In view of the growing presence and popularity of multicore and manycore processors, accelerators, and coprocessors, as well as clusters using such computing devices, the development of efficient para
This book aims to provide a deep look into Italian actions taken in some fields of science and high performance computing (HPC), and the Italian effort to bridge the HPC gap with respect to Europe. Th
The availability of many-core computing platforms enables a wide variety of technical solutions for systems across the embedded, high-performance and cloud computing domains. However, large scale many
The use of ultra high performance fiber reinforced concretes (UHPFRCs) is spreading rapidly. Their outstanding mechanical and durability properties and castability enable very innovative and efficient
Huge earthquake and tsunami have caused serious damages to important structures such as civil infrastructure, buildings, power plants and so on in worldwide. To quantitatively evaluate such damage pro
This book addresses the high performance computing of the Discrete Element Model (DEM). It is a comprehensive presentation of parallel implementation of the DEM on three popular parallel computing pla
This book first gives an overview of the applications of Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) for radiation therapy issues. Basic concepts in GPU programming are discussed, together with its advantages and
"This is the first resource to fully cover the instrumentation, method development, and applications of Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography (U-HPLC). It details both the benefits and limitati
Computer and electrical engineers address selected aspects of the intersection of biomedical diagnostics with clinical technologies and high-performance cluster and grid computing technologies. They d
This book provides an overview of the circuits, architectures, and chip packaging for coupled data techniques. It discusses the current research in chip-to-board capacitive coupling, chip-to-chip capa
The authors present methods to reduce computer energy consumption by means of a better usage of a specific set of resources and maximizing the efficiency of the running applications. The processor fre
"The technical and cultural boundaries between modeling, simulation, and games are increasingly blurring, providing broader access to capabilities in modeling and simulation and further credibility to
With the advent of multi-core processors, implementing parallel programming methods in application development is absolutely necessary in order to achieve good performance. Soon, 8-core and possibly 1
A complete and up-to-date manual on HPCE theory and practiceHigh Performance Capillary Electrophoresis brings together in one volume essential coverage of the theory, techniques, and applications of t
Serving as a flagship driver towards advance research in the area of Big Data platforms and applications, this book provides a platform for the dissemination of advanced topics of theory, research eff
Focusing on up-to-date artificial intelligence models to solve building energy problems,Artificial Intelligence for Building Energy Analysis reviews recently developed models for solving these issues,
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 5th International Workshop, PMBS 2014 in New Orleans, LA, USA in November 2014. The 14 full papers presented in this volume were carefu
This timely text/reference describes the development and implementation of large-scale distributed processing systems using open source tools and technologies. Comprehensive in scope, the book present
This is a comprehensive book based on the chemistry as well as applications of high performance polymers. The properties of polyimides and heterocyclic polymers are well-known and they are utilized fo
Current advances in High Performance Computing (HPC) increasingly impact efficient software development workflows. Programmers for HPC applications need to consider trends such as increased core count
The proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Parallel Tools for High Performance Computing provide an overview on supportive software tools and environments in the fields of System Management,
These proceedings examine the most recent advances and best practices in structural materials selection, design, and manufacturing for producing affordable components, with a focus on titanium, alumin
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