EE 382V: Parallel Algorithms

Prerequisites: Graduate Standing

Course Contents: This is an introductory graduate course in parallel algorithms. It assume undergraduate knowledge of sequential algorithms. The following topics will be covered in the course:

• Basic Techniques: Reduce, Parallel Prefix Scan, Pointer Jumping, Partitioning, Cascading
• Breaking Symmetry: Maximal Independent Set Problem
• Sorting Algorithms: Odd-Even Sort, Bitonic Sort, Parallel Mergesort, Parallel Radix Sort
• Randomization: Markov's inequality, Chernoff Bound
• Parallel Graph Algorithms: BFS, Ear Decomposition, Spanning Tree, Shortest Path
• Parallel Matrix Algorithms: Matrix multiplication, Matrix inversion
• Miscellaneous: Parallel FFT, String Matching
• Cuda: Implementing Parallel Algorithms on GPU using CUDA
• MPI: Implementing Parallel Algorithms using MPI

Grading: 25 % Assignments, 15 % Exam 1, 15% Exam 2, 15% Project, 5% Class Presentation, 5% Scribe Duties, 20% Final Exam.

Course Material:
Lecture Notes provided by the instructor.

The following book is optional. Introduction to Parallel Algorithms by Joseph JaJa, Addison-Wesley Professional, 1992.

Course Website: We will use Canvas System available at http://canvas.utexas.edu

Add/Drop Policy: Adds and drops for graduate students taking graduate courses are not approved after the twelvth class day except for good cause. Applications for approval to drop a course after the twelveth class day should be made in the Graduate ECE Office.

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