Parallel Programming: for Multicore and Cluster Systems - Hardcover

Thomas Rauber; Gudula Runger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 364204817X ISBN 13: 9783642048173

Publisher: Springer Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2010

Synopsis

Innovations in hardware architecture, like hyper-threading or multicore processors, mean that parallel computing resources are available for inexpensive desktop computers. In only a few years, many standard software products will be based on concepts of parallel programming implemented on such hardware, and the range of applications will be much broader than that of scientific computing, up to now the main application area for parallel computing. Rauber and Rünger take up these recent developments in processor architecture by giving detailed descriptions of parallel programming techniques that are necessary for developing efficient programs for multicore processors as well as for parallel cluster systems and supercomputers. Their book is structured in three main parts, covering all areas of parallel the architecture of parallel systems, parallel programming models and environments, and the implementation of efficient application algorithms. The emphasis lies on parallel programming techniques needed for different architectures. For this second edition, all chapters have been carefully revised. The chapter on architecture of parallel systems has been updated considerably, with a greater emphasis on the architecture of multicore systems and adding new material on the latest developments in computer architecture. Lastly, a completely new chapter on general-purpose GPUs and the corresponding programming techniques has been added. The main goal of the book is to present parallel programming techniques that can be used in many situations for a broad range of application areas and which enable the reader to develop correct and efficient parallel programs. Many examples and exercises are provided to show how to apply the techniques. The book can be used as both a textbook for students and a reference book for professionals. The material presented has been used for courses in parallel programming at different universities for many years.

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About the Author

Thomas Rauber has been professor for parallel and distributed systems at the University of Bayreuth since 2002. His research is focusing on algorithms and systems for distributed and parallel programming, on which he published more than 80 papers in journals or conference proceedings. Gudula Rünger has been professor at the Chemnitz University of Technology since 2000. Her main research interests are parallel and distributed programming both in theory and applications, and she published more than 80 conference and journal papers on these topics.

Review

"[...] The end-ofchapter exercises are stimulating, there are adequate references for further study, and the index, though short, is quite helpful. [...] This book introduces the basics of parallel programming on multicore and cluster systems. Adequate sample programs illustrate the key concepts of parallel programming. [...]" ACM Computing Reviews, S. V. Nagaraj, February 2011

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 364204817X
• ISBN 13: 9783642048173
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 466