CST 5301 - Parallel Computing

Credits: 3 hrs

This specific course is an introduction to the practical and theoretical foundations of parallel processing. Topics include data and control parallelism, the PRAM model of parallel computation, parallel processor organization, parallel programming languages and paradigms, scheduling, and a variety of parallel algorithms. Laboratory projects include design and implementation of parallel algorithms on a network or a parallel simulator. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MCST graduate program and advisor approval