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Recent Publications by PEG members
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than one category. Most of the files are in postscript format.
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Modeling:
- C. A. Childers, A. W. Apon, W. H. Hooper, K. D. Gordon
L. W. Dowdy:
The Multigraph Modeling Tool ,
Seventh International Conference on Parallel
and Distributed Computing Systems,
Las Vegas, Nevada, October 5 - 8.
Download Information: 187 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Smirni, C. A. Childers, E. Rosti, L. W. Dowdy:
Thread Placement on the Intel Paragon: Experimentation
and Modeling ,
MASCOTS '95, Durham, North Carolina, January, 1995.
Download Information: 197 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Rosti, E. Smirni, T.D. Wagner, A.W. Apon, and L.W. Dowdy:
The KSR1: Experimentation and Modeling of Poststore,
ACM Sigmetrics Conference on Measurement and
Modeling of Computer Systems, 1993, pp 74--85.
Download Information: 415 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Smirni, E. Rosti:
Modeling Speedup Behavior of SPMD applications on the Intel Paragon,
International Conference on High Performance Computing and
Networking 1994,
Download Information: 227 KBytes, Postscript
- A. W. Apon:
Alternative Models of Complex Computer Systems ,
Ph.D. Dissertation. Vanderbilt University, August, 1994
Download Information: 1365 KBytes, Postscript
- A. W. Apon, L.W. Dowdy:
Load Dependent Single Chain Models of Multichain Closed Queueing Networks ,
(submitted)
Download Information: 292 KBytes, Postscript
- A. W. Apon and L. W. Dowdy:
The Circulating Processor Model of Parallel Systems,
(submitted)
Download Information: 562 KBytes, Postscript
- J. Padhye, A. Rahatekar and L. W. Dowdy:
A Simple Approach To Find Optimal File Placement Across
Networked Disks (abstract)
Submitted to CMG'95
Download Information: 23.9 Kbytes, Postscript
- M. Madhukar, M. Leuze, L. Dowdy:
Petri Net Model of a Dynamically Partitioned Multiprocessor System
6th International Workshop on Petri Nets and
Performance Models, Durham, N.C., 1995, October 3-6.
Download Information: 296 Kbytes, Postscript
Scheduling:
- E. Smirni, C. A. Childers, E. Rosti, L. W. Dowdy:
Thread Placement on the Intel Paragon: Experimentation
and Modeling ,
MASCOTS '95, Durham, North Carolina, January, 1995.
Download Information: 197 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Rosti, E. Smirni, L.W. Dowdy, G. Serazzi, B.M. Carlson:
Robust Partitioning Policies for Multiprocessor Systems,
Performance Evaluation 1994, pp 141-165
(Special Issue on Parallel Systems).
Download Information: 1332 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Smirni, E. Rosti, L.W. Dowdy, G. Serazzi:
Evaluation of Multiprocessor Allocation Policies,
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering,
(submitted), 1993.
Download Information: 971 KBytes, Postscript
- T.D. Wagner, E. Smirni, A.W. Apon, M. Madhukar, and L.W. Dowdy:
The Effects of Thread Placement on the Kendall Square KSR1,
8th International Parallel Processing Symposium,
1994, pp 618-624.
Download Information: 187 KBytes, Postscript
- A. W. Apon, T. D. Wagner, and L. W. Dowdy:
A Self Monitoring Approach to Adaptive Processor Allocation,
(under revision)
Download Information: 566 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Smirni, E. Rosti, G. Serazzi, L. W. Dowdy, and K. C. Sevcik:
Performance gains from leaving idle processors in multiprocessor
systems ,
(under review) International Conference on Parallel
Processing, 1995.
Download Information: 267 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Smirni, E. Rosti, G. Serazzi, L.W. Dowdy, K.C. Sevcik:
Performance Gains from Leaving Idle Processors
in Multiprocessor Systems,
(submitted) International Conference on Parallel
Processing, 1995.
