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  Gerhard R. Joubert, Wolfgang E. Nagel, Frans J. Peters, Wolfgang V. Walter (Eds.): Parallel Computing: Software Technology, Algorithms, Architectures and Applications, PARCO 2003, Dresden, Germany. Elsevier 2004 Advances in Parallel Computing 13 ISBN 0-444-51689-1

Invited Papers

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  Friedel Hossfeld: Parallel Machines and the "Digital Brain" - An Intricate Extrapolation on Occasion of JvN's 100-th Birtday. 3-12
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  Charles D. Hansen, Steven G. Parker, Christiaan P. Gribble: So Much Data, So Little Time.... 13-20

Software Technology

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  Thomas Rauber, Robert Reilein, Gudula Rünger: On Compiler Support for Mixed Task and Data Parallelism. 23-30
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  Abdelkader Amar, Pierre Boulet, Jean-Luc Dekeyser, T. Theeuwen: Distributed Process Networks - Using Half FIFO Queues in CORBA. 31-38
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  Michiel Ronsse, Bastiaan Stougie, Jonas Maebe, Frank Cornelis, Koenraad De Bosschere: An efficient data race detector backend for DIOTA. 39-46
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  Mostafa Bamha, Matthieu Exbrayat: Pipelined parallelism for multi-join queries on shared nothing machines. 47-54
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  Laurent Lefèvre, Alice Bonhomme: Towards the Hierarchical Group Consistency for DSM systems: an efficient way to share data objects. 55-62
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  Marco Aldinucci, Marco Danelutto: An operational semantics for skeletons. 63-70
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  Hans Moritsch: A Programming Model for Tree Structured Parallel and Distributed Algorithms and its Implementation in a Java Environment. 71-78
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  Frédéric Loulergue: A Rewriting Semantics for an Event-Oriented Functional Parallel Language. 79-86
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  Mauro Migliardi, Roberto Podestá: RMI-like communication for migrable software components in HARNESS. 87-94
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  Frédéric Gava, Frédéric Loulergue: Semantics of a Functional BSP Language with Imperative Features. 95-102
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  E. Slaby, W. Funk: The Use of Parallel Genetic Algorithms for Optimization in the Early Design Phases. 103-110
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  Henk J. Sips, Kees van Reeuwijk: An Integrated Annotation and Compilation Framework for Task and Data Parallel Programming in Java. 111-118
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  Geir Gundersen, Trond Steihaug: On The Use of Java Arrays for Sparse Matrix Computations. 119-126
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  Frédéric Loulergue: A Calculus of Functional BSP Programs with Explicit Substitutions. 127-134
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  Serge Chaumette, Pascal Grange, B. Métrot, Pierre Vignéras: JToe: a Java API for Object Exchange. 135-142
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  Dieter Kranzlmüller, Christian Schaubschläger, Michael Scarpa, Jens Volkert: A Modular Debbuging Insfrastructure for Parallel Programs. 143-150
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  Olivier Coulaud, Michaël Dussere, Aurélien Esnard: Towards a Distributed Computational Steering Environment based on CORBA. 151-158
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  Andrea Clematis, Daniele D'Agostino, M. Mancini, Vittoria Gianuzzi: Parallel Decimation of 3D Meshes for Efficient Web-Based Isosurface Extraction. 159-166

Parallel Programming

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  Fabrizio Baiardi, Davide Guerri, Paolo Mori, Laura Ricci, L. Vaglini: MPI on a Virtual Shared Memory. 169-176
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  J. Behrens, O. Haan, L. Kornblueh: OpenMP vs. MPI on a Shared Memory Multiprocessor. 177-184
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  Isabel Dorta, Coromoto León, Casiano Rodríguez, Angélica Rojas: MPI and OpenMPI implementations of Branch-and-Bound Skeletons. 185-192
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  Elias Pschernig, Andreas Uhl: Parallel Overlapped Block-Matching Motion Compensation Using MPI and OpenMP. 193-200
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  Alfred Strey: A comparison of OpenMP and MPI for neural network simulations on a SunFire 6800. 201-208
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  Matthias Korch, Thomas Rauber: Comparison of Parallel Implementations of Runge-Kutta Solvers: Message Passing vs. Threads. 209-216

Scheduling

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  Ulf Rerrer, Odej Kao, Frank Drews: Extending the Divisible Task Model for Workload Balancing in Clusters. 219-224
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  Gregory Karagiorgos, Nikolaos M. Missirlis, Filippos Tzaferis: The generalized diffusion method for the load balacing problem. 225-232
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  Nikolaos Drosinos, Georgios I. Goumas, Maria Athanasaki, Nectarios Koziris: Delivering High Performance to Parallel Applications Using Advanced Scheduling. 233-240

