Applied Parallel Processing and Graphics Laboratory to Enhance Undergraduate Computer Science Curriculum

该项目旨在通过并行处理和图形学课程以及实验室工作来加强本科计算机科学课程。该实验室将配备一个基于Transputer的可重新配置的多计算机系统，该系统由32个IMS T800节点组成，每个节点带有1兆字节的RAM。该系统支持使用OCCAM-2、PARALLEL-C和PARALLEL-FORTRAN语言进行并行编程，以便在各种固定或动态变化的拓扑结构下实现并行算法。主机采用两台SGI Indigo工作站，提供系统网络接入功能，支持图形能力。该设施将由一个35人的班级共享，并为计算机体系结构、编程语言、计算机算法和计算机图形学的七个本科课程提供服务。该实验室还将帮助本科生获得并行处理、并行编程和计算机图形学的实践经验。该系统还适用于在教职员工的监督下进行特殊课程项目。传播计划将强调举办一个有所有感兴趣的学院和大学参加的讲习班。

The project is designed to enhance the undergraduate Computer Science curriculum with parallel processing and graphics courses and laboratory work. The laboratory will be equipped with a reconfigurable transputer-based multicomputer system which consists of 32 IMS T800 nodes each with 1 Mbyte RAM. The system supports concurrent programming using OCCAM-2, parallel- C, and parallel-Fortran languages to implement parallel algorithms under various fixed or dynamically variable topologies. Two SGI INDIGO workstations are used as the host machine which provides for the system network accessing function and supports graphics capabilities. The facility will be shared by a class of 35 students and serve seven undergraduate courses in Computer Architecture, Programming Languages, Computer Algorithms, and Computer Graphics. The laboratory will also help undergraduate students gain hands-on experience of parallel processing, concurrent programming, and computer graphics. The systems are also suitable for conducting special course projects under the supervision of a faculty member. The dissemination plan will emphasize a workshop with participation of all interested colleges and universities.