Download Information: 267 KBytes, Postscript
- M. Madhukar, J. Padhye and L. W. Dowdy:
Dynamically Paritioned Multiprocessor Systems,
(submitted) Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies
for Parallel Processing ,
Download Information: 258 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Rosti, E. Smirni, G. Serazzi, L.W. Dowdy:
Analysis of Non-Work-Conserving Processor
Partitioning Policies
(submitted) Workshop on Job Scheduling
Strategies for Parallel Processing ,
Download Information: 227 KBytes, Postscript
Benchmarking:
Workload Characterization:
- A. W. Apon, L.W. Dowdy:
Load Dependent Single Chain Models of Multichain Closed Queueing Networks ,
(submitted)
Download Information: 292 KBytes, Postscript
- L. W. Dowdy, A. T. Krantz, and M. R. Leuze:
Using a segregation measure for the workload characterization
of multi-class queuing networks ,
CMG '90 International Conference on Management and
Performance Evaluation of Computer Systems
December 1990, pp 543-551
Download Information: 154 KBytes, Postscript
- C. C. Pettey, T. D. Wagner, and L. W. Dowdy:
Applying genetic algorithms to extract workload classes ,
CMG '94 International Conference on Management and
Performance Evaluation of Computer Systems
December 1994, pp 880-887
Download Information: 163 KBytes, Postscript
- C. C. Pettey, T. D. Wagner, and L. W. Dowdy:
Using GAs to characterize workload ,
(under review) International Genetic Algorithm
Conference, 1995.
Download Information: 101 KBytes, Postscript
- T. D. Wagner and B. M. Carlson:
An algorithm for off-line detection
of phases in execution profiles ,
Computer Performance Evaluation - Modeling
Techniques and Tools, eds. G. Haring and
G. Kotsis, Lecture Notes in Computer Science,
pp. 253-265, Vol. 794, Springer-Verlag, (1994)
Download Information: 216 KBytes, Postscript
- B. M. Carlson, T. D. Wagner, L. W. Dowdy, and P. H. Worley:
Speedup properties of phases in the execution profile
of distributed parallel programs,
Computer Performance Evaluation \02192 - Modeling
Techniques and Tools, eds. R. Pooley and J. Hillston,
Antony Rowe, Ltd., 1992.
Download Information: 265 KBytes, Postscript
- Juergen Brehm:
The LOOP Approach - A New Method for the Evaluation
of Parallel Systems,
(submitted) SUPERCOMPUTING 95
Download Information: 275 KBytes, Postscript
Tools:
- C. A. Childers, A. W. Apon, W. H. Hooper, K. D. Gordon
L. W. Dowdy:
The Multigraph Modeling Tool ,
Seventh International Conference on Parallel
and Distributed Computing Systems,
Las Vegas, Nevada, October 5 - 8.
Download Information: 187 KBytes, Postscript
- Juergen Brehm:
The LOOP Approach - A New Method for the Evaluation
of Parallel Systems,
(submitted) SUPERCOMPUTING 95
Download Information: 275 KBytes, Postscript
- Jürgen Brehm, Manish Madhukar, Evgenia Smirni, Larry Dowdy:
PerPreT - A Performance Prediction Tool for Massively Parallel
Systems,
(submitted) Tools 95
Download Information: 165 KBytes, Postscript
The Complete List of Publications:
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Early Evaluation of Intel Paragon XP/S 5 and XP/S 35: An
Experimental Log
Download Information: 641 KBytes, Postscript
- C. A. Childers, A. W. Apon, W. H. Hooper, K. D. Gordon
L. W. Dowdy:
The Multigraph Modeling Tool ,
Seventh International Conference on Parallel
and Distributed Computing Systems,
Las Vegas, Nevada, October 5 - 8.
Download Information: 187 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Smirni, C. A. Childers, E. Rosti, L. W. Dowdy:
Thread Placement on the Intel Paragon: Experimentation
and Modeling ,
MASCOTS '95, Durham, North Carolina, January, 1995.
Download Information: 197 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Rosti, E. Smirni, L.W. Dowdy, G. Serazzi, B.M. Carlson:
Robust Partitioning Policies for Multiprocessor Systems,
Performance Evaluation 1994, pp 141-165
(Special Issue on Parallel Systems).
Download Information: 1332 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Smirni, E. Rosti, L.W. Dowdy, G. Serazzi:
Evaluation of Multiprocessor Allocation Policies,
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering,
(submitted), 1993.
Download Information: 971 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Rosti, E. Smirni, T.D. Wagner, A.W. Apon, and L.W. Dowdy:
The KSR1: Experimentation and Modeling of Poststore,
ACM Sigmetrics Conference on Measurement and
Modeling of Computer Systems, 1993, pp 74--85.
