Assignments

There are three assignments and one course project.

Assignment 1: User-level Threads. Due date: Tue, Oct 18, 2011 before class.

Assignment 2: Parallel Programming. Due date: Tue, Nov 1, 2011, before class.

Assignment 3: SAS synchronization. Due date: Tue, Nov 15, 2011, before class.

Project

Students should propose their own projects and should discuss their ideas with the instructor. Two student-teams are encouraged. A wide range of topics is acceptable (parallel programming, performance analysis, simulation, etc.). Each project will consist of three steps: a project proposal, the project work, and the project presentation.

• Project proposal: Due date: Thu, Nov 15, 2011, before (virtual) class. To propose a project send mail to b i l a s @ c s d . u o c . g r with the team and a short description of the project.

• Project work: Due date: Thu, Dec 20, 2011, before class. Submit your files, report, presentation by mail to b i l a s @ c s d . u o c . g r.

• Project presentation: Last day of course.

Submission procedure

Submit assignments and projects by email to b i l a s @ c s d . u o c . g r. Send a gziped tar file with:

• Sources

• A working Makefile

• For assignments A README file that explains anything you would like to mention (nothing fancy, text is fine) will do. For projects you should include more detailed description and analysis in a conference-like paper (in ps or pdf format).