High Performance Computing

Research in this area explores the development and analysis of parallel algorithms for distributed or multiprocessor systems. These methods are effective for data intensive applications and/or computationally intensive applications such as optimization, graph partitioning, data mining, and solving sparse linear equations.

Specific research in this field focuses on grid computing, parallel algorithm design, performance analysis, and sparse matrix algorithms for large-scale scientific and engineering simulations. Software libraries developed by the group are used extensively world-wide in industry, academia and research labs.

Faculty

• George Karypis
• Vipin Kumar
• Yousef Saad
• Jon Weissman

Labs and Selected Projects

• Data Mining Middleware for Distributed and Grid Computing Jon Weissman
• DCSG: Distributed Computing Systems Group Jon Weissman
• pARMS: parallel Algebraic Recursive Multilevel Solvers Yousef Saad
• PSPASES: Parallel SPArse Symmetric dirEct Solver George Karypis and Vipin Kumar

Related Centers and Programs

• DTC Intelligent Storage Consortium (DISC)
• University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute