Cell vs. CUDA Programming Challenge

The Cell Broadband Engine and NVIDIA graphics cards are among the most powerful systems on the planet. In this project, we will pit both systems against each other to see which one delivers the higher performance.

Each group of participants will implement various smaller tasks on one or both systems. The goal of the implementation is to achieve the maximum possible performance on the hardware used. We will regularly compare the actual performance of the different implementations.

The number of tasks or architectures to be implemented depends on the number of group participants and CP.

Tasks
Various widely used standard computer science problems, such as the knapsack problem or traveling salesman problem.

 
Requirements
Basic knowledge of parallel programming and C/C++. Experience with CUDA or the Cell

Broadband Engine is not required.

 
Participants
Students of the diploma, bachelor or master program in computer science from the 5th semester and other interested people.

Project leader
Prof. Dr. Claudia Fohry
Dipl. Inf. Jens Breitbart

Preliminary discussion and further scheduling
Monday, 19.10.09 from 11.00-12.00 in the laboratory of the department (room 0646)

Scope

• Bachelor 4 SWS (6 CP) or 8 SWS (12 CP)

• Master 4 SWS (8 CP)

Other
For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Claudia Fohry and Dipl. Inf. Jens Breitbart.

Other links
Project Bachelor in the HISLSF online course catalog
Project Master in the HISLSF online course catalog