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COMP 322: Fundamentals of Parallel Programming (Spring
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2024)
Instructor: | Mackale Joyner, DH 2063 | TAs: | Mohamed Abead, Chase Hartsell, Taha Hasan, Harrison Huang, Jerry Jiang, Jasmine Lee, Michelle Lee, Hung Nguyen, Quang Nguyen, Ryan Ramos, Oscar Reynozo, Delaney Schultz, Tina Wen, Raiyan Zannat, Kailin ZhangHaotian Dang, Andrew Ondara, Stefan Boskovic, Huzaifa Ali, Raahim Absar |
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Piazza site: | https://piazza.com/rice/spring2023spring2024/comp322 (Piazza is the preferred medium for all course communications) | Cross-listing: | ELEC 323 |
Lecture location: | Herzstein AmphitheaterAmp | Lecture times: | MWF 1:00pm - 1:50pm |
Lab locations: | Mon (Herzstein AmpBrockman 101) , Tue (Keck 100Herzstein Amp) | Lab times: | Mon 3:00pm - 3:50pm (RaiyanSB, Oscar, Mohamed, Ryan, Michelle, Taha)Tue 4HA, AO) Tue 4:00pm - 4:50pm 50pm (Tina, Delaney, Chase, Hung, Jerry, Kailin, JasmineRA, HD) |
Course Syllabus
A summary PDF file containing the course syllabus for the course can be found here. Much of the syllabus information is also included below in this course web site, along with some additional details that are not included in the syllabus.
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There are no required textbooks for the class. Instead, lecture handouts are provided for each module as follows. You are expected to read the relevant sections in each lecture handout before coming to the lecture. We will also provide a number of references in the slides and handouts.The links to the latest versions of the lecture handouts are included below:
- Module 1 handout (Parallelism)
- Module 2 handout (Concurrency)
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- Fork-Join Parallelism with a Data-Structures Focus (FJP) by Dan Grossman (Chapter 7 in Topics in Parallel and Distributed Computing)
- Java Concurrency in Practice by Brian Goetz with Tim Peierls, Joshua Bloch, Joseph Bowbeer, David Holmes and Doug Lea
- Principles of Parallel Programming by Calvin Lin and Lawrence Snyder
- The Art of Multiprocessor Programming by Maurice Herlihy and Nir Shavit
Lecture Schedule
Week | Day | Date ( |
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2024) | Lecture | Assigned Reading | Assigned Videos (see Canvas site for video links) | In-class Worksheets | Slides | Work Assigned | Work Due | Worksheet Solutions | |
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1 | Mon | Jan |
08 | Lecture 1: Introduction | worksheet1 | lec1- |
slides | WS1-solution | |||
Wed | Jan |
10 | Lecture 2: Functional Programming | worksheet2 | lec02-slides | WS2-solution | |||||
Fri | Jan |
12 | Lecture 3: Higher order functions |
worksheet3 | lec3- |
slides |
WS3-solution | ||||
2 | Mon | Jan |
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15 | No class: MLK | ||||||||
Wed | Jan |
17 | Lecture 4: Lazy Computation | worksheet4 | lec4-slides | WS4-solution | |||||
Fri | Jan |
19 | Lecture 5: Java Streams | worksheet5 | lec5-slides | Homework 1 | WS5-solution | ||||
3 | Mon | Jan |
22 | Lecture 6: Map Reduce with Java Streams | Module 1: Section 2.4 | Topic 2.4 Lecture, Topic 2.4 Demonstration | worksheet6 | lec6-slides | WS6-solution | |||
Wed | Jan |
24 | Lecture 7: Futures | Module 1: Section 2.1 | Topic 2.1 Lecture , Topic 2.1 Demonstration | worksheet7 | lec7-slides | WS7-solution | |||
Fri | Jan |
26 | Lecture 8: Async, Finish, Computation Graphs | Module 1: Sections 1.1, 1.2 | Topic 1.1 Lecture, Topic 1.1 Demonstration, Topic 1.2 Lecture, Topic 1.2 Demonstration | worksheet8 | lec8-slides | WS8-solution | |||
4 | Mon | Jan |
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29 | Lecture 9: Ideal Parallelism, Data-Driven Tasks | Module 1: Section 1.3, 4.5 | Topic 1.3 Lecture, Topic 1.3 Demonstration, Topic 4.5 Lecture, Topic 4.5 Demonstration | worksheet9 | lec9- |
