Parallel and Distributed Systems
| Title | Παράλληλα και Διανεμημένα Συστήματα / Parallel and Distributed Systems |
| Code | 050 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Nikolaos Pitsianis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600000999 |
Programme of Study: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Registered students: 65
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL ENERGY | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2021 – 2022 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600196780
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600196780
- eLearning (Moodle):
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- 011 Computer Organization
General Prerequisites
Computer Organization
Computer Architectures
Structured Programming
Software Development
Learning Outcomes
With the successful termination of this course the students will be able to:
• Design, implement and analyse parallel algorithms for
• Multicore computers
• Distributed memory systems
• Graphics processor units
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
• Overview of the architecture of parallel computers
• Distributed memory architectures
• Graphics processor units
• Parallel algorithms for searching and sorting, map-reduce, parallel prefix scan
• Parallel numerical algorithms: solving linear systems dense and sparse, eigenvalue and eigenvector computations, Fourier and wavelet transforms, Multipole method
• Programming with pthreads, OpenMP, MPI and CUDA
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 90 | 3 | ✓ | ||
| Programming | 30 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 120 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
Grades from 3 homeworks and 1 final project
Student Assessment methods
- Report (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
• D. Bertsekas and J. Tsitsiklis, Parallel and Distributed Computation: Numerical Methods, Prentice-Hall 1989
• POSIX Threads Programming https://computing.llnl.gov/tutorials/pthreads/
• MPI Programming https://computing.llnl.gov/tutorials/mpi/
Additional bibliography for study
Online manuals and tutorials
Select journal and conference articles
Last Update
12-12-2019
