school in parallel computing

["H. Lischka" <A8441DAA%AWIUNI11.BITNET (- at -) OHSTVMA.IRCC.OHIO-STATE.EDU>]

Parallel Computing in Computational Chemistry and Physics
 September 16 - 27, 1991 in Vienna, Austria
 by Hans Lischka, University of Vienna, Austria
 Parallel computing is one of the most challenging tasks for compu-
 tational chemistry and physics for the next decade. Even though the
 availability of computer power on sequential computers is still increasing
 significantly it is clear that a real breakthrough capable of opening new
 dimensions for applications can only be achieved by parallel computing.
 Today, developments in hardware and software tools have reached the
 stage of transition from the pioneering times of parallel computing to the
 period of routine applications. However, the conversion of existing
 sequential programs and the design of new methods for parallel
 computers is by far a nontrivial task. A new thinking is necessary which
 is basically different from the sequential approach to which most of us
 are accustomed.
 In September of this year a school will be organized which is devoted to
 the introduction into the world of parallel computing and its new
 concepts. We plan the following sections and lectures:
 Part I
 1. Introduction into parallel computing
 2. Overview on parallel computer architectures and on available hard-
 and software
 3. Software tools
 4. Basic linear algebra applications
 5. Practical exercises on various parallel machines
 Part II
 Applications in chemistry and physics with emphasis on the following
 fields:
 1. Molecular Quantum Chemistry
 2. Molecular Dynamics
 3. Solid State Chemistry and Physics
 4. Collision Theory
 Each participant will have ample possibility to work with a variety of
 parallel computers (like a Sequent-Balance, an Alliant FX-2800, an Intel
 iPSC, a Cray-YMP and an IBM 3090).
 The school will be organized in cooperation with colleagues from the
 Argonne National Laboratory (Theoretical Chemistry Group and Ad-
 vanced Computing Research Facility), from the ACPC (Austrian Center
 for Parallel Computation) and from the Vienna University Computer
 Center.
 If you are interested in attending our school please contact
 Hans Lischka
 Institut fuer Theoretische Chemie
 Universitaet Wien
 Waehringerstr. 17
 A-1090 Wien, Austria
 Tel.: +43-1-436141-75
 Fax:  +43-1-4028525
 E-Mail: Bitnet A8441DAA (- at -) AWIUNI11
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