SparseBLAS Position Paper

This repository contains the LaTeX source for the SparseBLAS position paper, which describes the design and standardization effort for a modern C++ interface for sparse linear algebra operations.

Overview

The position paper discusses:

• The motivation and scope of SparseBLAS
• Supported matrix formats (CSR, CSC, COO)
• API design considerations
• Numerical considerations
• Future extensions

Building the Paper

Prerequisites

To build the paper, you need:

• A modern TeX distribution (e.g., TeX Live 2021 or newer)
• latexmk
• The following LaTeX packages:
  • authblk
  • graphicx
  • booktabs
  • soul
  • array
  • enumitem
  • todonotes
  • xcolor
  • amsmath
  • comment
  • placeins
  • minted
  • listings
  • hyperref
  • cleveref
  • marginnote

Building

To build the PDF:

make

This will generate sparseblas.pdf.

Repository Structure

• sparseblas.tex - Main LaTeX source file
• sparseblas.bib - Bibliography file
• Makefile - Build system configuration
• README.md - This file

Contributing

This is part of a larger effort to standardize sparse linear algebra operations. Please reach out to become involved with the committee. The reference implementation can be found in the companion repository spblas-reference.