Seminar "High Performance Computing in Grids"

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Brief description

Grids are large, heterogeneous networks of computers and other resources that are used across organizations. The seminar starts with a general overview of grid computing: concept, properties, middleware systems, existing grids, etc. In the main part, we explore how well parallel computing can be done in today's grids and what problems still need to be solved. We look at MPI implementations for grids and grid-specific programming systems such as Ibis/Satin. Another topic is adapting parallel algorithms to the characteristics of grids, in particular heterogeneity and dynamically-varying resources.

Topics are developed by the participants from the existing literature, mainly from research articles. Usually, an introductory article is given, to be supplemented by the students' own research. In addition to computer science content, presentation and academic writing techniques are practiced, discussed, and evaluated.

Topics

Slides

• Introduction

Literature for writing a paper

• There is a very nice guide to writing scientific papers from the Department of Ecological Agar Sciences. The guidelines mentioned there are binding for this seminar!
• If you want to know more about the topic (especially with respect to a later diploma thesis), you should read the guide to scientific writing from FB6.
• Peter Rechenberg: Technical Writing (not only) for Computer Scientists, Hanser, 2003.
• Justin Zobel: Writing for Computer Science, Springer, 2004.
• Otto Kruse: Keine Angst vor dem leeren Blatt, Campus Verlag, 2002, contains, among other things, a 15-step guide to writing scientific texts.

Literature on presentation

• Rainer Bromme, Riklef Rambow: Improving the oral presentation of papers: An educational goal and at the same time a contribution to the quality of teaching, Das Hochschulwesen, 1993, issue 6, pp. 289-297. online

Audience

Students of computer science from the 5th semester on and other interested persons. Depending on the chosen topic, credit may be given in the bachelor's or master's program in computer science. The course can alternatively be credited as a seminar, in the elective area of Practical Computer Science or in the application area Software Tools.

Seminar leader

Prof. Claudia Leopold

Michael Süß

Time/Location

Monday 13.00 - 14.30 in room 0646 (computer pool of the department).

On 25.10.06 a preliminary meeting with topic assignment took place.