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Category C: Parallel Speedup

General Criteria

This category is for the best speedup of an existing parallel program on multi-core clusters.

  • - Demonstrate application speedup in existing parallel program
  • - Code is to be optimized for Computer Centre HPC resources
  • - Code is to be run on Computer Centre HPC resources

Judging Criteria

Entries in this category will be judged on the following criteria:

  • - 40% Speedup achieved
  • - 30% Significance and impact of research
  • - 20% Problem size and complexity
  • - 10% Parallelization creativity

Prizes

  • - Gold    $600
  • - Silver  $400
  • - Merit   $200

Note: Organizers reserve the right to adjust prize awards depending on quality of submissions.

Report

Please submit a report of not more than 10 A4 size pages before the Challenge closing date. It should include the following information:

  • - Project Title
  • - Project Member Names(s) and Department
  • - Description of Project including
    •       - Significance and impact of research
    •       - Problem size and complexity
  • - Description of Speedup achieved and Parallelization creativity

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