Advanced Topics in Parallel Computing
Vorlesung mit Übung im Sommersemester 2023
Dr. K. Fürlinger,
Dang Diep
This course will be held in English!
Welcome to the course page for Advanced Topics in Parallel Computing for summer term 2023 at LMU Munich. Here you will find details for the lecture and the accompanying practical lab exercises.News
- There will be no lecture on Wed. June 28, 2023!
Content
The lecture will cover a selection of advanced topics from the area of concurrent and parallel computing, such as:- Memory consistency models
- C++ atomic types and operations
- Synchronization algorithms (barriers, locks)
- Concurrent objects
- Lock-freedom and wait-freedom
Audience
The course is intended for master students of computer science. Successful prior participation in the introductory course Parallel and High Performance Computing or a similar lecture is required.Important Dates
- Lecture: Wednesday 8:15 - 9:45, Oettingenstr. 67, Room 057. First lecture: April 19, 2023
- Lab Exercise: Monday 16:15 - 17:45, Oettingenstr. 67, Room 057. First lab: May 8, 2023
- Please keep an eye on News for any short-term changes and announcements.
Downloads
Lecture slides will be made available chapter-by-chapter through this webpage.Further Reading
| Michael L. Scott "Shared-memory synchronization" Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture (2013). (Publisher's website) |
| Vijay Nagarajan, Daniel J. Sorin, Mark D. Hill, David A. Wood "A Primer on Memory Consistency and Cache Coherence, Second Edition" Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture (2020). (Publisher's website) |
| Anthony Williams "C++ Concurrency in Action", 2nd Edition (2017). (Publisher's website) |
| Maurice Herlihy, Nir Shavit "The Art of Multiprocessor Programming", Revised Reprint (2012). (Publisher's website). There is also an updated Second Edition available (2020). |
| Mara Bos "Rust Atomics and Locks" (January 2023) (Publisher's website), (author's website) |