Algorithms

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  Kolja Elssel, Heinrich Voss: Multilevel Extended Algorithms in Structural Dynamics on Parallel Computers. 243-250
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  Peter Benner, María Isabel Castillo, Enrique S. Quintana-Ortí, Gregorio Quintana-Ortí: Parallel Model Reduction of Large-Scale Unstable Systems. 251-258
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  Thomas Serafini, Gaetano Zanghirati, Luca Zanni: Parallel Decomposition Approaches for Training Support Vector Machines. 259-266
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  M. Jung: Fast parallel solvers for fourth-order boundary value problems. 267-274
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  Luca Bergamaschi, Angeles Martinez, Giorgio Pini: Parallel Solution of Sparse Eigenproblems by Simultaneous Rayleigh Quotient Optimization with FSAI preconditioning. 275-282
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  Carlos Amaral Hölbig, W. Krämer, Tiarajú Asmuz Diverio: An Accurate an Efficient Selfverifying Solver for Systems with Banded Coefficient Matrix. 283-290
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  W. Miller, F. Pimentel, I. Rasin, U. Rehse: 3D parallel calculations of dendritic growth with the lattice Boltzmann method. 291-296
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  Lubos Brim, Ivana Cerná, Lukás Hejtmánek: Distributed Negative Cycle Detection Algorithms. 297-304
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  Serge Chaumette, Pierre Vignéras: A Framework for Seamlesly Making Object Oriented Applications Distributed. 305-312
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  Peter Köchel, Marion Riedel: Performance Evaluation of Parallel Genetic Algorithms for Optimization Problems of Different Complexity. 313-320
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  Serge Chaumette, Pierre Vignéras: Extensible and Customizable Just-In-Time Security (JITS) Management of Client-Server Communication in Java. 321-327

Application & Simulation

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  Udo Tremel, Frank Deister, Kaare Sørensen, Herbert Rieger, Nigel P. Weatherill: An Object-Oriented Parallel Multidisciplinary Simulation System - The SimServer. 331-338
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  José M. Alonso, Jose Maria Ferrero, Vicente Hernández, Germán Moltó, Marta Monserrat, Javier Saiz: Computer Simulation of Action Potential Propagation on Cardiac Tissues: An Efficient and Scalable Parallel Approach. 339-346
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  M. J. Fleuren, H. Stüben, G. F. Zegwaard: MoDySim - A parallel dynamic UMTS simultor. 347-354
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  François Bodin, Philippe Boucaud, Nicola Cabibbo, F. Di Carlo, R. De Pietri, F. Di Renzo, H. Kaldass, Alessandro Lonardo, Maxim Lukyanov, Sergio de Luca, Jacques Micheli, Vincent Morenas, Norbert Paschedag, Olivier Pène, Dirk Pleiter, Federico Rapuano, L. Sartori, Sebastiano Fabio Schifano, Hubert Simma, Raffaele Tripiccione, Piero Vicini: apeNEXT: a Multi-TFlops Computer for Elementary Particle Physics. 355-362
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  Ralf Wolke, Oswald Knoth, O. Hellmuth, W. Schröder, E. Renner: The Parallel Model System LM-MUSCAT for Chemistry-Transport Simulations: Coupling Scheme, Parallelization and Applications. 363-370
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  T. Vik, Anne C. Elster, T. Hallgren: Real-time Visualization of Smoke through Parallelization. 371-378
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  Panagiotis A. Adamidis, Frank Wrona, Uwe Iben, Rolf Rabenseifner, Claus-Dieter Munz: Parallel Simulation of Cavitated Flows in High Pressure Systems. 379-386
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  Francisco Almeida, Evencio Mediavilla, Alex Oscoz, Francisco de Sande: Improvements in black hole detection using parallelism. 387-394
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  J. Culloty, P. Walsh: High Throughput Computing for Neural Network Simulation. 395-402
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  C. Mazauric, Viet D. Tran, William Castaings, David Froehlich, François-Xavier Le Dimet: Parallel algorithms and data assimilation for hydraulic models. 403-411

Multimedia Applications

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  A. Wakatani: Parallilization of VQ Codebook Generation using Lazy PNN Algorithm. 415-422
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  Guang Tan, Song Wu, Hai Jin, Feng Xian: A Scalable Parallel Video Server Based on Autonomous Network-attached Storage. 423-430
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  Stefan Geisler: Efficient Parallel Search in Video Databases with Dynamic Feature Extraction. 431-438

Architectures

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  Hans P. Zima: Instropection in a Massively Parallel PIM-Based Architecture. 441-448
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  Eryk Laskowski, Marek Tudruj: Time-Transparent Inter-Processor Connection Reconfiguration in Parallel Systems Based on Multiple Crossbar Switches. 449-456
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  R. W. Schulze: SIMD design to solve partial differential equations. 457-464

