/ThirdParty/ as examples. Documentation on how to create a
Module can now be found in the ITK Software Guide:

  http://itk.org/ITKSoftwareGuide/html/Book1/ITKSoftwareGuide-Book1ch9.html#x50-1430009

If an Insight Journal article is submitted, the module can be merged
into ITK as a Remote Module, and it can be dependency for modules that
want to use boost::Compute in ITK.


Other similar libraries that have been discussed include Cuda:

  http://www.insight-journal.org/browse/publication/802
  https://code.google.com/p/cuda-insight-toolkit/
  https://github.com/SimonRit/RTK/tree/1defcbdfe0bdcac6d0786f62ed8530e1b39204f9/code

and ArrayFire:

  http://arrayfire.com/

And similar Modules could be created for these. Each has its own
advantages in terms of platform support and programability. It is
recommended to reuse as much of the existing ITK OpenCL GPU
infrastructure as possible or to use a similar design.


To drive ITK-GPU computing forward in general, we need more software
quality dashboard submissions. Instructions on how to set up a Nightly
dashboard submission can be found here:

  http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK/Git/Dashboard

Thanks,
Matt


On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 9:04 AM, Pablo Hernández
<pablo.hernandez.cerdan at outlook.com> wrote:
> https://github.com/boostorg/compute
> It is like cuda::Thrust library, functional oriented, but using opencl and
> header-only. It implements quite a lot of STL algorithms to run in GPU's. It
> requires c++11, and will be officially available in next boost release
> (1.61)
> I mention this, because I was creating a home-brewed itkGPU filters, and it
> is painful to hand-write opencl code for every basic operation out there. I
> can of course use it by my own, but I thought it could be helpful to boost::
> the GPU developing in ITK.
> I have no conflict of interests with this particular library, but wanted to
> share it and hear what you think. Also any comment about the road map
> involving GPU in ITK would be interesting.
>
> Regards,
> Pablo
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Powered by www.kitware.com
>
> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at
> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html
>
> Kitware offers ITK Training Courses, for more information visit:
> http://kitware.com/products/protraining.php
>
> Please keep messages on-topic and check the ITK FAQ at:
> http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_FAQ
>
> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe:
> http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/insight-developers
>
_______________________________________________
Powered by www.kitware.com

Visit other Kitware open-source projects at
http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html

Kitware offers ITK Training Courses, for more information visit:
http://kitware.com/products/protraining.php

Please keep messages on-topic and check the ITK FAQ at:
http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_FAQ

Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe:
http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/insight-developers