Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!udel!rochester!cornell!bilardi From: bilardi@nergal.cs.cornell.edu (Gianfranco Bilardi) Newsgroups: comp.theory Subject: Re: Course on the Structure of Parallel Machines Message-ID: <52337@cornell.UUCP> Date: 21 Feb 91 20:11:07 GMT Sender: nobody@cornell.UUCP Reply-To: bilardi@cs.cornell.edu (Gianfranco Bilardi) Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY Lines: 98 My previous posting unfortunately omitted the crucial fact that the Fibonacci Institute is in Trento, Italy. A revised version follows. I apologize for the inconvenience. Call for Participation The Leonardo Fibonacci Institute for the Foundations of Computer Science Course on the Structure of Parallel Machines June 17-21, 1991 Trento, Italy Lecturers: Prof. Sandeep Bhatt, Yale University Professor Bhatt received the Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has been with Yale University since 1984. His research interests include algorithms for fine-grain multicomputer networks, and applications of graph embedding techniques to program mapping and VLSI layout. Prof. Gianfranco Bilardi, University of Padova - Cornell University Professor Bilardi received the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He joined Cornell CS Dept. in 1984 and is currently with the EECS Dept. of the University of Padova, Italy. His research interests are in parallel algorithms and machines, and VLSI. Prof. Arnold Rosenberg, University of Massachusetts at Amherst Professor Rosenberg received the Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University. He is currently a Distinguished University Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His research interests are in graph-theoretic models for computational processes and structures, with current emphasis on parallel architectures and algorithms. Course Outline This course is concerned with the structure of parallel computers and the management of their resources, with particular focus on the relative power of computing structures and on automatic techniques to support convenient programming abstractions on physical machines. Models of parallel computation : Dataflow. Shared memory. Parallel RAMs. Message passing. Networks. VLSI. Memory : Distributed implementation of shared memory. Memory hierarchy. Communication : Message routing. Graph embedding. Mapping programs to machines. Simulations among networks. Machine Layout : Layout of networks in two- and three-space. Area-universal and volume-universal networks. Course Structure and Applications The course will be supplemented by guest lectures presented by leading specialists visiting the Institute from both academia and industry. To foster a congenial and productive atmosphere, attendance is limited to approximately twenty or twenty five participants. Participants are encouraged to talk about their own research. A select group of four to six participants will stay on for additional three weeks and will conduct research in collaboration with the lecturers. There are no fees for the course. Ten to fifteen scholarships will be awarded to outstanding participants, covering local expenses (meals and lodging). To apply, send a short resume and a cover letter stating whether you wish to attend only the course or if you would like to participate in the research experience. If you would like to be considered for financial support, arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent directly, and indicate this in your cover letter. Address all material to: Prof. Gianfranco Bilardi, Dipartimento di Elettronica ed Informatica, Universita' di Padova, Via Gradenigo 6/A, 35131 Padova, Italy. Phone (39)(49)828-7600. Fax (39)(49)828-7699. Telex 430462. E-mail: bilardi@sabrina.dei.unipd.it Applications requesting financial support should be received by April 15, 1990, and notification of a decision will be sent by May 5. Other applications will be considered until May 15. Trento is a pleasant historical town in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige, at the foothills of the Dolomites and next to Lake Garda, well-connected to Milan, Venice, and Austria. Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com