The document discusses the design of scalable middleware for high-performance computing (HPC), deep learning, and cloud systems aimed at exascale computing. It highlights the importance of converging HPC, big data, and deep learning, as well as the evolution of programming models like MPI and PGAS to address the challenges in performance, scalability, and fault tolerance. Additionally, it reviews the MVAPICH2 project as a high-performance MPI library and its contributions to empower top supercomputing systems globally.