Papers that include Alex V. Tiskin as an Author

Name: Alex V. Tiskin
Papers:

Title:	BSP Modelling of Two Tiered Architectures
Authors:	Jeremy M. R. Martin, Alex V. Tiskin
Abstract:	In recent years there has been a trend towards using standard workstation components to construct parallel computers, due to the enourmous costs involved in designing and manufacturing special-purpose hardware. In particular we can expect to see a large population of SMP clusters emerging in the next few years. These are local-area networks of workstations, each containing around four parallel processors with a single shared memory. To use such machines effectively will be a major headache for programmers and compiler-writers. Here we consider how well-suited the BSP model might be for these two-tier architectures, and whether it would be useful to extend the model to allow for non-uniform communication behaviour.
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In Proceeding:	Proceedings of WoTUG-22: Architectures, Languages and Techniques for Concurrent Systems,
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Title:	Dynamic BSP: Towards a Flexible Approach to Parallel Computing over the Grid
Authors:	Jeremy M. R. Martin, Alex V. Tiskin
Abstract:	The Bulk Synchronous model of parallel programming has proved to be a successful paradigm for developing portable, scalable, high performance software. Originally developed for use with traditional supercomputers, it was later applied to networks of workstations. Following the emergence of grid computing, new programming models are needed to exploit its potential. We consider the main issues relating to adapting BSP for this purpose, and propose a new model Dynamic BSP, which brings together many elements from previous work in order to deal with quality-of-service and heterogeneity issues. Our approach uses a task-farmed implementation of supersteps.
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In Proceeding:	Communicating Process Architectures 2004,
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