John Ousterhout to present Homa transport protocol for low small-message latency in AI workloads
cfregly · x · 2026-11-02
AI Performance Engineering hosts a Zoom talk on Nov 2, 9–10 AM PST with Stanford professor emeritus John Ousterhout (creator of Tcl/Tk, author of A Philosophy of Software Design) on "Homa: A Fast Lane for Small Messages" — how the Homa transport protocol can dramatically cut small-message latency and what it might offer AI workloads, an open, workload-dependent question. Free RSVP via Zoom.
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