slides | WS9-solution | |||
Wed |
Jan 31 | Lecture 10: Event-based programming model | worksheet10 | lec10-slides | Homework 1 | WS10-solution | ||||
Fri | Feb |
02 | Lecture 11: GUI programming, Scheduling/executing computation graphs | Module 1: Section 1.4 | Topic 1.4 Lecture , Topic 1.4 Demonstration | worksheet11 | lec11-slides | Homework 2 | WS11-solution | ||
5 | Mon | Feb |
05 | Lecture 12: Abstract performance metrics, Parallel Speedup, Amdahl's Law | Module 1: Section 1.5 | Topic 1.5 Lecture , Topic 1.5 Demonstration | worksheet12 | lec12-slides | WS12-solution | |||
Wed | Feb |
07 | Lecture 13: Accumulation and reduction. Finish accumulators | Module 1: Section 2.3 | Topic 2.3 Lecture Topic 2.3 Demonstration | worksheet13 | lec13-slides | WS13-solution | |||
Fri | Feb |
09 | No class: Spring Recess | ||||||||
6 | Mon | Feb |
12 | Lecture 14: Data Races, Functional & Structural Determinism | Module 1: Sections 2.5, 2.6 | Topic 2.5 Lecture , Topic 2.5 Demonstration, Topic 2.6 Lecture, Topic 2.6 Demonstration | worksheet14 | lec14-slides | WS14-solution | |||
Wed | Feb |
14 | Lecture 15: |
Limitations of Functional parallelism. |
worksheet15 |
lec15-slides | Homework |
2 |
WS15-solution | |||||||||||
Fri | Feb 16 | Lecture 16: Recursive Task Parallelism | worksheet16 | lec16-slides | Homework 3 | WS16-solution | |||||
7 | Mon | Feb |
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19 | Lecture 17: Midterm Review | lec17-slides | |||||||
Wed | Feb |
21 | Lecture 18: Midterm Review | lec18-slides |
Fri | Feb |
23 | Lecture 19: Fork/Join programming model. OS Threads. Scheduler Pattern |
Topic 2.7 Lecture, Topic 2.7 Demonstration, Topic 2.8 Lecture, Topic 2.8 Demonstration |
worksheet19 | lec19-slides | WS19-solution | ||||
8 | Mon | Feb |
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26 | Lecture 20: |
Global lock
Data-Parallel Programming model. Loop-Level Parallelism, Loop Chunking | Module 1: Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 | Topic 3.1 Lecture, Topic |
3.1 Demonstration , Topic |
3.2 Lecture, |
Topic 3.2 Demonstration, Topic |
3. |
3 Lecture, |
Topic 3. |
3 Demonstration | worksheet20 | lec20-slides |
WS20-solution | ||||
Wed |
Feb 28 | Lecture 21: |
Barrier Synchronization with Phasers | Module |
1: Sections |
3.4 | Topic 3.4 Lecture, |
Topic 3.4 Demonstration |
worksheet21 |
lec21-slides |
WS21-solution | ||||
Fri | Mar |
01 | Lecture 22: |
Stencil computation. Point-to-point Synchronization with Phasers | Module 1: Sections 4.2, 4 |
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Mon
Mar 06
Lecture 23: Java Threads and Locks
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4. |
2 Lecture, Topic |
4.2 Demonstration, Topic 4.3 Lecture |
, Topic 4.3 Demonstration | worksheet22 | lec22 |
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WS22-solution | |||
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Mon | Mar |
04 | Lecture |
Fri
Mar 10
23: Fuzzy Barriers with Phasers | Module 1: Section 4.1 | Topic 4.1 Lecture, Topic 4.1 Demonstration | worksheet23 | lec23-slides | Homework 3 (CP 1) | WS23-solution | |||||
Wed | Mar 06 | Lecture 24: Confinement & Monitor Pattern. Critical sections | Module 2: Sections 5.1, 5.2 | Topic 5.1 Lecture, Topic 5.1 Demonstration, Topic 5.2 Lecture, Topic 5.2 Demonstration, Topic 5.6 Lecture, Topic 5.6 Demonstration | worksheet24 | lec24-slides | WS24-solution | ||||
Fri | Mar 08 | Lecture 25: Atomic variables, Synchronized statements | Module 2: Sections 5.4, 7.2 | Topic 5.4 Lecture, Topic 5.4 Demonstration, Topic 7.2 Lecture | worksheet25 | lec25-slides | WS25-solution | ||||
Mon | Mar 11 |
Mon
No class: Spring Break
No class: Spring Break |
Wed | Mar |
13 | No class: Spring Break |
Fri |
Mon
Mar |
15 |
Lecture 26: N-Body problem, applications and implementations
Wed
Mar 22
No class: Spring Break | ||||||||
10 | Mon | Mar 18 | Lecture 26: Java Threads and Locks |
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Module 2: Sections 7. |
1, 7. |
