Course code TUM17
Course title Multicore Parallelisation in Simulation Software
Institution Technische Universität München
Course address Technische Universität München, Chair for Computation in Engineering, Aicisstr. 21, 80333 München
City Munich
Minimum year of study 3rd year
Minimum level of English Good
Minimum level of French None
Key words Shared-Memory Programming, Multithreading, Numerical Simulation
Language English
Professor responsible Prof. Dr. Ernst Rank
Telephone ++49 (0)89 289 25057 / 22425
Fax ++49 (0)89 289 25051
Email mundani@tum.de, ruess@tum.de
Participating professors Dr. Mundani, Dr. Ruess
Number of places Minimum: 10, Maximum: 25, Reserved for local students: 5
Objectives

Basics of the numerical simulation pipeline, hardware architectures and classification, multithreaded programming, synchronisation techniques, dependency analysis for multithreaded programs, OpenMP
Programme to be followed Visit to the High Performance Computing Centre of the LRZ (Leibniz Rechenzentrum)
Prerequisites

  • Basic knowledge of Linux/Windows operating systems

  • Good knowledge of C/C++

  • Good knowledge of spoken and written English

  • Adequate background (Engineering, Mathematics, Physics,…) with strong interest in numerical simulation
Course exam short presentation & examination at the end of the course
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