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 !!