How Algorithm Definition Language (ADL) improves the performance of SmartGridSolve applications

Author

Guidolin, Michele ; Brady, Thomas ; Lastovetsky, Alexey

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Exeter, Exeter, UK

fYear

2010

fDate

19-23 April 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

In this paper, we study the importance of languages for the specification of algorithms in high performance Grid computing. We present one such language, the Algorithm Definition Language (ADL), designed and implemented for the use in conjunction with SmartGridSolve. We demonstrate that the use of this type of language can significantly improve the performance of Grid applications. We discuss how ADL can be used to improve the execution of some typical algorithms that use conditional statements, iterative computations and adaptive methods. We present experimental results demonstrating significant performance gains due to the use of ADL.

Keywords

formal languages; grid computing; Algorithm Definition Language; SmartGridSolve application; adaptive method; conditional statements; grid application; high performance grid computing; iterative computation; Algorithm design and analysis; Application software; Computer science; Grid computing; Heuristic algorithms; Informatics; Mesh generation; Middleware; Programming profession; Runtime;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Parallel & Distributed Processing, Workshops and Phd Forum (IPDPSW), 2010 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6533-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPDPSW.2010.5470921

Filename

5470921