Caches

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  Hans Vandierendonck, Koenraad De Bosschere: Trade-offs for Skewed-Associative Caches. 465-474
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  Dan Wallin, Henrik Johansson, Sverker Holmgren: Cache Memory Behavior of Advanced PDE Solvers. 475-482

Performances

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  Gudula Rünger, Sven Trautmann: A Comparative Study of MPI Implementations on a Cluster of SMP Workstations. 485-492
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  Bettina Krammer, Katrin Bidmon, Matthias S. Müller, Michael M. Resch: MARMOT: An MPI Analysis and Checking Tool. 493-500
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  Guido Juckeland, S. Borner, Michael Kluge, S. Kolling, Wolfgang E. Nagel, Stefan Pflüger, H. Roding: BenchIT - Performance Measurements and Comparison for Scientific Applications. 501-508
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  Chris Fearing, Douglas R. Hickey, Philip A. Wilsey, K. Tombo: Performance Issues in the Implementation of the M-VIA Communication Software. 509-516
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  U. Andersson, P. Ekman, P. Oster: Performance and performance counters on the Itanium 2 - A benchmarking case study. 517-524
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  Francisco Almeida, Rumen Andonov, Luz Marina Moreno, Vincent Poirriez, Melquíades Pérez Pérez, Casiano Rodríguez: On the parallel prediction of the RNA secondary structure. 525-532

Clusters

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  Roman Pfarrhofer, Peter Bachhiesl, Markus Kelz, Herbert Stögner, Andreas Uhl: MDICE - a MATLAB Toolbox for Efficient Cluster Computing. 535-542
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  Delcino Picinin Jr., André L. Martinotto, Ricardo Vargas Dorneles, Rogério Luis Rizzi, Carlos Amaral Hölbig, Tiarajú Asmuz Diverio, Philippe Olivier Alexandre Navaux: Parallelization of Krylov Subspace Methods in Multiprocessor PC Clusters. 543-550
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  T. P. Boenisch, P. W. Haas, M. Hess, B. Krischok: First Impressions of Different Parallel Cluster File Systems. 551-558
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  Norbert Eicker, Florin Isaila, Thomas Lippert, Thomas Moschny, Walter F. Tichy: Fast Parallel I/O on ParaStation Clusters. 559-568
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  B. Cirou, Marie Christine Counilh, Jean Roman: PRFX: a runtime library for high performance programming on clusters of SMP nodes. 569-576

Grids

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  Rubén S. Montero, Eduardo Huedo, Ignacio Martín Llorente: Experiences about Job Migration on a Dynamic Grid Environment. 579-586
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  J. Kohnlein: Security in a Peer-to-Peer Distributed Virtual Environment. 587-598
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  Giovanni Aloisio, Euro Blasi, Massimo Cafaro, Italo Epicoco, Sandro Fiore, Silvia Mocavero: A Grid Environment for Diesel Engine Chamber Optimization. 599-608
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  Michele Di Santo, Nadia Ranaldo, Eugenio Zimeo: A Broker Architecture for Object-Oriented Master/Slave Computing in a Hierarchical Grid System. 609-616
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  Marco Aldinucci, Sonia Campa, Pierpaolo Ciullo, Massimo Coppola, Marco Danelutto, Paolo Pesciullesi, Roberto Ravazzolo, Massimo Torquati, Marco Vanneschi, Corrado Zoccolo: A framework for experimenting with structure parallel programming environment design. 617-624

Minisymposium - Grid Computing

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  Ramin Yahyapour: Considerations for Resource Brokerage and Scheduling in Grids. 627-634
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  Giuseppe Avellino, Stefano Beco, Fabrizio Pacini, Alessandro Maraschini, Annalisa Terracina: Job Description Language and User Interface in a Grid context: The EU DataGrid experience. 635-642
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  Hema Prem, N. R. Srinivasa Raghavan: On Pattern Oriented Software Architecture for the Grid. 643-650

