Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 22:15:16 GMT Server: Apache/1.1.1 Content-type: text/html Content-length: 7171 Last-modified: Thu, 16 May 1996 19:50:15 GMT The Home of Charles R. Hardnett

The Home that Charles Built

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Charles R. Hardnett

PVAMU Panther " A Panther in a Yellow Jacket " The GT & Buzz
My home page consist of the following topics:

Education

I am a PhD student in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I am a member of the Parallel Languages and Environments group which is part of the Operating Systems group .

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Research

My research has been focused on high performance compilers. We maintain PAT, which is a Source to Source compiler. PAT accepts a sequential FORTRAN 77 program, performs parallel program transformations on the source code, and outputs a parallel program that can run on target parallel machine. My research is predicting the performance of a parallel loop transformation vs its sequential version at compile time. I am currently developing an analytical model that can be used to study cache performance of shared memory multiprocessors. I hope that this will lead to a model that can be used to predict the performance of a loop nest or some other construct on that machine.

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Personal History

I was born in Baltimore, MD, and moved to Atlanta when I was about eight. I mainly grew up in South Dekalb County, a suburb of Atlanta and home of the World Famous South Dekalb Mall. Well, its really not world famous, but it is a popular mall for African-American retailers. I graduated from Lakeside High School(C/O '87), and then I packed my bags and headed west for Prairie View, TX. I studied Comp Sci at Prairie View A&M University for four years to obtain my B.S. degree.

That brings me here to GA Tech, where I am a "Panther in a Yellow Jacket"(I borrowed that, cute huh!!). This is my 4th year in the PhD program in the College of Computing , and my 3rd year working with Dr. Appelbe in Parallel Languages and Environments. During my career from '87(PVAMU) to the present I have held various positions:

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Home Life

I am married to a wonderful women, Felicia A. Powell-Hardnett. We were married on the 20th of December of 1992. She is also a PhD student at Emory University in the School of Public Health studying Biostatistics. We do not have any children, but we definitely want to have them when we have finished school. Right now we just enjoy all of our nieces & nephews.

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Hobbies & Interests

Jordan Slam Dunk!!

"Basketball is my favorite sport.
I like the way they dribble up and down court.
Just like I'm king on microphone.....I like
slam dunks and take-me-to-the-hoops, my
favorite play is the alley-oop, I like
tha pick-n-roll, tha give-n-go....
Its basketball..."
-- Kurtis Blow

My interest include hangin with my wife, playing sports, computers, and going to the gym. My wife and I like to visit the hot and not so hot spots that are a part of the Atlanta Nightlife Scene. We frequent all of the comedy clubs in town, and have had the pleasure of watching comics grow from amateurs to professionals(some of them even have their own show on TV!!!). We also like to chill at some of the local Jazz clubs, and eat good food; or we may party at one of the many dance clubs('90s, '80s, '70s; all of the music is LIVE!!!).

Hoops is my main sport, I play about 2 to 3 times a week. I usually try to play in at least 2 leagues a year. I also bowl, play volleyball, etc.... As far as computers go I like to tinker with writing software under OS/2 and possibly linux. I am currently, although progressing very slowly, working on a port of TCSH to OS/2. Ok, I'll say it!!! I like to play games also. My wife and I like to do things together, and since she does not play Hoops; we work out at Ballys Health Club about 2 to 3 days a week. Well, thats about it....well, there is probably more, but why bore you anymore. BTW life is great, I recommend it!!

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Business

Educational Institute of Metro Atlanta(EIMA)

My wife and I started this business about 3 to 4 years ago. We provide tutorial services to any student at any age, with any problem in any subject. We even tutor some advanced students, and give them extra interesting stuff to work on. All of our tutors have B.S. degrees, and most are either teachers(full time, part time, and retired), graduate students, or other professionals. We guarantee that you will be satisfied with our services. If you need help or know someone who needs help in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area you can call us at (404) 288-4454 for complete details.

   This has been a shameless plug for a wonderful service

If you must contact me this is how you can do it:

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At College of Computing :

Charles R. Hardnett
College of Computing
801 Atlantic Drive
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Ga 30332
E-mail : hardnett@cc.gatech.edu
Last modified: by Charles R. Hardnett(hardnett@cc.gatech.edu)