ICCS 2007 : Keynote Abstract Robert

Think before coding: static strategies (and dynamic execution) for clusters and grids.

Abstract:
In this talk we provide several examples to illustrate key algorithmic concepts required to efficiently execute applications on clusters and grids.

The idea is to give a lively exposition of the necessity to inject whatever static knowledge is available into the design of typical applications, such as master-slave tasking, numerical kernels, and job workflows. We claim that this is the key to an efficient deployment of these applications onto large-scale distributed computational platforms.

The talk will proceed through examples to explain how to cope with resource selection, memory constraints, platform heterogeneity, etc.