7/6/2009 JoAnne Geigner, Parallel Programming Laboratory
Written by JoAnne Geigner, Parallel Programming Laboratory
A computer science Ph.D. student's research has placed him as a finalist for a best paper award at SC'09 - International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis. David Kunzman's paper, “Toward a Framework for Abstracting Accelerators in Parallel Applications: Experience with Cell” is one of four technical papers vying for the best student paper honor. The paper is a result of Kunzman's thesis research, which is aimed at harnessing the power of future supercomputers consisting of a heterogeneous collection of accelerators, along with manycore and multicore chips. Kunzman conducts his research in the Parallel Programming Laboratory with professor Sanjay Kale.
From a field of 261 submissions, the SC committee accepted 59 papers for presentation. Of those 59, three were chosen as best paper finalists and four were selected as best student paper finalists. The award will be presented at an invitation only ceremony during the SC'09 conference in Portland, Oregon mid-November.