Parallel Processing Laboratory

随着当今计算机应用程序复杂性的增长，不仅在超级计算机上，而且在其他类型的计算机（包括个人计算机）上，都需要增加计算能力。科学家和研究人员一致认为，并行处理是显著提高计算机速度的唯一途径。他们还认为，并行处理将是未来高性能计算机的架构选择。为了为未来做准备，新的科学家和工程师需要在本科阶段学习并行系统的架构和编程。这个项目的目标是教授电气工程专业的本科生并行处理系统的架构和编程的基本概念。为了最有效地提供最强的学习经验，并行处理的讲座应该与精心策划、协调的实验室研究和实验相结合。本计划将透过综合讲座及实验室实验，让学生了解并亲身体验平行架构的系统。

With the growth in complexity of today's computer applications, there is a need for increased computing power, not only in supercomputers, but also for other types of computers, including personal computers. Scientists and researchers agree that parallel processing represents the only way to increase computer speeds dramatically. They also believe that parallel processing will be the architecture of choice for future high performance computers. To prepare for the future, new scientists and engineers need to learn the architecture and programming of parallel systems at the undergraduate level. The goal of this project is to teach undergraduate students in electrical engineering the fundamental concepts of architecture and programming of systems with parallel processing. In order to be most effective and provide the strongest learning experiences, lectures in parallel processing should be coupled with well-planned, coordinated laboratory studies and experimentation. This proposed project will enable students to understand and to have hands-on experience on systems with parallel architectures through integrated lectures and laboratory experiments.