International Workshop on General Purpose 
                      Massively Parallel Systems

                 The Experience of Italian CNR Project

                       
		C.N.R. Milan Research Area, Milan, Italy
			 November 28-29, 1994

General Chair 
M. Vanneschi, Universita` di Pisa, Italy

Program Committee
F. Baiardi, Universita` di Pisa, Italy
S. Balsamo, Universita` di Pisa, Italy
M. Boari, Universita` di Bologna, Italy
A. Corradi, Universita` di Bologna, Italy
S. Gai, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
S. Sabina, INTECS Sistemi, Pisa, Italy
D. Talia, CRAI, Cosenza, Italy
M. Vanneschi, Universita` di Pisa, Italy
G. Serazzi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
M. Vanneschi, Universita` di Pisa, Italy

Organizing Committee
P. Manzoni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
P. Cremonesi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
E. Rosti, Universita` di Milano, Italy
G. Serazzi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Registration
Participation to the workshop is FREE OF CHARGE. Registration
entitles the participants to a free copy of the workshop proceedings.

Workshop site
The C.N.R. Milan  Research  Area is located in via Ampere 56, a
convenient location in walking distance from the metro Green line
(Piola stop). All sessions will be held in the Conference Room.

Conference Secretariat
For further information contact:
Phone: ++ 39-2-2399-3623
Fax:   ++ 39-2-2399-3411
email: parallel@elet.polimi.it

Monday, November 28
 8:30 -  9:15 REGISTRATION
 9:15 -  9:30 OPENING REMARKS
 9:30 - 10:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
	B. Fadini, PFI General Coordinator

Chair: G. Serazzi
10:00 - 11:00 Trends in the Development of Parallel
		Computation Technology
	M. Annaratone, DEC, USA

11:00 - 11:30 COFEE BREAK

11:30 - 12:30 Results on Architectures and Tools for
		General Purpose MPP Machines
	M. Vanneschi, Universita` di Pisa, Italy

12:30 - 13:45 LUNCH

Chair: M. Vanneschi
13:45 - 14:15 Abstract Machines for Parallel Systems
	F. Baiardi, Universita` di Pisa, Italy
14:15 - 14:45 Trends of Scheduling Algorithms for
		Multiprocessor Systems
	G. Serazzi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
14:45 - 15:45 Porting Advanced Numerical Applications to
		Massively Parallel Machines: A Research Agenda
	H. Zima, University of Vienna, Austria

15:45 - 16:15  COFEE BREAK

16:15 - 16:45 Parallel Objects for Distributed and Massively
		Parallel Architectures
	A. Corradi, Universita` di Bologna, Italy
16:45 - 17:15 Issues in File Services for Massively Parallel
		Systems
	M. Nazzarelli, INTECS Sistemi, Pisa, Italy
17:15 - 17:45 Explicit Message Passing and Virtual Shared
		Memory: Competition or Coexistence?
	F. Baetke, Convex, USA

Tuesday, November 29

Chair: F. Baiardi
 9:00 - 10:00 Structured Parallel Programming: a Uniform
		Approach to Abstracting Parallel Behaviour
	J. Darlington, Imperial College, London, U.K.
10:00 - 10:30 Methodology and Tools for Template-based
		Parallel Programming
	M. Danelutto, Universita` di Pisa, Italy
10:30 - 11:00 Architectural Supports to Concurrency, 
		Monitoring, and I/O
	R. Vaccaro, IRSIP-CNR, Napoli, Italy

11:00 - 11:30  COFEE BREAK

11:30 - 12:00 PVMe: Development and Results for the IBM
		SP1 and SP2 Parallel Systems
	M. Bernaschi, IBM ECSEC, Italy
12:00 - 12:30 Logic Programming on Massively Parallel
		Computers
	D. Talia, CRAI, Cosenza, Italy
12:30 - 13:00 Developing Parallel Tools for Electronic CAD
	M. Sonza Reorda, Politecnico di Torino

13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH

Chair: R. Vaccaro

14:00 - 15:00 Cluster versus Parallel Computing MPP System
		Implications
	B. Hertzberger, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam,
	The Netherlands
15:00 - 16:00 Performance Evaluation and Design Productivity
	U. Herzog, University of Erlangen - Nuremberg,
	Erlangen, Germany

16:00 - 16:30 COFEE BREAK

16:30 - 17:00 Performance Engineering of Concurrent Systems
		by Parallel Computer Algebras
	G. Iazeolla, Universita` di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
17:00 - 17:30 Analysis and Performance Evaluation of
		Concurrent Applications
	G. Balbo, Universita` di Torino, Italy
17:30 - 17:45 CLOSING REMARKS


HOW TO REACH C.N.R. -- Via Ampere 56

>From Piazzale Piola: take Via Pacini, walk for
two blocks and make a left turn in Via Ampere;
keep going for about two and a half blocks,
the C.N.R. building in on your right.

>From Central Station: take the metro Green line 
(line 2) to Piola (3 stops, both Cologno Nord and
Gessate trains stop at Piola), tickets are sold 
at the metro station. Metro-bus tickets cost It.
Lire 1300 and are valid 75 minutes.

>From Milano Linate Airport: get the bus to Central
Station (about 20 minute ride), tickets are sold
in the main arrival area, outside the custom
area; one way tickets cost It. Lire 4000. 
A cab ride form Linate costs about It. Lire 15000.
>From the airport to downtown (San Babila square),
get the city bus 73 (metro-bus tickets are necessary).

>From Milano Malpensa Airport: get the bus to Central 
Station (about 50 minute ride), tickets are sold
outside the custom area, one way tickets cost It.
Lire 12000. Get off the bus and walk to the main
entrance of where the metro station is. A cab ride
from Malpensa costs about It. Lire 100000 !!