433-498: Cluster and Grid Computing

Semester 2, 2002

Grid Computing and Distributed Systems (GRIDS) Lab

The University of Melbourne, Australia

Lecturer: Rajkumar Buyya (email: raj@cs.mu.oz.au )

Assignment1
Term Paper Topics and Allocation (Students: pls pick a topic and send me email). Draft version deadline: Sept 20 and then we will discuss about improvement. Pls use diagrams, tables, etc. so that article looks comprehensive and readable.
A template for term paper.
Assignment 2 (deadline Oct. 10). For any clarification, pls contact Dirk
Projects (Students: please pick a project and send me email. Some projects can be done by 2/3 members.) Deadline is near the end of semester, but I would like to see progress every week or so.

Month/Week	Presentation Title	PowerPoint Version	Literature to Read
July	Information Session	iSession.ppt	AgeCluster & ZDNet-Grid
Aug: week1	Overview of Grid Computing and Applications	grid-overview.ppt	gridtech & grid-analogy
Aug 6	Parallel Computing Overview	ParallelCompOverview.ppt	parintro
Aug 8	Socket Programming in Java & Client Server Computing	ClientServer.ppt
Aug 13	Cluster Computing: Introduction	cluster	clusterintro
	Single System Image	SSClusters	ssi
Aug 23	Parmon	parmon.ppt	parmon paper
Aug 29	RMS + Cluster Programming	<see Aug 13 slides>
Sept. 2.	MPI Programming - Lec.1	pp-1.ppt	programming pardigms + MPI document
	MPI Programming - Lec.2	pp-2.ppt
	MPI Programming - Lec.3	pp-3.ppt
	MPI Programming - Lec.4	pp-4.ppt
Sept.17	MPI Programming - Lec.5	pp-5.ppt
Oct 1st week	Grid Security Infrastructure	GSI.ppt
Upto Oct end	Grid Scheduling 1. Grid Economy 2. Nimrod-G Grid Resource Broker 3. Economic Scheduling Algorithms 4. Distributed Molecular Modelling 5. Grid Simulation	GridSheduling.ppt Audio recorded PPT slides for topic 4 VOD of topic 1,2,3,4	Grid Economy and Resource Management Thesis (chapter 3, 4, 7, and 5)