A Transputer-based undergraduate parallel processing laboratory is being established with IBM-PC-compatible MS-DOS machines equipped with INMOS transputer boards and the Transputer Development System (TDS) environment using the parallel programming language OCCAM2. The purpose of this laboratory is to support instruction in parallel programming and architectures, using the Occam/TDS environment, for undergraduate computer science and mathematics majors. Target courses are Algorithms, Computer Organization, Computer Graphics and Numerical Analysis, ranging from sophomore to senior level. Selected projects provide the students with hands-on experience for reinforcing the conceptual understanding of parallel design issues, including parallel architectures, systematic mapping of systolic arrays on transputer networks, process farming, pipelining, buffering, message-passing, inter-connection topologies and speed-up analysis of common algorithms. After an introduction, the students are expected to program variations of these developed projects.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
9152384
Program Officer
Duncan E. McBride
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1991-04-15
Budget End
1994-03-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1991
Total Cost
$30,342
Indirect Cost
Name
Western Carolina University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Cullowhee
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
28723