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263-5350-00L 6 Credits DS , MSC , WBZ D-BSSE , D-INFK , D-MAVT

Parallel High-Performance Computing

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Ivo Sbalzarini

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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:24:48

Abstract

With the growing complexity of computer simulations and the availability of multi-core processors, parallel computing becomes important to all fields of science and technology. This course covers parallel high-performance computing on all levels: from the basics to high-level parallelism and grid computing. It is a hands-on course with practical programming exercises.

Objective

- Choosing the proper programming paradigm for an application - Distributed memory implementation using MPI - Implementing parallel computer simulations with PPM - Implementing loosely coupled applications on a grid of workstations

Content

Parallel programming paradigms, Message Passing Interface (MPI), domains decomposition schemes, communication scheduling methods, data structures and abstractions, tightly coupled applications, parallel numerical simulations with PPM, loosely coupled applications, grid computing. A complete syllabus can be found on the course web page: http://www.mosaic.ethz.ch/education/Lectures/hpc

General Information

Language: English
Levels: DS , MSC , WBZ
Frequency: Yearly recurring

Examination

Type: session examination
Mode: written 120 minutes
Aids: 8 Seiten (4 Blätter) handgeschriebene Zusammenfassung

Course Components