billo@nova.npac.syr.edu (Bill O) (04/29/89)
Connection Machine Summer Institute
The Northeast Parallel Architectures Center (NPAC) at Syracuse
University will be conducting a Summer Institute on the Connection
Machine. The two week program will be held on the Syracuse University
campus July 10 through July 21, 1989.
The Institute will be a combination of lectures, special presentations
and laboratory sessions. Topics covered will include:
o Programming a SIMD Computer
o The Architecture of the Connection Machine
o CM Special Data Parallel Peripherals
o Special Features of CM Programming Languages
CM/Fortran
C*
*LISP
o Algorithm Analysis and Design
o Current Research
Lectures will be given by Syracuse University faculty and NPAC
Research Support staff. Special presentations will be scheduled
throughout the program giving participants an overview of current
research being performed on the CM. Ample laboratory time will be
scheduled to allow participants to work on problems presented in the
lectures and to work on their own research.
Participants in the Institute will be asked to bring a program that
they are using in their research. Throughout the Institute,
participants will work to adapt and convert parts of their code to the
CM. During the program, researchers will have access to NPAC
facilities and support staff.
NPAC operates two Connection Machines by Thinking Machines
Corporation, a CM model 1 (CM-1) and a CM model 2 (CM-2). Both
machines are configured with 32K processors. The CM-2 also has 1K
floating point accelerator chips and a 5 gigabyte DataVault high speed
storage device. The CMs are accessed locally through Symbolics
workstations and both locally and remotely through a VAX 8800.
Enrollment will be limited to 20 participants. There will be a fee
that will cover training materials, documentation, room and board.
Selected applicants will be graduate students, post-doctoral
researchers or faculty members who are actively engaged in research
that could greatly benefit by the use of the Connection Machine. For
more information or to request an application, please contact Betty
LaPlante at 315/443-1722 or send e-mail to training@nova.npac.syr.edu.