Introduction to Parallel Computing

Roman Trobec is Head of the Parallel and Distributed Computing Laboratory at the Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Computer and Information Science at the University of Ljubljana. Bostjan Slivnik is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Computer and Information Science at the University of Ljubljana. Patricio Bulic is an Associate Professor, and Borut Robic is a Full Professor, at the same institution. Other Springer titles by the same authors include The Foundations of Computability Theory, Application and Multidisciplinary Aspects of Wireless Sensor Networks: Concepts, Integration, and Case Studies, and Parallel Computing: Numerics, Applications, and Trends.

Part I: Foundations.- Why Do We Need Parallel Programming.- Overview of Parallel Systems.- Part II: Programming.- Programming Multi-Core and Shared Memory Multiprocessors Using OpenMP.- MPI Processes and Messaging.- OpenCL for Massively Parallel Graphic Processors.- Part III: Engineering.- Engineering: Parallel Computation of the Number pi.- Engineering: Parallel Solution of 1-D Heat Equation.- Engineering: Parallel Implementation of Seam Carving.- Final Remarks and Perspectives.- Appendix A: Hints for Making Your Computer a Parallel Machine.