Parallelism and Adaptivity - A Marriage Not Made in Heaven
Abani K. Patra The University at Buffalo, State University of New York,
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 15:00-16:00, Building 101, Lecture Room D Gaithersburg Tuesday, February 17, 2009 13:00-14:00, Room 4511 Boulder
Abstract:
This talk will focus on a number of computational issues arising from the use of
adaptive methods and uncertainty quantification on large parallel computers. The
context is provided by recent work on quantifying volcanic hazard risk over an entire
jurisdiction, but the computational methodologies developed are applicable to a large
class of problems characterized by the solution of complex partial differential equations
using numerical discretization. We describe efficient methods for data management for
adaptive computing on distributed memory platforms. The talk will also highlight the crucial
role of adaptivity in making these computations feasible.
Presentation Slides: PDF
Contact: W. F. Mitchell
Note: Visitors from outside NIST must contact
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at least 24 hours in advance.
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