IR4MPS - Multiprocessor Systems

Course specification
Course title		Multiprocessor Systems
Acronym		IR4MPS
Study programme		Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module		Computer Engineering and Informatics
Type of study		bachelor academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		PhD Milo Tomašević
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		professor PhD Marko Mišić
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)		professor PhD Marko Mišić
ESPB		6.0	Status	elective
Condition		none
The goal		Introduction to basic concepts in the architecture and programming of parallel systems. Detailed knowledge of various shared memory multiprocessor architectures.
The outcome		Student should be able to understand the design decisions in the area of parallel systems, to use simulators for evaluation of these decisions, and to write parallel programs using different parallel programming models.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Introduction. Application, technology, and architecture trends. Parallel programming models (shared memory, message passing, and data parallel). Shared memory multiprocessors: UMA and NUMA systems. Cache coherence problem. Snoopy, directory, and hierarchical protocols and systems. Programming of general purpose applications on GPUs (e.g., CUDA)
Contents of exercises		Lab excercises, using simulators of parallel systems
Literature
Parallel Computer Architecture (A HW/SW Approach), Culler, Singh, Gupta, Morgan Kaufmann, 2000. (Original title)
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
2	2	1
Methods of teaching		auditory class lessons and exercises with presentations, lab exercises, homeworks
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		35	Test paper	65
Practical lessons		0	Oral examination	0
Projects		0
Colloquia
Seminars		0