Electrical & Computer Engin 697DS - ST-Principles/Discrete Systems

Introduction to parallel and distributed systems. GPUs: their architecture and use. Interconnection topologies. Notion of time. Consistency. Principles of distributed databases. Hypervisors. Distributed file systems.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Familiarity with the core principles of computer algorithms, traditional uniprocessor operating systems, and computer architecture. Facility in a high-level, modern programming language.

Open to Graduate students only.