Supercomputing and Parallel Computing Research Groups

Academic research groups working in the field of supercomputing and parallel computing.

ABCPL

An object-Based Concurrent Language. Model of concurrency based on parallel active objects.

Adl

Data parallel functional programming languages for distributed memory architectures.

Adsmith

Object-Based DSM Environment on PVM.

Alewife

Large-scale multiprocessor with shared memory and message passing.

AMDC

Active-Message Driven Computing. Computational model and system based on computation at abstract locations, and built on active messages.

AM

Active Messages. Simple primitives exposing full hardware performance to higher communication layers.

APAR

Parallel Architectures group. Portable parallel programming environment, parallel 3D terrain analysis and visualization.

APE/Quadrics

High performance simulations of lattice gauge theories and QCD.

AppLeS

Application Level Scheduling. Scheduling agents for resource control on production heterogeneous systems.

Automap

Task parallel coordination language for dynamic applications.

Avalanche

Multiprocessor with distributed shared memory and message passing.

Aztec

Iterative sparse linear solver for unstructured sparse matrics.

BSP

Bulk Synchronous Parallel model research group.

C4

Canonical Classes for Concurrency Control. C++ classes for parallel programming.

CAMAS

Computer Aided Migration of Applications System. Tools to parallelize existing dusty deck programs.

CAPP

Center for Applied Parallel Processing. Scalable algorithms for solving Grand Challenge problems.

CAP

Parallel object stores, I/O, languages and compiler techniques, visualisation, text retrieval, linear algebra, MPI.

CarlOS

A software multiprocessor with distributed shared memory.

Cashmere

Coherence algorithms for shared memory architectures.

CC++

Parallel programming language based on C++.

Chant

A talking threads package -- lightweight threads communicating between processors.

CHAOS

Efficient multiprocessor libraries for irregular scientific problems (CHAOS++) and parallel I/O (Jovian).

Chaos

Multicomputer interconnection network routing hardware, simulator, and analysis.

Cid

Parallel extension of C that provides a programming model of MIMD threads plus shared objects.

Cilk

Efficient execution of multithreaded computations.

Code

Visual parallel programming system.

Converse / PPL

Converse is a portable runtime system supporting interoperable parallel languges, including the Charm++ object-oriented language.

CRL

C Region Library. All-software distributed shared memory system.

CSAG

Concurrent Systems Architecture Group. Fine-grained massively-parallel computer systems (Concert System).

CVA

Concurrent VLSI Architecture. Fine-grained concurrent computing mechanisms.

CVM

Coherent Virtual Machine. Multi-protocol, multi-threaded, fault-tolerant, software distributed memory system.

D System

Tools for machine-independent parallel programming (Fortran D).

DDD

Dynamic Distributed Data. Parallel programming model based on dynamic graph-like datastructures.

DDM

Data Diffusion Machine. Scalable cache-only virtual shared memory architecture.

DICE

Direct Interconnection of Computing Elements. COMA for commercial servers.

DIPC

Distributed InterProcess Communication. Parallel processing primitives for Linux, including distributed shared memory.

Dome

Distributed Object Migration Environment. Programming using distributed objects on a heterogeneous network.

ECO

Efficient collective communication for message passing applications.

Excalibur

Compiling array-oriented languages onto parallel machines.

FALCON

Threads-based tools for monitoring and steering of parallel applications.

Filaments

Fine-grain parallelism on shared- and distributed-memory machines.

FLASH

Multiprocessor with shared-memory and message-passing protocols.

FM

Fortran M. Task-parallel extensions to Fortran; integration of task and data parallelism.

Fork95

C-based parallel programming language, targetted at SB-PRAM.

Fx

Parallelizing Fortran compilers and applications.

GA

Global Arrays. Shared-memory programming interface for distributed-memory computers.

GLU

Granular Lucid. Programming system for constructing parallel and distributed applications.

GUARD

Relative debugging for parallel and supercomputing applications.

HPC++

A standard model for parallel programming using C++.

HPFF

High Performance Fortran Forum. Data-parallel and data distribution extensions to Fortran.

I-ACOMA

Illinois Aggressive COMA. Tightly-coupled multiprocessor with flat cache-only memory architecture.

iCC

Interprocessor Collective Communication Library. Fast collective communication library for the Intel Paragon.

ICL

Innovative Computing Labs. Netlib, BLAS, HeNCE, LAPACK, MPI, PVM, etc.

IMPACT

Illinios Microarchitecture Project utilizing Advanced Compiler Technology. Superscalar optimizing compiler.

Impala

(IMplicitly PArallel LAnguage Application Suite). Collection of applications in Id and pH.

iWarp

Distributed memory parallel machine and applications.

KOAN/Fortran-S

Shared virtual memory system and Fortran interface.

LAM

Local Area Multicomputer. Message-passing programming environment for heterogeneous networks.

Linda

Coordination languages and tools for parallel and distributed computation, adaptive parallelism (Piranha).

Locust

Distributed shared virtual memory system on network of workstations.

Makbilan

Custom parallel computer (Makbilan), shared memory parallel C (Parc), and runtime system (Maxi).

Mentat

Object-oriented architecture-independent parallel processing system.

Mermaid

Performance evaluation of MIMD platforms.

Mirage

Distributed shared memory system on network of workstations.

Modula-2*

High-level explicitly parallel imperative programming language.

MOSIX

A set of BSD/OS enhancements that transform a PC cluster into a scalable super-multicomputer.

MPC++

Massively Parallel, Message Passing, Meta-level Processing C++ designed to exploit multithreading and message-driven execution on RWC-1 MPP .

mpC

A parallel superset of C for programming distributed memory machines.

