Very excited to have been part of this exciting Ferrari Luce unveiling event in San Francisco!
Aart Bik
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Dutch-American computer scientist Utrecht (MSc), Leiden (PhD) #Nvidia #Google #Intel #astrophotography #chess #compilers #sparse #vectorization 🌐 aartbik.com
SciPy2026 is taking place in the week of July 13-19 in Minneapolis. We will present the nvmath-python implementation of the Universal Sparse Tensor as part of Katrina Riehl's tutorial "Accelerated Python Math Libraries". We hope to see you there! www.scipy2026.scipy.org/schedule
Schedule — SciPy 2026
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I will be teaching a computer chess class! This 8-class course offers a comprehensive examination of computer chess mechanics and provides strategies for leveraging software to enhance competitive play.
A direct camera shot (no telescope today) of the Moon and Venus. It is hard to capture the beauty to the eye without over exposure in the camera. #astrophotography
Chess for Android now supports the Cynus Portable AI Chess Robot. I posted a brief instructional video. youtu.be/jtxQ86G34YA
Chess for Android: Cynus Portable AI Chess Robot
YouTube video by Aart Bik
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The Universal Sparse Tensor (UST) is now available as Beta in NVIDIA nvmath-python v0.9.0. Read about this in our blog posting: developer.nvidia.com/blog/simplif...
Simplify Sparse Deep Learning with Universal Sparse Tensor in nvmath-python | NVIDIA Technical Blog
In a previous post, we introduced the Universal Sparse Tensor (UST), enabling developers to decouple a tensor’s sparsity from its memory layout for greater flexibility and performance.
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It has been years since the last release (2008) but I finally got some time to work on my own chess engine BikJump again. And I just released a much cleaner and improved version 3.0: talkchess.com/viewtopic.ph...
Take a tour of this epic 1986 Ferrari 328 GTS youtube.com/shorts/Huj-f...
1986 Ferrari 328 GTS
YouTube video by Aart Bik
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The Manya Cynus (Portable AI Chess Robot) arrived today. It has an open protocol and I cannot wait to integrate this into my Chess for Android app!
I hope to see you next week at #GTC2026 at our session with exciting announcements and demos! www.nvidia.com/gtc/session-...
The journey that started a long time ago as sparse compilation, enriched with new ideas by so many others along the way, continues with the introduction of the Universal Sparse Tensor (UST) type. developer.nvidia.com/blog/establi...
Establishing a Scalable Sparse Ecosystem with the Universal Sparse Tensor | NVIDIA Technical Blog
Sparse tensors are vectors, matrices, and higher-dimensional generalizations with many zeros. They are crucial in various fields such as scientific computing, signal processing, and deep learning due…
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The Millennium Supreme T2 electronic chessboard arrived. Beautiful tournament size and weighted piece set. I plan to post a review on YouTube soon!
Are you just as excited as I am about deep learning, sparse matrices and tensors, sparse computations, structured and unstructured sparsity, sparse compilers, NVIDIA, and GPUs? If so, please note that my team at NVIDIA is hiring! nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/NVIDIAExtern...
In my time, university documents were only available in printed form. However, I found the LaTex sources of my MSc thesis, and was able to generate a PDF form! A Prototype Restructuring Compiler, MSc Thesis, no. INF/SCR-92-11, Utrecht University, 1992. aartbik.com/MISC/bikms.pdf
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Not the greatest capture, but it is Messier 53 nevertheless. Through the Meade LX600, taken with the ZWO CCD. #astrophotography
The micro moon through my Meade ETX90EC. Noticeably smaller than usual in the camera display. #astrophotography
I very kindly received an updated Zmartfun/HouseOfStaunton Sensory Board that now also features LEDs. You see a side-by-side comparison in the picture. I can't wait to add support for these LEDs to Chess for Android!
Maze solving on the Commodore 64 with 6510 assembly. An elegant computer for a more civilized age :-) www.aartbik.com/retro.php