Announcing the CERN openlab / Intel -
Autumn 2011
Multi-threading and Parallelism Workshop
9th –
10th November 2011, CERN
As the many-core
era is dawning upon us, it is more apparent than
ever that the future of computing lies in the
effective utilization of parallel and many-core
architectures. Since this significant change in
computing is already well underway, it is highly
beneficial for programmers to be aware of the
possibilities and dangers which lie ahead.
Another instance of the classic Multi-threading
and Parallelism Workshop will be held on the 9th
and 10th of November at CERN. An Intel expert
and four openlab staff will lead the two day
event and help you improve your knowledge by
explaining the key intricacies of parallel
programming and presenting the most efficient
solutions to popular multi-threading problems.
Two sessions of hands-on labs are also planned
where participants will be able to improve their
understanding of multi-threaded programming
methodologies and learn to use tools for
debugging and profiling multi-threaded
applications. Non-expert users should feel more
than welcome, as the course is a great
opportunity to improve their knowledge.
Event
highlights:
• Day 1, AM:
Lectures
o Fundamental
aspects of multi-threaded and parallel computing
o The move to many-core and its impact on
software
o Important parallelism and multi-threading
concepts
• Day 1, PM:
Hands-on lab #1
o Intel Threading
Tools overview
o Parallel programming exercises in Linux
environments
• Day 2 AM:
Lectures
o NUMA and inter-node communication discussion
o Advanced threaded
programming methodology and scalability issues
o Further
discussion on tools and technologies
o New directions and CERN-specific parallelism
related topics
• Day 2 PM:
Hands-on lab #2
o Parallel
programming exercises in Linux environments
Pre-requisites:
• Familiarity with
the C or C++ programming language
• Basic knowledge of Linux
The workshop is
organised by CERN openlab for users affiliated
with CERN, free of charge at this time.
Registrations are based on a first-come
first-served basis – 40 seats are available for
the lectures and only 16 seats for the labs –
please indicate whether the lectures or both the
lectures and labs are of interest to you during
registration. Go to
EDH in order to register. All registrations
will be confirmed by e-mail – a registration in
EDH does not yet guarantee a place in the
workshop. Contact
us
for further information.
Andrzej Nowak,
CERN openlab
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