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Presenter: Dr. Fayez Gebali, Professor and Chair
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Date: Tue, May 29, 2012
Time: 08:30:00 - 00:00:00
Place: ECS 123

ABSTRACT

Abstract

There is a software gap between the hardware potential and the performance that can be attained using today's software parallel program development tools. The tools need manual intervention by the programmer to parallelize the code. Programming a parallel computer requires closely studying the target algorithm or application, more so than in the traditional sequential programming we have all learned. The programmer must be aware of the communication and data dependencies of the algorithm or application. This talk overviews the techniques to explore the possible ways to program a parallel computer for a given application.

Biography

Dr. Fayez Gebali received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia (1979), a B.Sc. (Hon.) in Applied Mathematics (from Ain Shams University, Cairo (1974), and a B.Sc. (Hon.) in Electrical Engineering from the Cairo University (1972). He has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 1984, Professor of Computer Engineering since 1991, served as Associate Dean of Engineering (undergraduate programs) from 2002 to 2007, and was appointed Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in July 2011. His areas of expertise include VLSI Design, Processor Array Design, Algorithms for Computer Arithmetic, Hardware for Computer Arithmetic, Network Processor Architecture Design, Computer Communication Hardware, Computer Communication Algorithms, and Communication System Modeling. Dr. Gebali has published 4 books, contributed 6 chapters in books, and has published 62 refereed journals, 117 conference publications, and 19 technical reports.

For further information, please contact:
Dr. F. Gebali (fayez@ece.uvic.ca), or Dr. Tao Lu (taolu@ece.uvic.ca)