Multipol

Library of distributed data structures for solving irregular problems.

Nexus

Multithreaded runtime system providing communication and resource support for higher-level applications.

Nimrod

A workstation hunter for large parametric modelling experiments.

NOW

Network Of Workstations. Using a network of workstations to act as a distributed supercomputer.

NUMAchine

Modular, cost-effective and scalable shared-memory multiprocessor.

NuMesh

Massively parallel interconnect with highly modular packaging.

Omega

Frameworks, algorithms and software for analyzing and transforming scientific programs.

Orca

Parallel programming language for distributed systems, based on shared data-object model.

OOF90

High performance object-oriented programming in Fortran 90.

P3L

Skeleton-based parallel programming language with template-based implementation.

Pablo

The interaction of architecture, system software, and applications on massively parallel computer systems.

PADE

Parallel Applications Development Environment. Graphical application development environment for heterogeneous networked computers.

PAPERS

Custom hardware for fast collective communication in PC cluster.

Para++

Portable C++ bindings for message passing libraries.

Paradigm

PARAllelizing compiler for DIstributed-memory General-purpose Multicomputers.

PARADIGM

(PARAllel Digital ImaGe Modelling). Parallel spatial modelling and applied parallel computing.

Paradyn

Performance measurement tools for large-scale parallel/distributed programs.

PARASOL

ESPRIT project to develop parallel solvers for sparse systems of linear equations.

Parastation

Fast interconnection network and software for off-the-shelf workstation clusters.

PARL

Parallel Architecture Research Laboratory. Performance analysis of parallel and distributed architectures. NMSU TraceBase trace archive.

PASSION

Parallel And Scalable Software for I/O. Support for I/O intensive out-of-core loosely synchronous problems.

pC++/Sage++

Portable parallel C++ for high performance computers.

PCIPA

Parallel Computing, Image Processing and Applications. Biologically-motivated approaches to pattern recognition.

PCU

Software tools, computational science applications, visualization, algorithms, languages, theory.

PCV

Parallel Computer Vision. Real-time stereo computer vision (ALVINN), parallel object recognition.

PDL

Parallel Data Laboratory. Parallel file systems, aggressive prefetching in file systems, and RAID.

PEACE

Parallel Execution And Communication Environment. Object-oriented OS and runtime library for massively parallel architectures.

Penny

Parallel implementation of AKL.

PETSc

Portable, Extensible, Toolkit for Scientific Computation. Parallel software for the numerical solution of PDEs.

PET

Programming Environments and Tools. Message passing, parallel I/O, checkpointing, and run-time tools and monitoring.

pH

A parallel, eagerly-evaluated version of Haskell.

PPP

Parallel Performance Project. Application and performance modelling for high-performance computers.

ProperCAD

Parallel VLSI CAD applications based on an object-oriented parallel library.

Prospero

Prospero Resource Manager: parallel application manager for workstation clusters.

Proteus

Prototyping language and environment for high-level parallel programs.

PSI

Parallel algebraic reductions on array expressions based on psi calculus.

Ptools

Parallel Tools Consortium at Oregon State University. Working groups on Message Queue Manager, Lightweight Corefile Browser, and Portable Timing Routines.

PTT

Parallel Tools Team at NAS. Investigating and developing useful parallel tools.

PVM

Parallel Virtual Machine. Programming a heterogeneous network of machines as a single distributed memory parallel machine.

Quake

Supercomputer simulation of large basin motion during strong earthquakes.

Quarks

Portable distributed shared memory system.

RPM

A hardware emulator for the rapid prototyping of multiprocessor systems.

RTCL

The HARTS architecture and other research on interconnection networks.

SAM

Distributed shared memory system and associated parallel language (Jade).

SB-PRAM

Building a massively parallel uniform-memory-access shared-memory multiprocessor.

SCANDAL

Super Compilers and Advanced Languages. Nested data parallel languages (NESL), efficient parallel algorithms.

SCG

Scientific Computation Group. LPARX coarse grain data parallel programming abstractions, load balancing, adaptive numerical methods.

SCPL

Scalable Concurrent Programming Laboratory. Multi-level compilers, programming irregular problems.

SHRIMP

Scalable, High-Performance, Really Inexpensive Multi-Processor.

Simple COMA

Hybrid hardware/software Cache-Only Memory Architecture implementation.

SISAL

Portable high-performance functional language.

Split-C

Parallel extension to C with global address space for distributed-memory multiprocessors.

SR

Synchronizing Resources. Concurrent programming language.

SUIF

Research into compiler techniques for parallel languages.

Synergy

Parallel programming using passive object flow.

Telegraphos

High-speed communication for workstation clusters.

TreadMarks

Global shared address space on networks of workstations.

uC++

Light-weight concurrency in C++.

UC

A set-based data-parallel programming language.

Ultracomputer

Parallel computer architecture and software design.

ViC

Virtual Memory C*.

V

Nested data-parallel extension of C.

WWT

Wisconsin Wind Tunnel. The interface between parallel hardware and parallel languages.

Xputer

Reconfigurable hardware accelerators and their compilers.

ZPL

Portable data-parallel array language for scientific and engineering computation.

Other places to look

• Research centers and groups list from David Bader.
• HPC research groups list from Edward Smythe.
• Distributed shared memory groups list from Pete Keleher.
• Distributed algorithms and systems list from Jaap-Henk Hoepman.
• The Dataflow Page from John O'Regan.
• Research in object-oriented parallel computing from James B. White III.

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Jonathan Hardwick. Generated on 24 July 97.