CSCE 569 Parallel Computing, Fall 2015
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of South Carolina
Course Meeting Time & Location
MWF 1:10PM- 2:00PM
Classroom: 2A21 Swearinger Engineering Center
Textbooks
Introduction to parallel programming
By:Peter S. Pacheco
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0123742609
ISBN-13: 978-0123742605
Instructor: Dr. Jianjun Hu
Machine Learning and Evolution Group (MLEG)
Email: jianjunh AT cse.sc.edu
Office: 3A66 Swearinger Engineering Center
Office Hours: MW 2:30PM-3:30PM or by Appointment.
Course Description This course will cover the techniques and topics that are widely used in real-world parallel computing. This is about learning how to run your programs on hundreds of computers or thousands of CPUs to solve real-world large problems. This is about how to handle large-scale data processing as those used in Google. Students in science and engineering will all benefit from this course as scientific computing has become one of the main ways for discovery and invention.
Course Highlights Many interesting applications, Hands-on projects, exposure to latest techniques. Topics include but not limited to:
- Linux cluster computing
- PBS systems
- Parallel programming using MPI, OpenMP, pthreads
Prerequisite You should be able to program using high-level language C/C++ or java.
If you have problem to enroll, pls contact/call CSE secretary
Randi 803 777-7849 (phone)
Swearingen Bldg., Room 3A01L
Supercomputers at USC College of Engineering and Computing(from HPC)
- Nick Linux clusters with 291 CPUs
- Optimus Linux clusters with 256 CPUs
- Zia Share memory computer with 128 CPUs and 256 Shared memory
- Nataku, Jaws2 (Chemistry Department) for fuel cell simulation and etc.
Blue-gene SuperComputer with 212992 CPUs

Department of Computer Science and Engineering
College of Engineering and Computing
University of South Carolina
301 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201