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  • Implementing a Run-time Library for a Parallel MATLAB Compiler

    Creator:
    Malishevsky, Alexey
    Abstract:
    Programming parallel machines has been a difficult and unrewarding task. The short lifespan of parallel machines and their incompatibility have made it difficult to utilize them. Our goal here is to create an environment for parallel computing which allows users to take advantage of parallel computers without writing parallel programs....
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    Capstone Project
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    Alexey Malishevsky Major Professor: Dr. Michael J. Quinn A Research Paper submitted to Oregon State

  • Model-based approximation methods for reinforcement learning

    Creator:
    Wang, Xin
    Abstract:
    The thesis focuses on model-based approximation methods for reinforcement learning with large scale applications such as combinatorial optimization problems. First, the thesis proposes two new model-based methods to stablize the value–function approximation for reinforcement learning. The first one is the BFBP algorithm, a batch-like reinforcement learning process which iterates between...
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    Dissertation
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    Methods for Reinforcement Learning. Abstract approved: Thomas G Dietterich The thesis focuses on model

  • Task-parallel extension of a data-parallel language

    Creator:
    Macielinski, Damien D.
    Abstract:
    Two prevalent models of parallel programming are data parallelism and task parallelism. Data parallelism is the simultaneous application of a single operation to a data set. This model fits best with regular computations. Task parallelism is the simultaneous application of possibly different operations to possibly different data sets. This fits...
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    Masters Thesis
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    including me in your group efforts. Thank you, Mike Quinn, for your lessons and influence in parallel

  • Empirical studies of a WYSIWYT testing methodology

    Creator:
    Rothermel, Karen J.
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    Is it possible to achieve some of the benefits of formal testing within the informal programming conventions of the spreadsheet paradigm? We investigate an approach that attempts to do so via the development of a testing methodology for this paradigm. The "What You See Is What You Test" (WYSIWYT) methodology...
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    Masters Thesis
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    professor Dr. Curtis Cook, minor professor Dr. Margaret Burnett, and committee members Dr. Michael Quinn

  • PedVac - a graphical interface and front-end to a parallel pedestrian evacuation simulator

    Creator:
    Vimawala, Ankush V.
    Abstract:
    The World Trade Center disaster brought into focus, tragically, the need for well-designed evacuation systems in modem buildings. Today, designing an efficient evacuation system has become an integral part of designing large buildings. Simulation software enables an evacuation system to be evaluated. Modern day buildings, whether airports, auditoriums, public office...
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    Capstone Project
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    , Dr Michael J. Quinn, Oregon State University, that he has put forth in guiding me throughout the

  • High-performance data-parallel input/output

    Creator:
    Moore, Jason Andrew
    Abstract:
    Existing parallel file systems are proving inadequate in two important arenas: programmability and performance. Both of these inadequacies can largely be traced to the fact that nearly all parallel file systems evolved from Unix and rely on a Unix-oriented, single-stream, block-at-a-time approach to file I/O. This one-size-fits-all approach to parallel...
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    Dissertation
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    - Michael J. Quinn Existing parallel file systems are proving inadequate in two important arenas

  • Analytical performance prediction of data-parallel programs

    Creator:
    Clement, Mark J.
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    Dissertation
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    Programs ftAbstract approved- Michael J. Quinn A combination of static and dynamic performance

  • Data decomposition and load balancing for networked data-parallel processing

    Creator:
    Crandall, Phyllis E.
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    Dissertation
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    and Load Balancing for Networked Data-Parallel Processing Abstract approved. - Michael J. Quinn The

  • Parallel performance tuning using moments of utilization data

    Creator:
    Godin, T. J.
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    Many performance tuning tools for parallel software use visual representations of trace data to guide a developer towards code improvements. Most widely used visualization schemes, however, either omit useful information about time dependence of processor use, or include that information but do not scale well to long run times or...
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    Capstone Project
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    Utilization Data T. J. Godin Major Professor: Dr. Michael J. Quinn A Research Paper submitted to

  • Towards architecture-adaptable parallel programming

    Creator:
    Kumaran, Santhosh
    Abstract:
    There is a software gap in parallel processing. The short lifespan and small installation base of parallel architectures have made it economically infeasible to develop platform-specific parallel programming environments that deliver performance and programmability. One obvious solution is to build architecture-independent programming environments. But the architecture independence usually comes at...
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    Dissertation
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    approved Michael J. Quinn There is a software gap in parallel processing. The short lifespan and small