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Working Conference on MASSIVELY PARALLEL PROGRAMMING MODELS (MPPM) Suitability, Realization, Performance October 9-12, 1995 The conference will be held in the premises of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, Jagerstrasse 22/23 (Am Gendarmenmarkt), 10117 Berlin, Germany Organized by GMD FIRST in Cooperation With IEEE Computer Society, Gesellschaft fur Informatik, and Technical University of Berlin CALL FOR PAPERS AND/OR PARTICIPATION Massively parallel, distributed memory supercomputer architectures have become reality as a number of massively parallel computers (MPPs) exist in the marketplace. However, in recent years MPPs have fallen on hard times. A main reason is that the effort to program them is considerable, requiring a substantial investment in time and people to develop codes that are often not portable between different machines. The commercial acceptance of MPPs demands that such systems be programmable in an easy-to-use, application-oriented style that should ensure the highest possible program efficiency and allow for the re-use of software investments. One way of facilitating programming in the message-passing paradigm is through the use of parallel programming tools such as Parmacs, PVM, or MPI. Another solution is to provide on the MPP a global address space, be it physically (distributed shared memory architecture) or virtually (virtual shared memory architecture). Both approaches allow the user to program in the more conventional shared memory model, which is better understood and easier to do. It is widely accepted that an important step in making MPPs easier to use is the development of high level programming models. These massively parallel programming models (MPPMs) should enable the user to write parallel programs at a level of abstraction that is above the details of execution such as data distribution, message-passing, and synchronization. The mapping of an abstract parallel program onto a specific machine is then the task of compiler and run-time system. Compilers are needed that automatically perform the parallelization, including an optimized data distribution and appropriate coordination of the parallel programming units. Such an approach offers, e.g., the advantage of preserving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the message-passing architecture yet frees the user from the tedious task of explicit message-passing programming. Presently, parallelizing compilers exist for restricted execution models such as SPMD but not for the general MIMD model. We expect that adequate MPPMs will not only facilitate parallel programming but, in connection with appropriate architectural support, will also make it easier to build automatically parallelizing and optimizing compilers. The purpose of the MPPM-95 working conference is to bring together computer architects, programming language and tool designers, compiler and operating system designers, and users who have experience with highly parallel applications. Another purpose is to have the concepts for existing and proposed programming models and languages (message passing, hidden message passing, virtual shared memory, object-oriented/actor-based, functional, etc.) presented, discussed, debated, and evaluated. Equal time will be dedicated to the presentation of papers and discussions. This will hopefully lead to a consensus as to what the appropriate programming model(s) for massively parallel systems should be. The proceedings (papers and summary of discussions) will be published as a book by the IEEE Computer Society Press, which had also published the proceedings of the 1993 MPPM working conference. Participation in the MPPM-95 Working Conference is by invitation. Please apply - with or without a paper. CONFERENCE DATA Location ======== Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften Jagerstr. 22/23 10117 Berlin Time ==== Begin: October 9, 1995, 10 am, End: October 12, 1955, 4 pm Conference Fee ============== Members of IEEE-CS or GI: US $ 300 (before Sept.1,1995) / US $ 350 (after Aug. 31, 1995) Non-members: US $ 400 (before Sept.1,1995) / US $ 450 (after Aug. 31, 1995) Accommodation ============= Hotel Berolina, Karl-Marx-Allee 31, 10178 Berlin Single/double room w/ breakfast: DM 130/170 (US $ 85/110*) per night Berlin Hilton Krone, Kronenstr. 48, 10117 Berlin Single/double room w/ breakfast: DM 230/250 (US $ 150/164*) per night *based on a conversion rate of 1.55 DM per dollar How to apply ============ Please send abstract of paper or application for participation to one of the conference chairpersons or to GMD-FIRST, e-mail: mppm@first.gmd.de, fax: +49-30-6392-1805 Abstract of paper must be submitted before April 1. =================================================== Application for participation must be submitted with payment of conference fee before September 1. Submission of Preliminary Version of Paper ========================================== A preliminary version of the paper must be submitted no later than September 1. This version will be copied and distributed to the participants. The size of the paper is limited to 10 pages (single-spaced, Times, 10 points). The final photo-ready copy of the paper is due on December 1, 1995. Formatting instructions will be sent with the notification of acceptance. Conference Chairs ================= Wolfgang K. Giloi, GMD-FIRST & Technical U. of Berlin, Rudower Chaussee 5, 12489 Berlin, Germany, e-mail: Stefan Jaehnichen, GMD-FIRST & Technical. U. of Berlin, Rudower Chaussee 5, 12489 Berlin, Germany, e-mail: Bruce D. Shriver, U. of Southwestern Louisiana & Genesis2 Inc.,17 Bethea Drive, Ossining, NY 10562, USA, e-mail: Program Committee ================= Wim Bohm, Colorado State University, USA Guang Gao, McGill University, Canada Wolfgang Giloi, GMD-FIRST Erol Gelenbe, Duke University John Gurd, University of Manchester, UK Anthony Hey, University of Southampton, UK Stefan Jaenichen, GMD-FIRST Erwin Lusk, Argonne National Laboratory, USA Bruce Shriver, U. of Southwestern Louisiana/Geneses 2 David Skillicorn, Queens University, Canada Roland Vollmar, University of Karlsruhe, Germany Akinori Yonezawa, University of Tokyo, Japan Hans Zima, University of Vienna, Austria Local Arrangements and Hotel Reservation ======================================== Ms. Dagmar Schroeder, GMD-FIRST Phone: +49-30-6392-1800 Fax: +49-30-6392-1805 Conference Location and Organization ==================================== The Berlin-Brandenburg Akademy of Sciences is the successor of the famous Prussian Academy of Sciences which was founded in 1700 by Georg Wilhelm Leibniz. It is housed in the historic building of the Prussian Academy of Sciences at Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt, the most beautiful historic site of the city and one of the most beautiful squares in Europe. The Gendarmenmarkt was designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Prussia's most famous architect. The former-and future-government center with the Brandenburg Gate, the Unter den Linden boulevard, two opera houses, and several other cathedrals all are in walking distance. The Hilton Krone Hotel is located directly at the Gendarmenmarkt; the Hotel Berolina is at a walking distance of about 15 minutes from the Academy (there is also a direct subway connection). A buffet lunch will be offered at the site of the conference. The conference fee includes four lunches, coffee and other beverages during the breaks, and the excursion to the famous Pergamon Museum. There will be a conference banquet. Depending on how we will make out with the relatively low conference fee, we may or may not have to ask for a contribution to the cost of the banquet.