3 | Topic 7. |
1 Lecture, Topic 7. |
3 Lecture |
worksheet26 |
lec26-slides |
WS26-solution |
Wed | Mar |
20 | Lecture |
27: |
Read-Write Locks, Soundness and progress guarantees | Module 2: |
Section 7.3 | Topic |
7. |
3 Lecture, Topic |
7.5 Lecture | worksheet27 | lec27-slides | Homework 3 (CP 2) | WS27-solution | |||||||
Fri | Mar 22 | Lecture 28: Dining Philosophers Problem | Topic 7.6 Lecture | worksheet28 | lec28-slides | WS28-solution |
11 | Mon | Mar |
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25 | Lecture 29: |
Linearizability of Concurrent Objects | Module 2: |
Sections 7.4 | Topic |
7. |
4 Lecture | worksheet29 |
lec29-slides | WS29-solution | |||
Wed | Mar |
27 | Lecture 30: |
Parallel Spanning Tree, other graph algorithms | worksheet30 | lec30-slides |
WS30 |
Fri
Mar 31
Lecture 31: Data-Parallel Programming model. Loop-Level Parallelism, Loop Chunking
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Mon
Fri | Mar 29 |
Lecture |
Wed
Apr 05
Lecture 33: Stencil computation. Point-to-point Synchronization with Phasers
Topic 4.2 Lecture, Topic 4.2 Demonstration, Topic 4.3 Lecture, Topic 4.3 Demonstration
31: Message-Passing programming model with Actors | Module 2: Sections 6.1, 6.2 | Topic 6.1 Lecture, Topic 6.1 Demonstration, Topic 6.2 Lecture, Topic 6.2 Demonstration | worksheet31 | lec31-slides | WS31-solution | ||||||
12 | Mon | Apr 01 | Lecture 32: Active Object Pattern. Combining Actors with task parallelism | Module 2: Sections 6.3, 6.4 | Topic 6.3 Lecture, Topic 6.3 Demonstration, Topic 6.4 Lecture, Topic 6.4 Demonstration | worksheet32 | lec32-slides | Homework 4 | Homework 3 (All) | WS32-solution | |
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Wed | Apr 03 | Lecture 33: Task Affinity and locality. Memory hierarchy | worksheet33 | lec33-slides | WS33-solution | ||||||
Fri | Apr 05 | Lecture 34: Eureka-style Speculative Task Parallelism | worksheet34 | lec34-slides | WS34-solution | ||||||
13 | Mon | Apr 08 | No class: Solar Eclipse | ||||||||
Wed | Apr 10 | Lecture 35 |
Fri
Apr 07
Lecture 34: Fuzzy Barriers with Phasers
13
Mon
Apr 10
: Scan Pattern. Parallel Prefix Sum |
worksheet35 |
lec35-slides |
Homework 4 (CP 1) | WS35-solution | ||
Fri | Apr |
12 | Lecture |
36: Parallel Prefix Sum applications |
worksheet36 |
lec36-slides | WS36-solution | |||
14 | Mon | Apr |
15 | Lecture |
37: Overview of other models and frameworks |
lec37-slides | |||||||
Wed | Apr |
17 | Lecture |
38: Course Review (Lectures 19- |
34) |
lec38-slides | Homework |
4 (All) | ||
Fri | Apr |
19 | Lecture |
39: Course Review (Lectures 19- |
34) |
lec39-slides |
Lab Schedule
Lab # | Date (2023) | Topic | Handouts | Examples | |||||
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1 | Jan 0908 | Infrastructure setup | lab0-handout lab1-handout | ||||||
- | Jan 1615 | No lab this week (MLK) | |||||||
2 | Jan 2322 | Functional Programming | lab2-handout | ||||||
3 | Jan 3029 | Futures | lab3-handout | ||||||
4 | Feb 0605 | Data-Driven Tasks | lab4-handout | ||||||
5- | Feb 13 | Async / Finish | lab5-handout | 12 | No lab this week | ||||
- | Feb 19 | - | Feb 20 | No lab this week (Midterm Exam) | |||||
65 | Feb 27 | Recursive Task Cutoff Strategy | 26 | Loop Parallelism | lab5lab6-handout | image kernels | |||
67 | Mar 06 | Java Threads | 04 | Recursive Task Cutoff Strategy | lab6lab7-handout | ||||
- | Mar 1311 | No lab this week (Spring Break) | |||||||
7 | Mar 18 | Java Threads | lab7-handout | ||||||
8 | Mar 2025 | Concurrent Lists | lab8-handout | ||||||
9 | Mar 27Apr 01 | Actors | lab9-handout | ||||||
- | Apr 03 | TBD | 10 | Apr 10 | Loop Parallelism | 08 | No lab this week (Solar Eclipse) lab10-handout | ||
- | Apr 1715 | No lab this week |
Grading, Honor Code Policy, Processes and Procedures
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Labs must be submitted by the following Wednesday Monday at 4:30pm3pm. Labs must be checked off by a TA.
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