The course serves as an introductory course in parallel programming. It offers a series of lectures on parallel programming concepts as well as a group project providing hands-on experience with parallel programming. The students will have the unique opportunity to use the cutting-edge PLAYSTATION 3 development platform as they learn how to design and implement exciting applications for multicore architectures. At the end of the course, students will have an understanding of:

• Fundamental design philosophies that multicore architectures address
• Parallel programming philosophies and emerging best practices

InstructorsProf. Saman Amarasinghe and Dr. Rodric Rabbah

 

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