mf@arco (Mario Furnari) (09/08/89)
MASSIVE PARALLELISM:
HARDWARE, PROGRAMMING
AND APPLICATIONS
Naples and Amalfi
9-13 October, 1989
C.N.R. Istituto di Cibernetica
Arco Felice, Napoli, Italy
Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici
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Sponsored by
APOLLO COMPUTER S.p.A.
UNISYS Italia S.p.A.
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT S.p.A.
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Scientific Committee
Arvind - M.I.T., U.S.A.
M.Chen - Yale University, U.S.A.
M. Furnari - Istituto di Cibernetica, Italy
R.S Nikhil - M.I.T., U.S.A.
T. Toffoli - M.I.T., U.S.A.
Aim of the Workshop:
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Analyzing the state of the art, identifying theoretical
fundamentals, evaluating experimental results, and outlining
directions for future work.
The emphasis of the workshop is on massive parallelism. The
following issues will be discussed:
- computational models
- architectural trends
- languages and programming
- compilation
- language implementation
- parallel programming environments
- applications of parallel computers
P R O G R A M
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Monday 9th October (Palazzo Serra di Cassano - Naples)
10.30 Registration
11.00 Welcoming address
11.30 Coffe break
11.45 Prof.Arvind,
MIT, Cambridge, MA., U.S.A.
"Data Flow Architecturs from TTDA to P-RISC"
13.00 Break for lunch
15.00 Prof. T. Toffoli,
MIT, Cambridge, MA., U.S.A.
"Programmable matter: Concepts and Realization"
17.30 Transfer to Amalfi
Tuesday 10th October (Hotel Santa Caterina - Amalfi)
9.30 Prof. R.S.Nikhil,
MIT, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
"The Parallel Programming Language ID and its Compilation on
Parallel Machines"
10.30 Prof. J.N. Kok,
University of Utrecht, NL
"Semantics of Nondeterministic Data Flow"
11.30 Coffe break
11.45 Prof. M.C. Chen,
Yale University, Conn., U.S.A.
"Crystal: from Functional Definitions to Efficient Parallel
Code"
13.00 Break for lunch
15.00 Prof. G.W. Sabot,
Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge, MA., U.S.A.
"Paralation Programming"
16.00 Prof. J. Ferrante,
IBM Research Center, N.Y., U.S.A.
"Issues in the Automatic Detection of Parallelism"
17.00 Coffe break
17.15 Prof. A.Nicolau,
University of California, Irvine, U.S.A.
"Massive Parallelims and Fine Grain Parallelism.Are they
compatible?"
Wednesday 11th October (Hotel Santa Caterina - Amalfi)
9.30 Prof. M.Rem,
Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, NL
"Two Parallel Programs for Recognizing K-rotated sequences"
10.30 Dr. M. Furnari,
Istituto di Cibernetica del CNR, Na, Italy
"Memory Systems and Massive Parallelism for Symbolic
Computation"
11.30 Coffe break
12.00 Excursion to Pompei
Thursday 12th October (Hotel Santa Caterina - Amalfi)
9.30 Prof. D.Lester,
GEC Research Ltd, U.K.
"An implementation of the HDG-Machine"
10.30 Prof. T.Gross,
Carnegie Mellon Univeristy, Penn., U.S.A.
"The Compilation for iWarp-based Systems"
11.30 Coffe break
11.45 Prof.D.L.McBurney,
Univ. of East Anglia, U.K.
"Implementation of Concurrent CLEAN on transputers"
13.00 Break for lunch
15.00 Prof. W.Wilcke,
IBM Research Center, N.Y., U.S.A.
"Large Scale MIMD Machines for Scientific Applications"
16.00 Prof.C.Polychronopoulos,
Center for Supercomputing R & D, Illinois, U.S.A.
"Auto-Scheduling Compilers: A performance-Oriented Parallel
Programming Environment"
17.00 Coffe break
17.15 Prof. V. Sarkar,
IBM Research Center, N.Y., U.S.A.
"Automatic Partitioning and Scheduling for General Purpose
Multiprocessing"
Friday 13th October (Hotel Santa Caterina - Amalfi)
9.30 Dr. Mindy Garber,
BBN; Cambridge, MA., U.S.A.
"The Butterfly II Architecture and Applications"
10.30 Dr. David Waltz,
Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge, MA., U.S.A.
"The Connection Machine: An Overview"
11.30 Coffe break
11.45 Dr. L.Arduini,
Apollo Computer, MI., Italy
"Parallel Computation: Apollo Prisma Parallel Distributed
Computation Technology"
11.30 Closing Session
Location
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The workshop will start in Naples, on October 9th, at the Istituto
Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici, Palazzo Serra di Cassano (address:
Via Monte di Dio) 14, and will continue in Amalfi, from October 10th,
at the Hotel Santa Caterina
Registration fee
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The registration fee of $200 must be paid by September 30th, 1989
either by Bank transfer of Eurocheque directly to:
HOTEL SANTA CATERINA
Amalfi (Salerno) - Italia
Bank Account no. 27/1756
Banco di Napoli, Amalfi, Italia
Please specify, with your remittance, the name of the workshop.
General Information
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Amalfi, the first maritime republic of Italy, was the first town
to re-estabilish relations between East and West after the fall
of the Roman Empire. Today a quiet and picturesque summer resort
located on the coast approximately 30 miles south of Naples.
It is blessed by the mildest of climates and a beautiful natural
setting ..."a land beyond the sea, where the waves and mountains
meet" (H. W. Longfellow).
How to reach Naples
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Apart from the Airport there are two main train stations in Naples.
1) Stazione Centrale and 2) Stazione Mergellina, both well served by
taxi.
In the afternoon of October 9th there will be a special bus, supplied
by the workshop organizers, that will take the partecipants to Amalfi
This bus will leave at 5, 30 p.m. from Hotel Vesuvio in Naples.
Hotel prices
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The hotels we recommend in Naples are:
- Hotel Majestic (prices range from 115.000 to 170.000 italian lire)
Largo Vasto a Chiaia, 68
Naples
Phone (+39 81) 416500
- Hotel Miramare (prices range from 70.000 to 100.000 italian lire)
Via N. Sauro, 24
Naples
Phone (+39 81) 427388
The hotels we recommend in Amalfi are:
- Hotel Santa Caterina (prices range from 115.000 to 170.000
italian lire)
Phone (+39 89) 871012
- Hotel Marina Riviera and Residence (prices range from 70.000 to
100.000 italian lire)
Phone (+39 89) 871012
The current exchange rate is floating around 1 $ = 1400 italian lire.
The secretariat of the workshop is at your disposal for any assistance
regarding your accomodation in Naples and Amalfi.
Correspondence
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All correspondence and enquiries should be addressed to:
Mrs. Annamaria Mazzarella
Istituto di Cibernetica, CNR
Via Toiano, 6
80072 Arco Felice
Naples Italy
Tel. (+39 81) 866-1381
FAX: (+39 81) 867-3654
Telex: 710483
E-mail: cib@arco.na.cnr.it