Title :
A Preliminary Analysis on BLMAB-Based Approximate Optimization Support for Multi Agent Simulations on Multi-core and GPU-Based Computing Environment
Author :
Sano, Yousuke ; Kadono, Yoshiaki ; Fukuta, Naoki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Inf., Shizuoka Univ., Shizuoka, Japan
Abstract :
There are strong demands to utilize multi-core computing resources effectively for large-scale and highly detailed multi-agent simulations. We have proposed a framework to assist parameter tuning process of multi-core programming for simulation developers to utilize many parallel cores in their simulation programs efficiently. However, due to its massive computation costs, it is not easy task to seek the sufficient compilation and execution parameters and analyze their performance characteristics for various execution settings. In this paper, we present a preliminary analysis of parameter optimization based on BLMAB by utilizing our framework. We show how our BLMAB-based approach can effectively be used on the parameter optimization process.
Keywords :
digital simulation; graphics processing units; multi-agent systems; multiprocessing systems; parallel programming; BLMAB; GPU-based computing environment; approximate optimization support; budget-limited multiarmed bandits model; graphics processing units; multiagent simulations; multicore computing environment; parameter optimization process; Computational modeling; Graphics processing units; Multicore processing; Optimization; Programming; Runtime; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Service-Oriented Computing and Applications (SOCA), 2014 IEEE 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Matsue
DOI :
10.1109/SOCA.2014.37