2:00 PM-4:00 PM
Mt. Vernon
The speakers in this minisymposium will discuss scientific computing using commodity systems. Many (but not all) computing projects require more resources than a desktop system can deliver the ability to carry these projects out, by linking these desktop systems together, is ushering in price/performance breakthroughs that amount to another "revolution." A great many choices must be made, with implied tradeoffs between various performance and value goals. The speakers will discuss their experience with such systems, from "beowulf" clusters to widely distributed networks of workstations, the alternatives they looked into and how well they have worked.
Organizer: David C. Hart