Avalanche : a framework for parallel and distributed computation

Existing frameworks for parallel and distributed programming either provide poor support for runtime flexibility or are overly restricted in their range of target applications. Here we describe the interface and implementation of the Avalanche framework, which attempts to solve both of these problems. In addition, we present the runtime performance of a canonical parallel algorithm written using Avalanche.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2002

Author dc:creator

• Schafer, Uriel (Uriel B.), 1977-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kath Knobe and Daniel Jackson.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8075

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/8075