ISBN: 3-540-66228-6
TITLE: Vector and Parallel Processing - VECPAR'98
AUTHOR: Palma, Jose M.L.M.; Dongarra, Jack; Hernndez, Vicente (Eds.)
TOC:

Chapter 1: Eigenvalue Problems and Solution of Linear Systems
Introduction 1
Vicente Hernndez
Some Unusual Eigenvalue Problems (Invited Talk) 4
Zhaojun Bai and Gene H. Golub
Multi-sweep Algorithms for the Symmetric Eigenproblem 20
Wilfried N. Gansterer, Dieter F. Kvasnicka and Christoph W. Ueberhuber
A Unified Approach to Parallel Block-Jacobi Methods for the Symmetric Eigenvalue Problem 29
D. Gimnez, Vicente Hernndez and Antonio M. Vidal
Calculation of Lambda Modes of a Nuclear Reactor: A Parallel Implementation Using the Implicitly Restarted Arnoldi Method 43
Vicente Hernndez, Jos E. Romn, Antonio M. Vidal and Vicent Vidal
Parallel Jacobi-Davidson for Solving Generalized Eigenvalue Problems 58
Margreet Nool and Auke van der Ploeg
Parallel Preconditioned Solvers for Large Sparse Hermitian Eigenproblems 71
Achim Basermann
Solving Eigenvalue Problems on Networks of Processors 85
D. Gimnez, C. Jimnez, M. J. Majado, N. Marn and A. Martn
Solving Large-Scale Eigenvalue Problems on Vector Parallel Processors 100
David L. Harrar II and Michael R. Osborne
Direct Linear Solvers for Vector and Parallel Computers 114
Friedrich Grund
Parallel Preconditioners for Solving Nonsymmetric Linear Systems 128
Antonio J. GarcaLoureiro, Toms F. Pena, J.M. LpezGonzlez and Ll. Prat Vias
Synchronous and Asynchronous Parallel Algorithms with Overlap for Almost Linear Systems 142
Josep Arnal, Violeta Migalln and Jos Penads
The Parallel Problems Server: A Client-Server Model for Interactive Large Scale Scientific Computation 156
Parry Husbands and Charles Isbell
Chapter 2: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Structural Analysis and Mesh Partioning Techniques
Introduction 171
Timothy J. Barth
Parallel Domain-Decomposition Preconditioning for Computational Fluid Dynamics (Invited Talk) 176
Timothy J. Barth, Tony F. Chan and Wei-Pai Tang
Influence of the Discretization Scheme on the Parallel Efficiency of a Code for the Modelling of a Utility Boiler 203
Pedro Jorge Coelho
Parallel 3D Airflow Simulation on Workstation Clusters 215
Jean-Baptiste Vicaire, Loic Prylli, Georges Perrot and Bernard Tourancheau
Parallel Turbulence Simulation: Resolving the Inertial Subrange of the Kolmogorov Spectrum 227
Martin Strietzel and Thomas Gerz
The Study of a Parallel Algorithm Using the Laminar Backward-Facing Step Flow as a Test Case 238
P.M. Areal and J.M.L.M. Palma
A Low Cost Distributed System for FEM Parallel Structural Analysis 250
Clio Oda Moretti, Tlio Nogueira Bittencourt and Luiz Fernando Martha
Dynamic Load Balancing in Crashworthiness Simulation 263
Hans Georg Galbas and Otto Kolp
Some Concepts of the Software Package FEAST 271
Ch. Becker, S. Kilian, S. Turek and the FEAST Group Multilevel Mesh Partitioning for Optimising Aspect Ratio 285
C. Walshaw, M. Cross, R. Diekmann and F. Schlimbach
Chapter 3: Computing in Education
Parallel and Distributed Computing in Education (Invited Talk) 301
Peter H. Welch
Chapter 4: Computer Organisation, Programming and Benchmarking
Introduction 331
Jos Silva Matos
Reconfigurable Systems: Past and Next 10 Years (Invited Talk) 334
Jean Vuillemin
A Systolic Algorithm for the Factorisation of Matrices Arising in the Field of Hydrodynamics 355
S.-G. Seo, M. J. Downie, G. E. Hearn and C. Phillips
Automatic Detection of Parallel Program Performance Problems 365
A. Espinosa, T. Margalef and E. Luque
Behavioural Analysis Methodology Oriented to Configuration of Parallel, Real-Time and Embedded Systems 378
F.J. Surez and D.F. Garca
Spatial Data Locality with Respect to Degree of Parallelism in Processor-and-Memory Hierarchies 396
Renato J. O. Figueiredo, Jos A. B. Fortes and Zina Ben Miled
Partitioning Regular Domains on Modern Parallel Computers 411
Manuel Prieto-Matas, Ignacio Martn-Llorente and Francisco Tirado
New Access Order to Reduce Inter-vector-Conflicts 425
A. M. del Corral and J. M. Llaberia
Registers Size Influence on Vector Architectures 439
Luis Villa, Roger Espasa and Mateo Valero
Limits of Instruction Level Parallelism with Data Value Speculation 452
Jos Gonzlez and Antonio Gonzlez
High Performance Cache Management for Parallel File Systems 466
F. Garca, J. Carretero, F. Prez and P. de Miguel
Using Synthetic Workloads for Parallel Task Scheduling Improvement Analysis 480
Joo Paulo Kitajima and Stella Porto
Dynamic Routing Balancing in Parallel Computer Interconnection Networks 494
D.Franco, I.Garcs, E.Luque
Algorithm-Dependant Method to Determine the Optimal Number of Computers in Parallel Virtual Machines 508
Jorge Barbosa and Armando Padilha
Low Cost Parallelizing: A Way to be Efficient 522
Marc Martin and Bastien Chopard
A Performance Analysis of the SGI Origin2000 534
Aad J. van der Steen and Ruud van der Pas
An ISA Comparison Between Superscalar and Vector Processors 548
Francisca Quintana, Roger Espasa and Mateo Valero
Chapter 5: Image, Analysis and Synthesis
Introduction 561
Thierry Priol
High Performance Computing for Image Synthesis (Invited Talk) 563
Thierry Priol
Parallel Implementations of Morphological Connected Operators Based on Irregular Data Structures 579
Christophe Laurent and Jean Roman
Chapter 6: Parallel Database Servers
The Design of an ODMG Compatible Parallel Object Database Server (Invited Talk) 593
Paul Watson
Chapter 7: Nonlinear Problems
Introduction 623
Heather Ruskin and Jos A.M.S. Duarte
A Parallel N-body Integrator Using MPI 627
Nuno Sidnio Andrade Pereira
A Parallelisation Strategy for Power Systems Composite Reliability
Evaluation (Best Student Paper Award: Honourable Mention) 640
Carmen L.T. Borges and Djalma M. Falco
High Performance Computing of an Industrial Problem in Tribology (Best Student Paper Award: First Prize) 652
M. Arenaz, R. Doallo, G. Garca and C. Vzquez
Parallel Grid Manipulations in Earth Science Calculations 666
William Sawyer, Lawrence Takacs, Arlindo da Silva and Peter Lyster 

Simulating Magnetised Plasma with the Versatile Advection Code 680
Rony Keppens and Gbor Tth
Parallel Genetic Algorithms for Hypercube Machines 691
Ranieri Baraglia and Raffaele Perego
Author Index 705
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