Scientific Computing Training: Using the Whole Processor

Instructor: Steve Lantz Description: Parallel processing is no longer just a concern for supercomputers--these days, it takes place in nearly all computing devices down to laptops and cell phones. This presentation describes parallel computing capabilities that are found within single processors and how applications can access them through techniques such as multithreading and vectorization. Prereqs: Familiarity with programming in any language and with using a command-line interface