High Performance Computing (HPC) is the ability to process data and perform complex
calculations at extremely high speeds. Current HPC platforms can achieve calculations on …

Producing competent HPC graduates Page 1 COMPUTING COMPETENCY IS becoming an
essential quality needed by industry. For decades, the gap between baccalaureate computing …

ABSTRACT High-performance computing (HPC), and parallel and distributed computing
(PDC) are widely discussed topics in computer science (CS) and computer engineering …

This research full paper describes our experience in teaching parallel programming for
students without previous knowledge of basic concepts of computing, comparing their levels …

Much has changed about parallel and distributed computing (PDC) since the author began
teaching the topic in the late 1990s. This paper reviews some of the key changes to the field …

The use of programming patterns is considered to be a conceptual aid for programmers for
developing understandable and testable concurrent and parallel code which is not only well …

Parallel programming patterns provide enduring principles that serve as a conceptual
framework to orient students when they set out to solve problems. Learning patterns enables …

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Languages with a high level of abstraction, such as Python, are becoming popular among
programmers and are being adopted as the primary programming language in pedagogy. A …

Most courses on cluster computing in graduate and postgraduate studies are focused on
parallel programming and high-performance/high-throughput computing. This is the typical …