From: tomf@cs.man.ac.uk (Tom Franklin) Subject: CONF: Virtual Shared Memory Symposium, U of Manchester, England, Date: 14 Aug 92 00:00:33 GMT Crossposted from news.announce.conferences Virtual Shared Memory Symposium =============================== Centre for Novel Computing University of Manchester 17th & 18th September 1992 In Conjunction with SERC - NACC and BCS - PPSG Scope ===== The symposium will consider all aspects of Virtual Shared Memory from hardware through operating systems and languages to algorithms and applications. Speakers are drawn from industry and academia and are all actively working in the field. Who Should Attend ================= The symposium is aimed at all people working in the area of parallel computing. It will provide a detailed introduction to Virtual Shared Memory and current research issues. It will be of particular interest to developers of applications, whether numeric, symbolic or database applications, who need power of parallel computing, but have been put off in the past by the difficulties of parallel computing. The symposium will also be of interest to systems implementors and architects working on parallel systems. Venue ===== The Symposium will be held at the Department of Computer Science, Computer Building, University of Manchester. The department has access and facilities for disabled visitors. Catering and Accommodation ========================== Every effort will be made to cater for special dietary requirements if details are provided with the completed application forms. Accommodation is provided in Hulme Hall, one of the University's halls of residence about 15 minutes walk, or a short bus ride from the department. Accommodation can only be provided if the form is returned by 17th August. There is NO reduction for late bookings where accommodation is not provided. Speakers ======== Chris Wadsworth, RAL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VSM: The Good, The Bad and the unknown Chris Wadsworth is leader of the Parallel Processing Group in the Informatics Department at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, with projects in the systems aspects and techniques of parallel programming and the porting of applications software. The group also takes a leading role in Oxford Parallel. His present interests focus on the exploitation of parallelism, the requirements for portable parallel software, and high level performance models for parallel machines. Clemens-August Thole, GMD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ High Performance Fortran and its relevance for VSM architectures Clemens-August Thole has worked on programming models and applications for distributed memory architectures since 1984. He was project manager of the Esprit GENESIS project, which aimed for a programming environment for parallel architectures. He is working for GMD as a member of the core group of the High Performance Fortran Forum and chairman of the related European working group. Mike Delves, University of Liverpool ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Development of an HPF-conformant Parallel Fortran90 Compiler Mike Delves has held the Chair of Computational Mathematics at Liverpool University since 1969. He is Director of the Centre for Mathematical Software and the Transputer Support Centre which specialise in scientific/engineering parallel computing. His interests include Parallel Algorithms, Integral and Partial Differential equations and the design of high level languages. He is a founder member if the ESPRIT SIG on parallel languages for scientific computing. David Culler, Berkeley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Active Messages: a Fast, Universal Communication Mechanism David Culler is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Division of the University of California at Berkeley and a Presidential Faculty Fellow. His research interests include computer architecture, resource management, and the implementation of a wide range of parallel programming models, including dataflow, functional programming, hardware description languages, and explicit distributed memory. Sven Hammarling, NAg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Development of a Numerical Software Library for Parallel Machines Sven Hammarling is currently the Manager of the Numerical Libraries Division at the Numerical Algorithms Group in Oxford. He is one of the authors of the Level 2 and Level 3 Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS), is involved in the LAPACK project, which has been developing a linear algebra package for high-performance computers and is a Manager for the Libraries Workpackage on the ESPRIT project, Supernode II. Nic Holt, ICL ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Virtual Shared Memory in Commercial Applications Nic Holt is a System Designer at ICL and was responsible for the primitive architecture of the ICL Series 39 which features processing nodes interconnected by Optical Fibre, providing Virtual Shared Memory for commercial applications. Iain Duff, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Solution of Sparse Systems on Parallel Computers Iain Duff is Group Leader of Numerical Analysis in the Central Computing Department. He is also Project Leader of the Parallel Algorithms Group at