Parallel Architectures and Their Efficient Use: First Heinz Nixdorf Symposium, Paderborn, Germany, November 11-13, 1992. Proceedings

Research in the field of parallel computer architectures and

parallel algorithms has been very successful in recent

years, and further progress isto be expected. On the other

hand, the question of basic principles of the architecture

of universal parallel computers and their realizations is

still wide open. The answer to this question must be

regarded as mostimportant for the further development of

parallel computing and especially for user acceptance.

The First Heinz Nixdorf Symposium brought together leading

experts in the field of parallel computing and its

applications to discuss the state of the art, promising

directions of research, and future perspectives. It was the

first in a series of Heinz Nixdorf Symposia,intended to

cover varying subjects from the research spectrum of the

Heinz Nixdorf Institute of the University of Paderborn.

This volume presents the proceedings of the symposium, which

was held in Paderborn in November1992. The contributions

are grouped into four parts: parallel computation models and

simulations, existing parallel machines, communication and

programming paradigms, and parallel algorithms.