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Fpgas and Machine Learning – Intel® FPGA Deep Learning Acceleration Suite – Execution on the FPGA (Model Optimizer & Inference Engine) • Intel® Agilex® FPGA • Oneapi Intel Network & Custom Logic Group Greg Nash, System Architect – Government, Aerospace & Military Jim Moawad, Technical Solution Specialist – FPGA Acceleration July 29, 2019 - Argonne Training Program on Extreme Scale Computing Public notices & disclaimers Intel technologies’ features and benefits depend on system configuration and may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. Performance varies depending on system configuration. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Tests document performance of components on a particular test, in specific systems. Differences in hardware, software, or configuration will affect actual performance. For more complete information about performance and benchmark results, visit http://www.intel.com/benchmarks . 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