Workload design: Selecting representative program-input pairs

Parallel Architectures and Compilation Techniques - Conference Proceedings, PACT

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 83-94

  Eeckhout, L ^a   Vandierendonck, H ^a   De Bosschere, K ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Design optimization; Extraterrestrial measurements; Information systems; Microprocessors; Optimizing compilers; Principal component analysis; Program processors; Space exploration; Time to market

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA HANDLING; DATA REDUCTION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAMS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; SPACE RESEARCH;

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MEASUREMENTS; OPTIMIZING COMPILERS; SPACE EXPLORATIONS; TIME TO MARKET;

PROGRAM COMPILERS;

EID: 84948749348     PISSN: 1089795X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PACT.2002.1106006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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