National University of Singapore

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

CS3210 PARALLEL COMPUTING

Schedule (AY2012/13 – Semester I)

Wk	Date	Lecture - Tue 2-4pm, COM1 #02-12 (SR3)	Tutorial	Lab – Parallel & Distributed Computing Lab, Com1 #B-01	Others
1	14 Aug	L00: Course Admin L01: Introduction		Lab Layout
2	21 Aug	L02: Processor & Memory Organization		Lab1: Parallel Computing & Data Centers
3	28 Aug	L03: Memory Hierarchy & Interconnection Networks		Lab2: Setting up a Parallel Computer Cluster
4	4 Sep	L03: Memory Hierarchy & Interconnection Networks	T01: Parallel Computer Architecture - I [solution]		Assignment 1 (15%): Cache Profiling & Performance Optimizations [ programs ] (due on 5 7 Oct 12) Comments / Marks
5	11 Sep	L04: Performance Analysis of Parallel Systems	T02: Parallel Computer Architecture – II [solution]
6	18 Sep	L05: Parallel Programming Models – I Matrix Multiplication: [sequential, threads, master-slave]		Lab3: Running Parallel Programs and Instrumentation [ mm-sh-mem.c, mm-sh-mem-inst.c ]	OpenMP Tutorial
Sep 22-30, Recess
7	2 Oct	L06: Parallel Programming Models - II	T03: Performance of Parallel Systems [solution]		Mid-term Test: [L01-L04]
8	9 Oct	L07: Message-passing Programming		Lab4: Introduction to Message-passing Model	MPI Tutorial
9	16 Oct	L08: Cloud Computing		Lab5: Programming in MPI	Assignment 2 (20%): MPI Basketball (due on 13 Nov 2012) Marks
10	23 Oct	L09: Parallel Algorithm Design	T04: Parallel Programming Models [solution]
11	30 Oct	L09: Parallel Algorithm Design	T05: Message-passing Programming [solution]
12	6 Nov	L10: Conclusion & Revision	T06: Open Session		Assessment Marks
13	13 Nov	Table of Contents			Deepavali
Nov 17-23, Reading Week
Examination: 27 November 2012, evening (to be confirmed)

(updated: 29 November 2012)