CERFACS, and is visiting Professor of Mathematics at the University of Strathclyde. He was Carnegie Fellow at Oxford University and Harkness Fellow at Stony Brook and Stanford and then a lecturer in Computer Science at Newcastle University. He joined the Numerical Analysis Group at Harwell in 1975, and moved to his current job in 1990. Harry Wijshoff, Leiden University ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Implementation Issues of Sparse Computations Harry Wijshoff is a professor in computer systems and software at the University of Leiden. Previously he worked at University of Illinois, RIACS, NASA Ames, and Utrecht University. At the University of Leiden he leads a group researching high performance computing and parallel processing. He is the coordinator of an Esprit III BRA project on Performance critical applications of parallel architectures (APPARC). Vadim Abrossimov, Chorus Systemes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Distributed Virtual Shared Memory in Chorus Vadim Abrossimov is one of the key architects of the Chorus micro-kernel. He concentrated on the design and implementation of the CHORUS distributed Virtual Memory Management. He joined Chorus Systemes at its creation in 1986 after two years at INRIA working on object oriented systems. Peter Bird, ACRI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Proactive Systems Peter Bird is a computer system architect for ACRI, which is developing a multi-nodal, high performance system. He received a PhD from Michigan University and then studied retargetable, pattern directed code generators which optimised pipeline scheduling. He has also designed and developed compilers for a parallel pipelined machine for a data-flow specification language for ODEs used for Real-Time applications. Steve Frank, KSR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Memory System Architecture and Programming Environment of the KSR1 Steve Frank is a co-founder of Kendall Square Research and made a major contribution to the architecture, design partitioning, and technology selection of the KSR1. He is presently involved in the definition of future products. Prior to joining KSR, he contributed to the architecture and implementation of three multiprocessors: Encore's MultiMax, the Synapse N+1 and a multiprocessor for an experimental PBX at Rolm. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from MIT. The University of Manchester ============================ Manchester University is Britain's largest campus university. The University of Manchester is within a couple of miles of the city centre and is easily accessible by train and road and also by air via Manchester's International Airport. The Department of Computer Science ================================== The Department is one of the oldest Computer Science departments. The world's first stored programme computer was built, and virtual memory was invented here. It now has over 50 academic staff, a similar number of researchers and more than 600 undergraduate students making it the largest Computer Science department in the country. The Centre For Novel Computing ============================== The Centre for Novel Computing (CNC) was established in 1990 to help bring parallel and novel computing techniques to users. It undertakes projects with users from academia and industry. Recently the CNC has acquired two computers which support Virtual Shared Memory: A 32 cell KSR1 from Kendall Square Research Inc. A 13 cell prototype EDS machine from ICL Ltd. Manchester ========== The Manchester Museum and Whitworth Art Gallery are within a few minutes walk of the Department of Computer Science, while the centre of Manchester houses many attractions. These include the Manchester Science Museum, The Opera House and Royal Exchange Theatres, The Granada Studio Tour and Manchester's China Town. Stately homes, open air and beautiful countryside can be enjoyed at the nearby Dunham Massey Park, Tatton Park and the Peak District National Park. _________________________________________________________________________ Application Form To: Ursula Hayes Department of Computer Science University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PL England Telephone: +44 (61) 275 6172 Fax: +44 (61) 275 6236 email vsm@cs.man.ac.uk Title _________ Forename _______________________________ Surname _____________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Postcode _____________________________________________________ Telephone _____________________________________________________ Fax _____________________________________________________ email _____________________________________________________ The fee includes the Symposium fee and proceedings, Accommodation in Hulme Hall for 17th September plus lunches and coffee. Fee: Full 200.00 BCS PPSG 180.00 Academic 100.00 Additional nights in Hulme Hall @ 20.00 Wednesday 16th __ Friday 18th __ Enclosed fee ____________ Dietary Requirements: _________________________________________ Please make Cheques payable to "The University of Manchester" -- Tom. Tom Franklin Centre for Novel Computing Phone +44 61 275 6134 Department of Computer Science Fax +44 61 275 6204 University of Manchester Manchester email tomf@cs.man.ac.uk M13 9PL =================================================================