Title :
A low-cost computer cluster for high-performance computing education
Author :
Pfalzgraf, Aaron M. ; Driscoll, Joseph A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Bradley Univ., Peoria, IL, USA
Abstract :
Skills in high-performance computing are increasingly desired by many employers, such as Google [1] and Intel [2]. However, traditional curricula often do not provide adequate preparation. This is often due to the high cost of HPC equipment needed to provide students with needed hand-on experience. In this paper we describe a HPC system that is small, low cost, and yet powerful enough to support educational activities in HPC.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer science education; educational courses; parallel processing; Google; HPC equipment; Intel; educational activities; hand-on experience; high-performance computing education; low-cost computer cluster; traditional curricula; Benchmark testing; Computers; Education; Parallel processing; Software; Standards; Vectors; High-performance computing; computing education; parallel computing;
Conference_Titel :
Electro/Information Technology (EIT), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Milwaukee, WI
DOI :
10.1109/EIT.2014.6871791
