Performance analysis and optimization of parallel scientific applications on CMP cluster systems

Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel Processing Workshops

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 188-195

  Wu, Xingfu ^a   Taylor, Valerie ^a   Lively, Charles ^a   Sharkawi, Sameh ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALL REDUCE; APPLICATION PERFORMANCES; BASE-LINES; CHIP MULTIPROCESSORS; CLUSTER SYSTEMS; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; GYROKINETIC; HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING; HYBRID METHODS; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHODS; LOOP FUSIONS; LOOP UNROLLING; MAGNETIC FUSIONS; PARTICLE IN CELLS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSES; PERFORMANCE GAPS; SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS;

APPLICATIONS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CODES (SYMBOLS); DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUSION REACTIONS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; OPTIMIZATION; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

GALLIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 55749093747     PISSN: 15302016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICPP-W.2008.21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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