Orchestrating computational algebra components into a high-performance parallel system. (1st January 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Al Zain, A.D.; Trinder, P.W.; Hammond, K.
• Is Part Of: International journal of high performance computing and networking. Volume 7:Number 2(2012)
• Page Start: 76
• Page End: 86
• Publication Date: 2012-01-01
• Subjects: parallel coordination -- orchestration -- computational algebra -- cluster -- multicore -- grid computing -- Liouville function -- functional programming -- Haskell -- GAP -- Maple; High performance computing -- Periodicals; Computer networks -- Periodicals; High performance computing; Periodicals; 004.05
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-0562

Abstract

This paper demonstrates that it is possible to obtain good, scalable parallel performance by coordinating multiple instances of unaltered sequential computational algebra systems in order to deliver a single parallel system. The paper presents the first substantial parallel performance results for SymGrid-Par, a system that orchestrates computational algebra components into a high-performance parallel application. We show that SymGrid-Par is capable of exploiting different parallel/multicore architectures without any change to the computational algebra component. Ultimately, our intention is to extend our system so that it is capable of orchestrating heterogeneous computations across a high-performance computational grid.