Interactive Parallel Supercomputing: Today: MATLAB(r) and Python coming Cutting Edge: Symbolic Parallelism with Mathematica(r) and MAPLE(r)
Interactive Parallel Computation in Support of Research in Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory
February 01,2007 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Speakers:
Edelman, Alan
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Abstract: |
Star-P is a unique technology offered by Interactive Supercomputing after nurturing at MIT. Star-P through its abstractions is solving the ease of use problem that has plagued supercomputing. Some of the innovative features of Star-P are the ability to program in MATLAB, hook in task parallel codes written using a processor free abstraction, hook in existing parallel codes, and obtain the performance that represents the HPC promise. All this is through a client/server interface. Other clients such as Python or R could be possible. The MATLAB, Python, or R becomes the "browser." Parallel computing remains challenging, compared to serial coding but it is now that much easier compared to solutions such as MPI. Users of MPI can plug in their previously written codes and libraries and continue forward in Star-P.
Numerical computing is challenging enough in a parallel environment, symbolic computing will require even more research and more challenging problems to be solved. In this talk we will demonstrate the possibilities and the pitfalls. |
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