A Laboratory Facility for Research in Parallel Computation: Project Final Report.

Abstract

This DOD URIP effort provided resources for the purchase of a BBN Butterfly parallel processor architecture for research into parallel processing. The equipment has been used to developed parallel algorithms for ray traced computer graphics, for numerical fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithms, and AI and expert system applications. Papers produced include such titles as Distributed Genetric Algorithms, and A software tool for building Supercomputer applications. Keywords: Multiprocessors; Programming; Compiler design; Interactive graphics; Optimization. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA188499

Entities

People

  • Dennis Gannon

Organizations

  • Indiana University Bloomington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • C Programming Language
  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Genetic Algorithms
  • Language
  • Parallel Computing
  • Parallel Processing
  • Parallel Processors
  • Programming Languages

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Software Engineering.