CS 6230: High Performance Parallel Computing

M. Wolf, Spring 2002

Guidelines for Projects

1. To propose your project for this class, I would like from you the following materials (total ≈ 1 page):

· brief project description

· purpose

· solution approach you intend to use (experimentation and evaluation must be part of this approach)

· expected outcome/results

· A schedule of deadlines, including at the minimum an in-class interim report, and a demonstration to be scheduled with the instructor.

2. The in-class interim report should be about 5-10 minutes long, with 5 minutes for questions. After the presentation the slides should be made available in a web-accessible form. The talk itself should cover the introduction to the topic, a quick summary of previous work (including bibliography), and an overview of your implementation method. Any results you have at that time should also be included.

3. The final talk should also be about 15 minutes long, with web-accessible slides. This talk should focus on results, benchmarking, and conclusions of your project.

4. The final report should be in a standard research paper format, with introduction, summary of previous research, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion, and bibliography. Most of these elements should already have been written out in preparation for the talks. The report should be in a web-ready format and should include, if appropriate, a functioning computer program. The final paper should have a minimum of 5 pages or a maximum of 10 pages, not including bibliography.