Postgraduate Course: Performance Scaling on Modern HPC Architectures (PGPH11021)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Physics and Astronomy |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/msc/
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course will cover the detailed architecture of current HPC systems, and discuss the challenges faced in obtaining good performance on large numbers of processors. The use of performance analysis tools will be covered, and practical techniques for performance optimisation will be introduced. Practical sessions willgive students both experience of using the tools, and of applying optimisation techniques. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students also take
Message Passing Programming (PGPH11007)
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Only postgraduates or final year MPhys students with suitable computational background, subject to space restrictions and agreement with relevant Programme Coordinator.
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 34 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 09:00 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | 4 x 8 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course students should have:
- An understanding of the architectures of HPC systems.
- Knowledge of the potential causes of poor application performance.
- Ability to diagnose performance problems using analysis tools.
- Ability to apply appropriate optimisation techniques. |
Assessment Information
| 100% examination consisting of a two hour exam |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
PSMA |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Judy Hardy
Tel: (0131 6)50 6716
Email: j.hardy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Yuhua Lei
Tel: (0131 6) 517067
Email: yuhua.lei@ed.ac.uk |
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