Programming Massively Parallel Processors: A Hands-on Approach

Programming Massively Parallel Processors: A Hands-on Approach, Third Edition shows both student and professional alike the basic concepts of parallel programming and GPU architecture, exploring, in detail, various techniques for constructing parallel programs.

Case studies demonstrate the development process, detailing computational thinking and ending with effective and efficient parallel programs. Topics of performance, floating-point format, parallel patterns, and dynamic parallelism are covered in-depth.

For this new edition, the authors have updated their coverage of CUDA, including coverage of newer libraries, such as CuDNN, moved content that has become less important to appendices, added two new chapters on parallel patterns, and updated case studies to reflect current industry practices.

• Teaches computational thinking and problem-solving techniques that facilitate high-performance parallel computing
• Utilizes CUDA version 7.5, NVIDIA's software development tool created specifically for massively parallel environments
• Contains new and updated case studies
• Includes coverage of newer libraries, such as CuDNN for Deep Learning

David B. Kirk
is known for major
contributions to graphics,
hardware, and algorithms.
Before pursuing his Ph.D. at
Caltech, he earned B.S. and
M.S. degrees in mechanical
engineering from MIT and
worked at Raster Technologies
and Hewlett-Packard’s Apollo
Systems Division. After
completing his doctorate, he
served as chief scientist and
head of technology at Crystal
Dynamics. In 1997, he became
Chief Scientist at NVIDIA. Dr.
Kirk has received numerous
honors including the IEEE
Seymour Cray Computer
Engineering Award and
ACM SIGGRAPH Computer
Graphics Achievement
Award. He is a member of
the U.S. National Academy of
Engineering.

Wen-mei W. Hwu
is a Senior Director of
Research of NVIDIA and the
Sanders-AMD Endowed Chair
Professor Emeritus of Electrical
and Computer Engineering
at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign. His
work focuses on parallel
computing―covering
architecture, implementation,
compilers, and algorithms. Dr.
Hwu has received numerous
honors, including the ACM/
IEEE Eckert-Mauchly Award,
ACM Grace Murray Hopper
Award, IEEE B.R. Rau Award.
He is an IEEE and ACM
Fellow. He earned his Ph.D.
in Computer Science from UC
Berkele