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SHORT TERM COURSE
ON
CLUSTER COMPUTING
13th - 18th August, 2007

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The Computer Science and Engineering department of National Institute of Technology Rourkela is organizing the short term course on “Cluster Computing” during 13-18 August 2007. The Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy (SRIC) Cell of NIT Rourkela is facilitating the assistant for the course.
 
COURSE OUTLINE
Overview of cluster computing hardware and software with applications to Beowulf clusters. General introduction to the concept of a concurrent computing.
Software and software architectures for cluster computing, including both shared memory and message-passing models.
Hardware technologies for cluster computing, including a survey of the key high-speed networking technologies and symmetric multiprocessing architectures, performance tradeoffs, and application development.
Cluster setup and administration. Parallel Programming models and environments. MPI and PVM programming. Load balancing and scheduling. Performance modeling. Heterogeneous clusters. Applications in parallel numerical analysis, genetic algorithms, and fault tolerance/high availability systems.
 
INTENDED AUDIENCE
The course is designed primarily for scholars who would like to further their education in Cluster Computing. Professionals working in these fields, as well as Students of Electronics, Electrical and Computer Science & Engineering, MCA, MSc (CS) would find this course extremely useful and interesting
 
REGISTRATION AND FEE PARTICULARS
The registration form may be downloaded from the website. Filled in registration form along with a demand draft of Rs. 3,000/- (Rupees Three Thousand Only) should be sent to The Coordinator at the address given below. The DD should favour "Continuing Education, NIT Rourkela" and should be payable at SBI, NIT Campus Branch Rourkela (Code: 2109).
Last date of receiving application with DD is 03 August 2007.
 
ACCOMODATION
Accommodation and food will be provided in Students' hostel or Visitors’ hostel of NIT Rourkela as per availability on payment basis.
 
IMPORTANT DATES
Last date of receipt: (Completed application form with Draft) 03-Aug-2007
Commencement of Course 13-Aug-2007
Completion of Course 18-Aug-2007
 
COORDINATORS


Prof. Bibhudatta Sahoo
Sr. Lecturer, CSE Dept.
National Institute of Technology
Rourkela – 769 008
 
CORRESPONDENCE
 
Prof. B. D. Sahoo
Coordinator, CC-2007
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
National Institute of Technology
Rourkela – 769 008, Orissa, India
Email- bdsahu@nitrkl.ac.in, bibsss@yahoo.com
Phone- 0661-246-2358, 09937324437(M)