Computational modeling of the initiation and propagation of complex fracture is central to the
discipline of engineering fracture mechanics. This review focuses on two promising …

Abstract Peridynamics (PD), a non-local generalization of classical continuum mechanics
(CCM) allowing for discontinuous displacement fields, provides an attractive framework for …

Computational models are an essential tool for the design, characterization, and discovery
of novel materials. Computationally hard tasks in materials science stretch the limits of …

The new challenges presented by exascale system architectures have resulted in difficulty
achieving the desired scalability using traditional distributed-memory runtimes …

Heterogeneous many-cores are now an integral part of modern computing systems ranging
from embedding systems to supercomputers. While heterogeneous many-core design offers …

Heterogeneous systems have become one of the most common architectures today, thanks
to their excellent performance and energy consumption. However, due to their heterogeneity …

Abstract Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is one of the most popular optimization
algorithms that has been adopted in various fields, including design, scheduling, and …

Several application programming interfaces (APIs) and frameworks have been proposed to
simplify the development of general-purpose GPU (GPGPU) applications. GPGPU …

Despite advancements in the areas of parallel and distributed computing, the complexity of
programming on High Performance Computing (HPC) resources has deterred many domain …

We report on a software package that offers high-bandwidth and memory-efficient ways for a
parallel application to transmit numerous small data items among its processes. The …