Co-Author: Jack Dongarra
Co-Author info: Distinguished Professor, Center for Information Technology Research
Publication Date: August 2009
Publisher: Wiley Interscience
Synopsis: This book provides an analytical overview of the state of the art, open problems and future trends in heterogeneous parallel and distributed computing. The book provides an overview of the ongoing academic research, development, and uses of heterogeneous parallel and distributed computing in the context of scientific computing. Presenting the state of the art in this challenging and rapidly evolving area, the book is organized in five distinct parts: heterogeneous platforms, performance models of heterogeneous platforms and design of heterogeneous algorithms, performance, applications and future trends.