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About Me
Explore how my commitment to pushing computational boundaries can elevate your projects and contribute to groundbreaking advancements in your field
I am a computer scientist currently working as a post-doctoral researcher at TU Darmstadt’s Embedded Systems and Applications group since 2015.
I hold a PhD in Computer Science from the same university. My dissertation explores the acceleration of molecular docking through the utilization of heterogeneous computing, incorporating CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs, while examining the trade-offs between performance, quality, and energy efficiency.
I specialize in delivering enhanced computing performance for scientific and engineering software applications, particularly in scenarios where conventional processors fall short. My expertise extends to high-performance computing, where I contribute significantly to the field, with multiple peer-reviewed papers and active participation as a referee for well-regarded international journals and conferences. My commitment is to push the boundaries of computational efficiency, ensuring optimal solutions for complex tasks in the realms of science and engineering.
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Research Projects
Jun. 2022 - Dec. 2023
Intel Center of Excellence: Porting AutoDock-GPU to oneAPI and Intel XPUs
Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany)
Specifically, we explore how to port AutoDock-GPU from CUDA to SYCL, a cross-platform parallel programming framework. We also optimize the performance of SYCL implementations on high-end Intel and NVIDIA GPUs.
Mar. 2020 – May 2022
PANDAS: Programmable Appliance for Near-Data Processing Accelerated Storage
Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany)
Jul. 2020 – Mar. 2022
Accelerating Molecular Docking using Vector Computer Systems
Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany)
Sep. 2018 – Feb. 2019
EPHoS: Evaluation of Programming Models for Heterogeneous Systems
Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany)
Mar. 2016 – Sep. 2019
Hardware Acceleration of Molecular Docking (Ph.D. thesis)
Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany) and
The Scripps Research Institute (USA)
Mar. 2014 – May 2015
A cost-effective and portable system for automatic diagnosis of pneumonia in children
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Peru)
Mar. 2014 – May 2015
ePetri: Electronic Petri
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Peru)
Apr. 2013 – Oct. 2013
Parallelization of video streaming software
Politecnico di Torino (Italy)
Apr. 2012 – Nov. 2012
Set-Top Box Prototype providing Security Components on FPGA (M.Sc. thesis)
Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt (Germany)
Nov. 2008 – Aug. 2010
Various electronic-engineering related projects (as B.Sc. graduate)
Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (Peru)
Publications
Peer-reviewed research papers in journals
T. Vinçon, C. Knödler, L. Solis-Vasquez, A. Bernhardt, S. Tamimi, L. Weber, F. Stock, A. Koch, I. Petrov.
VLDB Endowment, Volume 15.
L. Solis-Vasquez, A. F. Tillack, D. Santos-Martins, A. Koch, S. LeGrand, S. Forli.
Elsevier, Parallel Computing.
L. Solis-Vasquez, E. Focht, A. Koch.
South Ural State University, Supercomputing Frontiers and Innovations (JSFI).
L. Weber, T. Vinçon, C. Knödler, L. Solis-Vasquez, A. Bernhardt, I. Petrov, A. Koch.
Springer, Distributed and Parallel Databases (DADP).
D. Santos-Martins, L. Solis-Vasquez, A. F. Tillack, M. F. Sanner, A. Koch, S. Forli.
ACS, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (JCTC).
T. Vinçon, L. Weber, A. Bernhardt, C. Riegger, S. Hardock, C. Knoedler, F. Stock, L. Solis-Vasquez, S. Tamimi, A. Koch, I. Petrov.
VLDB Endowment, Volume 13.
D. Santos-Martins, J. Eberhardt, G. Bianco, L. Solis-Vasquez, F. A. Ambrosio, A. Koch, S. Forli.
Springer, Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design (JCAMD).
L. E. Khoury, D. Santos-Martins, S. Sasmal, J. Eberhardt, G. Bianco, F. A. Ambrosio, L. Solis-Vasquez, A. Koch, S. Forli, D. L. Mobley
Springer, Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design (JCAMD).
M. Correa, M. Zimic, F. Barrientos, R. Barrientos, A. Román-Gonzalez, M. J. Pajuelo, C. Anticona, H. Mayta, A. Alva,
L. Solis-Vasquez, D. A. Figueroa, M. A. Chavez, R. Lavarello, B. Castañeda, V. A. Paz-Soldán, W. Checkley, R. H. Gilman, R. Oberhelman.
Public Library of Science, PLOS ONE Journal.
