From: bruceb@telesoft.com (Bruce Bergman @nova)
Subject: Ada on Super-Computers Workshop
Date: 7 Mar 91 21:56:29 GMT [thread overview]
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Ada On Super-Computers Workshop
TRI-Ada T91 San Jose, CA October 21, 1991
Call For Contribution & Participation
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Super-computers are becoming more wide spread because of
inexpensive microprocessor technology and innovative computer
architectures. These architectures rely extensively on parallelism in
many forms pipelining, vector processing and in many degrees
coarse to medium to fine grain. Ada with its numeric processing,
tasking and generic abstraction features has the potential to address
the growing problem of programming super-computers effectively.
The aim of this workshop, which is held in conjunction with ACM SIG
Ada sponsored TRI-Ada T91, is to bring together interested super-
computer users, Ada technologists compiler vendors, computer
manufacturers and Ada 9X Mapping/Revision participants to
address the following issues, each in a 1 and 1/2 hour session of
panel and audience debate and discussion:
1) Users Needs
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Currently, FORTRAN is the lingua franca of super-computer users.
What steps are needed to make Ada the language of choice for users
of super-computers?
2) Compiler Technology
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Super-computer architectures re uire sophisticated compilers to
achieve effective performance. Ada, for performance reasons, also
requires a sophisticated compiler. How can both be accommodated?
3) Language Issues
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In some instances, the Ada Language Reference Manual restricts the
use of parallel processing. Also, scientific users have specialized
needs in handling floating pointing representation, storage and
operation. What are the critical issues and what steps can be made
to accommodate such issues now and in the Ada 9X revision process?
4) Wrap Up
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The results of the workshop lists of issues, proposed solutions and
recommendations will be summarized and published in AdaLetters.
If you are doing work related to any of these areas and would like to
bring your expertise and point of view to bear on the above
questions as a panelist, then we invite you to submit a short
description 3 pages of what your interests are and in which session
you are interested in participating. Short position statements from
invited panelists will start each session and then the floor will be
opened by a moderator for debate and discussion with the panel and
the audience. The dead-line for submitting a position brief as a
speaker/panelist is August 1,1991. Selection of panelists will be
made by August 25, 1991. The audience attendance is limited to
about 75 persons so please contact one of us as soon as possible if
you are interested in attending.
Philippe Collard
TeleSoft
5959 Cornerstone Court
San Diego, CA 92121
1 619 457 2700
1 619 597 0574 fax
philippe@telesoft.com
or
Andre Goforth
Info. Sciences Division, FI
NASA ARC, ms 244-18
Moffett Field, CA 94035
1 415 604 4809
1 415 604 6997 fax
andy@ptolemy.nasa.gov
or
Richard Sincovec
RIACS
NASA ARC, ms T045-1
Moffett Field, CA 94035
1 415 604 6363
1 415 962 7772 fax
sincovec@riacs.edu
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Bruce A. Bergman, N7HAW UUCP: bruceb@telesoft.com
TeleSoft CIS: 70431,3167
5959 Cornerstone Court West
San Diego, CA. 92121-9891 All opinions expressed herein are my own.
(619) 457-2700 x123 Have you hugged your horse lately?
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