Minisymposium - Bioinformatics

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  W. Feng: Green Destiny + mpiBLAST = Bioinfomagic. 653-660
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  Dmitry Pekurovsky, Ilya N. Shindyalov, Philip E. Bourne: Parallel Processing on Large Redudant Biological Data Sets: Protein Structures Classification with CEPAR. 661-668
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  Makoto Taiji, Tetsu Narumi, Yousuke Ohno, Akihiko Konagaya: MDGRAPE-3: A Petaflops Special-Purpose Computer System for Molecular Dynamics Simulations. 669-676
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  Panos Dafas, Jacek Gomoluch, Alexander Kozlenkov, Michael Schroeder: Structural Protein Interactions: From Months to Minutes. 677-684
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  Joel R. Stiles, W. C. Ford, J. M. Pattillo, Thomas E. Deerinck, Mark H. Ellisman, Thomas M. Bartol, Terrence J. Sejnowski: Spatially Realistic Computational Physiology: Past, Present and Future. 685-694
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  A. Deutsch, U. Borner, M. Bar: Cellular automaton modeling of pattern formation in interacting cell systems. 695-704
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  Siegfried Benkner, Werner Backfrieder, Guntram Berti, Jochen Fingberg, Gregory Allen Kohring, Jens Georg Schmidt, Stuart E. Middleton, David Jones, John Fenner: Numerical Simulation for eHealth: Grid-enabled Medical Simulation Services. 705-718
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  Craig A. Stewart, David Hart, Ray Sheppard, Huian Li, R. Cruise, Vadim Moskvin, Lech Papiez: Parallel computing in biomedical research and the search for peta-scale biomedical applications. 719-726

Minisymposium - Performance Analysis

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  Daniel A. Reed, Charng-da Lu, Celso L. Mendes: Big Systems and Big Reliability Challenges. 729-736
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  Holger Brunst, Wolfgang E. Nagel: Scalable Performance Analysis of Parallel Systems: Concepts and Experiences. 737-744
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  Alexander V. Mirgorodskiy, Barton P. Miller: CrossWalk: A Tool for Performance Profiling Across the User-Kernel Boundary. 745-752
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  Felix Wolf, Bernd Mohr: Hardware-Counter Based Automatic Performance Analysis of Parallel Programs. 753-760
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  Allen D. Malony, Sameer Shende, Robert Bell: Online Performance Observation of Large-Scale Parallel Applications. 761-768
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  Rosa M. Badia, Germán Rodríguez, Jesús Labarta: Deriving analytical models from a limited number of runs. 769-776
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  Allan Snavely, Xiaofeng Gao, C. Lee, Laura Carrington, Nicole Wolter, Jesús Labarta, Judit Gimenez, P. Jones: Performance Modeling of HPC Applications. 777-784

Minisymposium - OpenMP

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  Ragnhild Blikberg, Tor Sørevik: Thread based OpenMP for nested parallelization. 787-794
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  L. Huang, B. Chapman, R. A. Kendall: OpenMP on Distributed Memory via Global Arrays. 795-802
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  Rocco Aversa, Beniamino Di Martino, Massimiliano Rak, Salvatore Venticinque, Umberto Villano: Performance Simulation of a Hybrid OpenMP/MPI Application with HeSSE. 803-810
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  Cos S. Ierotheou, Haoqiang Jin, Gregory Matthews, S. P. Johnson, Robert Hood: An environment for OpenMP code parallelization. 811-818
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  Federico Massaioli: Hindrances in OpenMP programming. 819-826
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  Roland Norcen, Andreas Uhl: Wavelet-Based Still Image Coding Standards on SMPs using OpenMP. 827-834

Minisymposium - Parallel Applications

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  Xing Cai, Glenn Terje Lines, Aslak Tveito: Parallel Solution of the Bidomain Equations with High Resolutions. 837-844
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  Petter E. Bjørstad, Jacko Koster: Balancing Domain Decomposition Applied to Structural Analysis Problems. 845-852
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  Ladislav Halada, Mária Lucká, Igor Melichercik: Multiperiod Portfolio Management Using Parallel Interior Point Method. 853-860
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  Thierry Matthey, Tor Sørevik: Performance of a parallel split operator method for the time dependent Schrodinger equation. 861-868

Minisymposium - Cluster Computing

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  Brian Vinter: Design and implementation of a 512 CPU cluster for general purpose supercomputing. 871-878
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  Otto J. Anshus, John Markus Bjørndalen, Lars Ailo Bongo: Experiences Parallelizing, Configuring, Monitoring and Visualizing Applications for Clusters and Multi-Clusters. 879-886
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  Otto J. Anshus, Anne C. Elster, Brian Vinter: Cluster Computing as a Teaching Tool. 887-894

Minisymposium - Mobile Agents

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  Alessandro Genco: Mobile Agents Principles of Operation. 897-904
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  Francesco Agostaro, Alessandro Genco, Salvatore Sorce: Mobile Agents Application Fields. 905-912
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  Francesco Agostaro, A. Chiello, Alessandro Genco, Salvatore Sorce: Mobile Agents and Grid Computing. 913-918
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  Francesco Agostaro, Alessandro Genco, Salvatore Sorce: Mobile Agents, Globus and Resource Discovery. 919-926
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  Francesco Agostaro, Alessandro Genco, Salvatore Sorce: A Mobile Agent Tool for Resource Discovery. 927-934
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  Alessandro Genco: Mobile Agents and Knowledge Discovery in Ubiquitous Computing. 935-942