L. Solis, J. Coronel, D. Rueda, R. H. Gilman, P. Sheen, M. Zimic.
Elsevier, Journal of Tuberculosis.
Peer-reviewed research papers in conferences
S. LeGrand, A. Scheinberg, A. F. Tillack, M. Thavappiragasam, J. V. Vermaas, R. Agarwal, J. Larkin, D. Poole, D. SantosMartins, L. Solis-Vasquez, A. Koch, S. Forli, O. Hernandez, J. C. Smith, A. Sedova.
ACM, 11th International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Health Informatics (BCB).
L. Solis-Vasquez, D. Santos-Martins, A. Koch, S. Forli.
IEEE, 28th Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Network-Based Processing (PDP).
L. Sommer, F. Stock, L. Solis-Vasquez, A. Koch.
IEEE, 28th Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Network-Based Processing (PDP).
L. Sommer, F. Stock, L. Solis-Vasquez, A. Koch
ACM, International Conference on Embedded Software Companion (EMSOFT).
F. Barrientos, A. Román-Gonzalez, R. Barrientos, L. Solis, A. Alva, M. Correa, M. Pajuelo, C. Anticona, R. Lavarello, B. Castañeda, R. Oberhelman, R. H. Gilman, M. Zimic
IEEE, XXXVI Convención de Centro América y Panamá (CONCAPAN).
R. Barrientos, A. Román-Gonzalez, F. Barrientos, L. Solis, M. Correa, M. Pajuelo, C. Anticona, R. Lavarello, B. Castañeda, R. Oberhelman, W. Checkley, R. H. Gilman, M. Zimic.
IEEE, XXXVI Convención de Centro América y Panamá (CONCAPAN).
Peer-reviewed research papers in symposiums and workshops
J. Strobl, L. Solis-Vasquez, Y. Lavan, A. Koch. Springer, 20th International Symposium on Applied Reconfigurable Computing (ARC).
C. Weckert, L. Solis-Vasquez, J. Oppermann, A. Koch, O. Sinnen
ACM, SC ’23 Workshops of The International Conference on High Performance Computing, Network, Storage, and Analysis.
L. Solis-Vasquez, E. Mascarenhas, A. Koch.
ACM, 11th International Workshop on OpenCL (IWOCL).
L. Solis-Vasquez, E. Focht, A. Koch.
Springer, Joint Workshop on Sustained Simulation Performance (WSSP 2021).
L. Solis-Vasquez, E. Focht, A. Koch.
IEEE, 11th Workshop on Irregular Applications: Architectures and Algorithms (IA3).
T. Vinçon, C. Knödler, A. Bernhardt, L. Solis-Vasquez, L. Weber, A. Koch, I. Petrov.
ACM, 18th International Workshop on Data Management on New Hardware (DaMoN).
L. Weber, L. Sommer, L. Solis-Vasquez, T. Vinçon, C. Knödler, A. Bernhardt, I. Petrov, A. Koch.
IEEE, International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops (IPDPSW).
C. Knödler, T. Vinçon, A. Bernhardt, L. Solis-Vasquez, L. Weber, A. Koch, I. Petrov.
ACM, 17th International Workshop on Data Management on New Hardware (DaMoN).
L. Solis-Vasquez, D. Santos-Martins, A. F. Tillack, A. Koch, J. Eberhardt, S. Forli.
IEEE, 1010th Workshop on Irregular Applications: Architectures and Algorithms (IA3).
L. Solis-Vasquez, A. Koch.
IEEE, 5th International Workshop on FPGAs for Software Programmers (FSP).
L. Solis-Vasquez, A. Koch.
ACM, 5th International Workshop on OpenCL (IWOCL).
Miscellaneous research articles and contributions
L. Solis-Vasquez, A. F. Tillack, D. Santos-Martins, A. Koch, S. Forli.
HiPEAC, HiPEAC info 64.
L. Sommer, F. Stock, L. Solis-Vasquez, A. Koch.
Future Automotive HW/SW Platform Design (Dagstuhl Seminar 19502), Dagstuhl Reports.
L. Sommer, F. Stock, L. Solis-Vasquez, A. Koch.
German Association of the Automotive Industry – Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA).
D. Santos-Martins, L. Solis-Vasquez, A. F. Tillack, M. F. Sanner, A. Koch, S. Forli.
Zenodo.
Theses
L. Solis Vasquez.
TUprints, Ph.D. Thesis.
L. Solis Vasquez.
Repository – Politecnico di Torino, M.Sc. Thesis.
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