Download Information: 415 KBytes, Postscript
- T.D. Wagner, E. Smirni, A.W. Apon, M. Madhukar, and L.W. Dowdy:
The Effects of Thread Placement on the Kendall Square KSR1,
8th International Parallel Processing Symposium,
1994, pp 618-624.
Download Information: 187 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Smirni, E. Rosti:
Modeling Speedup Behavior of SPMD applications on the Intel Paragon,
International Conference on High Performance Computing and
Networking 1994,
Download Information: 227 KBytes, Postscript
- A. W. Apon:
Alternative Models of Complex Computer Systems ,
Ph.D. Dissertation. Vanderbilt University, August, 1994
Download Information: 1365 KBytes, Postscript
- A. W. Apon, L.W. Dowdy:
Load Dependent Single Chain Models of Multichain Closed Queueing Networks ,
(submitted)
Download Information: 292 KBytes, Postscript
- A. W. Apon and L. W. Dowdy:
The Circulating Processor Model of Parallel Systems,
(submitted)
Download Information: 562 KBytes, Postscript
- A. W. Apon, T. D. Wagner, and L. W. Dowdy:
A Self Monitoring Approach to Adaptive Processor Allocation,
(under revision)
Download Information: 566 KBytes, Postscript
- L. W. Dowdy, A. T. Krantz, and M. R. Leuze:
Using a segregation measure for the workload characterization
of multi-class queuing networks ,
CMG '90 International Conference on Management and
Performance Evaluation of Computer Systems
December 1990, pp 543-551
Download Information: 154 KBytes, Postscript
- C. C. Pettey, T. D. Wagner, and L. W. Dowdy:
Applying genetic algorithms to extract workload classes ,
CMG '94 International Conference on Management and
Performance Evaluation of Computer Systems
December 1994, pp 880-887
Download Information: 163 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Smirni, E. Rosti, G. Serazzi, L. W. Dowdy, and K. C. Sevcik:
Performance gains from leaving idle processors in multiprocessor
systems ,
(under review) International Conference on Parallel
Processing, 1995.
Download Information: 267 KBytes, Postscript
- C. C. Pettey, T. D. Wagner, and L. W. Dowdy:
Using GAs to characterize workload ,
(under review) International Genetic Algorithm
Conference, 1995.
Download Information: 101 KBytes, Postscript
- T. D. Wagner and B. M. Carlson:
An algorithm for off-line detection
of phases in execution profiles ,
Computer Performance Evaluation - Modeling
Techniques and Tools, eds. G. Haring and
G. Kotsis, Lecture Notes in Computer Science,
pp. 253-265, Vol. 794, Springer-Verlag, (1994)
Download Information: 216 KBytes, Postscript
- B. M. Carlson, T. D. Wagner, L. W. Dowdy, and P. H. Worley:
Speedup properties of phases in the execution profile
of distributed parallel programs,
Computer Performance Evaluation \02192 - Modeling
Techniques and Tools, eds. R. Pooley and J. Hillston,
Antony Rowe, Ltd., 1992.
Download Information: 265 KBytes, Postscript
- Juergen Brehm:
The LOOP Approach - A New Method for the Evaluation
of Parallel Systems,
(submitted) SUPERCOMPUTING 95
Download Information: 275 KBytes, Postscript
- Jürgen Brehm, Manish Madhukar, Evgenia Smirni, Larry Dowdy:
PerPreT - A Performance Prediction Tool for Massively Parallel
Systems,
(submitted) Tools 95
Download Information: 165 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Smirni, E. Rosti, G. Serazzi, L.W. Dowdy, K.C. Sevcik:
Performance Gains from Leaving Idle Processors
in Multiprocessor Systems,
(submitted) International Conference on Parallel
Processing, 1995.
Download Information: 267 KBytes, Postscript
- M. Madhukar, J. Padhye and L. W. Dowdy:
Dynamically Paritioned Multiprocessor Systems,
(submitted) Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies
for Parallel Processing ,
Download Information: 258 KBytes, Postscript
- E. Rosti, E. Smirni, G. Serazzi, L.W. Dowdy:
Analysis of Non-Work-Conserving Processor
Partitioning Policies
(submitted) Workshop on Job Scheduling
Strategies for Parallel Processing ,
Download Information: 227 KBytes, Postscript
- J. Padhye, A. Rahatekar and L. W. Dowdy:
A Simple Approach To Find Optimal File Placement Across
Networked Disks (abstract)
Submitted to CMG'95
Download Information: 23.9 Kbytes, Postscript
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