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                           COSMASE Course on


                 P A R A L L E L   C O M P U T A T I O N
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  THEME:  A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION TO HIGH PERFORMANCE PARALLEL COMPUTING


                 February 12-16 1996, Lausanne, Switzerland



                           SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT


COSMASE is a series of specialized training courses for participants
from both industry and academic institutions, originally organized
within the framework of the European COMETT Programme. The next course
on Parallel Computation in the COSMASE series will be held in Lausanne.

The aim of this practical course is to provide a broad overview of
the essential components of present-day high performance parallel
computing. The courses are of week-long duration, with lectures in
the mornings followed by practical sessions in the afternoons.
They are designed as specialized training courses for participants
from both industry and academic institutions.

Emphasis is placed in this course on both hardware and software aspects
of direct importance for efficient implementation of scientific
applications. Of central interest are distributed-memory parallel
systems (both networked and integrated) that use cache-based RISC
processors, and programming models using both explicit (message passing)
and implicit (data parallel, virtual shared memory) inter-processor
communication. Code portability through the use of emerging standards
(e.g., HPF, MPI), and parallelizing scientific applications are also
addressed.

The course is intended for engineers who wish to exploit the
performance offered by high performance parallel computers. The course
will enable participants to obtain practical experience on a range of
the latest-generation parallel computer systems (Cray T3D, IBM SP2 and
a workstation cluster), and thus provide an essential base for current
and potential users.


 PROGRAMME
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Monday  12 February 1996

08h00 - 08h20   Registration
08h20 - 08h30   Welcome and course overview
08h30 - 10h15   Introduction to high performance parallel computing
10h45 - 12h30   Cache-based RISC processors: architecture and
                programming techniques
12h30 - 14h00   Lunch
14h00 - 15h45   Hands-on training session: Design of code for RISC
                processors
16h15 - 18h00   Hands-on training session: continued


Tuesday  13 February 1996

08h30 - 10h15   Introduction to distributed-memory parallel computers
10h45 - 12h30   Message passing using MPI
12h30 - 14h00   Lunch
14h00 - 15h45   Hands-on training session: Parallelization using MPI
16h15 - 18h00   Hands-on training session: continued


Wednesday  14 February 1996

08h30 - 10h15   Data parallel programming model
10h45 - 12h30   Data parallel programming using HPF
12h30 - 14h00   Lunch
14h00 - 15h45   Hands-on training session: Parallelization using the
                data parallel programming model
16h15 - 18h00   Hands-on training session: continued


Thursday  15 February 1996

08h30 - 10h15   Shared memory programming models of the Cray T3D
10h45 - 12h30   Parallel performance and debugging tools
12h30 - 14h00   Lunch
14h00 - 15h45   Hands-on training session: Parallelization using the
                Cray T3D shared memory programming model
16h15 - 18h00   Hands-on training session: continued


Friday  16 February 1996

08h30 - 10h15   Parallelization of application programs
10h45 - 12h30   Hands-on training session: Use of the APR Forge
                parallelization tool
14h00 - 16h15   Hands-on training session: Use of programming model and
                parallel system of the participant's choice


 LECTURERS
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U. Block           GENIAS Software GmbH, Neutraubling
E.M. Minty         Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre
M. Dayde           ENSEEIHT-INPT and CERFACS, Toulouse
M. Roche           Cray Research, Lausanne
M. Roethlisberger  IBM, Geneva
M.L. Sawley        Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne


Deadline for registration: January 22, 1996

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For more detailed information

   World Wide Web:  http://imhefwww.epfl.ch/COSMASE

       or contact:  Dr. Mark L. Sawley
                    IMHEF / EPFL
                    ME-Ecublens
                    CH-1015 Lausanne,  Switzerland
                    Tel: +41 21 693 3531
                    Fax: +41 21 693 3646
                    email: sawley@dgm.epfl.ch