23rd July 1997 /parallel/libraries/numerical/finite-element-meshes/parmetis "ParMETIS 1.0: A Parallel Graph Partitioning and Sparse Matrix Ordering Library" by George Karypis , , Computer Science Department, University of Minnesota, USA An MPI-based parallel library that implements a variety of algorithms for partitioning unstructured graphs and for computing fill-reducing orderings for sparse matrices. See also /parallel/jobs/amsterdam-comp-arch "University of Amsterdam Computer Architecture & Parallel Systems Group PostDoc" by Andy Pimentel Performance evaluation studies of parallel/distributed platforms by means of simulation. Experience in area. /parallel/jobs/lanl-par-num-alg "Post Doctoral Fellowship Positions at LANL" by Wayne D Joubert LANL Scientific Computing Group seeking candidates with experience in Numerical & Linear Algebra, Multigrid, Parallel engineering, F90, HPF, MPI on parallel machines. /parallel/jobs/nmsu-phd-par-dist "NMSU Ph.D. in parallel and distributed computing" by Srinivas Aluru See /parallel/events/pads98 "12th Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Simulation" (PADS'98) by Gabriele Kotsis Call for papers for conference being held from 26th-28th May 1998 at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Sponsored by ACSM SIGSIM, IEEE TCSIM, SCS. Topics: Algorithms and methods for parallel simulation; Models of parallel simulation; Methodologies for parallel simulation; Implementation Issues; Performance of parallel simulation; Application of parallel simulation; Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS); Distributed Simulation on the WWW and others. Deadlines: Papers: 6/10th October 1997; Notification: 22nd December 1997; Camera-ready papers: 15th February 1997. See also /parallel/events/hpcs98 "The 12th Annual International Symposium on High Performance Computing" (HPCS '98) by Diego Novillo Call for papers for conference being held from 20th-22nd May 1998 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Topics: High performance architecture; Parallel/distributed/vector algorithms; Industrial and scientific applications; Heterogeneous computing environments; Scalable systems; HPC using the World Wide Web; Parallel programming environments; Tools; Visualization; Parallel languages; Compiler technology; Parallel I/O; Operating systems; High-speed networking; Performance modeling and evaluation and others. Deadlines: Papers: 15th December 1997; Notification: 15th February 1998; Camera-ready papers: 15th March 1998. See also /parallel/events/ Updated other events 15th July 1997 /parallel/environments/pvm3/tkpvm/ Updated TkPvm patches and files for Tcl 8.0b2 and Tk 8.0b2 /parallel/events/wcsg98 "6th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics and Visualization" (WSCG'98) by SKALA Call for papers for conference being held from 9th-13th February 1998 at Plzen, nr Prague, Czech Republic. In cooperation with IFIP working group 5.10 on Computer Graphics and Virtual Worlds. Topics: Fundamental algorithms, rendering and visualization, virtual reality, animation and multimedia, medical imaging, geometric modelling and fractals, graphical interaction, object-oriented graphics, WWW technologies, standards, computer vision, parallel and distributed graphics, computational geometry, computer aided geometric design, CAD/CAM, DTP and GIS systems, educational aspects of related fields, usage of graphics within mathematical software in education and others. Deadlines: Papers: 30th September 1997; Notification: 30th November 1997; Camera-ready papers: 10th December 1997. See also and /parallel/events/stanford-ppm "Practical Performance Methods course" by J. Barnhill Call for participation for course being held from 4th-8th August 1997 at WICS, Stanford University, USA. This course introduces practical methodologies for large-scale computer performance analysis and capacity planning in modern distributed open systems environments. The three major subject areas are: data collection, data analysis, and performance prediction. See also /parallel/events/mascots98 "Sixth International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems" (MASCOTS '98) by Azzedine BOUKERCHE Call for papers for conference being held from 19th-24th July 1998 at Complex Dejardins Hotel, Montreal, Canada. Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society (TCCA, TCSIM) IFIPS, and IBM (pending). Topics: telecommunication software, broadband communication systems, wireless communication networks, advanced intelligent networks and SS7, set-top boxes, digital/interactive TV, video-on-demand servers, cable modems/telephony, thin-clients and their servers, as well as computer system architectures, including memory and communication systems, performance models, discrete and numeric simulation, simulation efficiency, monitoring and visualization, system and application tuning, performability modeling, specification, validation and others. Deadlines: Workshops: 12th December 1997; Tutorials: 30th January 1998: Tools: 30th January 1998; Papers: 5th December 1997; Notification: 5th March 1998; Camera-ready papers: 10th April 1998. See also and http://www.dl.ac.uk/TCSC/HPCI/conference/ "HPCI Conference 1998" (HPCI98) by Robert J. Allan , Call for papers for conference being held at Manchester Conference Centre, UK from 12th-14th January 1998. Organised by EPSRC, Universities of Edinburgh & Southampton and CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory. The end of this year will mark three years of the U.K. HPC Initiative, and more importantly three years of exploitation of the National Cray T3D supercomputer at EPCC. To mark this event a conference will be held in Manchester in mid January 1998. The focus of this conference is scientific achievement, not politics! As the procurement process for the next stage in the development of HPC is now under way, it will be timely to assess the progress achieved and to indicate our expectations for the next three years. We also hope to invite plenary speakers from the major US and European supercomputer sites to act as a cross-border comparison. We will also involve the major supercomputer vendors and software specialists. We are hoping for contributions from all HPCI Consortia and others involved in high-performance computing in the UK (see call for papers). Proceedings will be formally published in a book by Plenum shortly after the conference. It is hoped that this book will stand as testimony to the enabling power and cost-effectiveness of parallel supercomputers in modelling the world in which we live. Topics: High-performance Computing in Academic Research Grand Challenges.. Deadlines: none set - use on-line registration form. 8th July 1997 /parallel/tools/editors/folding-editors/fe-mh/ANNOUNCE FE 0.5 beta Announcement Author: Michael Haardt /parallel/tools/editors/folding-editors/fe-mh/README.html FE 0.5 beta README Author: Michael Haardt /parallel/tools/editors/folding-editors/fe-mh/fe-0.5.tar.gz "FE Folding Editor Version 0.5 beta" by Michael Haardt /parallel/events/stanford-dce "The Distributed Computing Environment (DEC) Course" by J. Barnhill Call for participation for course being held from 21-25th July 1997 at Stanford University, USA. This course will provide an overview of DCE, including problems that arise in building a distributed application and the DCE solution provided; security problems, including DES encryption, private key passwords, ACLs, PACs, EPACs, MD5 integrity checks, tickets, and security audit; application name space; application development, system administration and the control program called DCEcp; authenticated firewalls, client/server architectures, highly reliable fault tolerant systems, distributed objects, heterogeneous environments of both hardware and operating systems, levels of system management, and both private and public key authentication. See also http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~hpcs98/ "The 12th Annual International Symposium on High Performance Computing Systems" (HPCS '98) by Diego Novillo , Details of symposium being held from 20th-22nd May 1998 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Organised by Department of Computing Science University of Alberta. The symposium cover all aspects of high performance computing, both applied as well as theoretical. It includes technical paper sessions, presentations by invited distinguished speakers, and vendor exhibits in an atmosphere which promotes conversation and collaboration. Paper submissions are expected to be original, exceptional work and will be fully refereed. Topics: High performance architecture; Parallel/distributed/vector algorithms; Industrial and scientific applications; Heterogeneous computing environments; Scalable systems; HPC using the World Wide Web; Parallel programming environments; Tools; Visualization; Parallel languages; Compiler technology; Parallel I/O; Operating systems; High-speed networking; Performance modeling and evaluation and others. Deadlines: Papers: 15th December 1997; Notification of acceptances: 15th February 1998; Final camera-ready paper: 15th March 1998.