General Chair: Dr. Adrian Tentner, Argonne National Laboratory

The goal of the Symposium is to encourage innovation in high-performance computing technologies and to stimulate the use of these technologies in key areas of computer simulation. It promotes the exchange of ideas and information among universities, industry, and national laboratories supporting the development of high-performance computing applications, which can provide solutions to current scientific and technical challenges.

Monday   10:30–12:00
HPC Opening Session

Track 1: High Performance Computing Applications

Monday   1:30–3:00
Session 1.1: Computational Fluid Dynamics I
Chair: Yuefan Deng, University of New York - Stony Brook

Large-Eddy Simulations on a Cluster of SMP Machines
Chris Stone, Suresh Menon, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Computational Modeling of Laser-induced Spark Ignition in Combustible Gases
Osman Yasar, State University of New York, USA

A Dynamic, Adaptive, High Performance Parallel Framework for CFD Analysis of Solid-Propellant Rocket Motors
Prasad V.S. Alavilli, University of Illinois - Champaign, USA

Tuesday   8:30–10:00
Session 1.2: Computational Fluid Dynamics II
Chair: Adrian Tentner, Argonne National Laboratory

Numerical Simulation of Combustion Dynamics in a Swirling Flow Dump Combustor
Chris Stone, Suresh Menon, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

An Efficient Parallel Nonlinear System Solver for Computational Fluid Dynamics Applications
Laurence Tianruo Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada

Turbulent Transport Visualization Model
Erin A. Boyd, Kara Nance, University of Alaska, USA

Tuesday   10:30–12:00
Session 1.3: HPC Applications and Algorithms I
Chair: Osman Yasar, State University of New York

High Performance Computing Numerical Simulations for Maneuvering Projectiles
Jubaraj Sahu, Harris Edge, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, USA

Learning Algorithms for Scheduling in an Information Power Grid
Mohamed Kerasha, Ian Greenshields, University of Connecticut, USA

The Efficient Parallel Preconditioned Lanczos Method for Large and Sparse Eigenvalue Problems
Laurence Tianruo Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada

An Integrated Dynamic Test and Simulation Facility for Concurrent Engineering in Launch Vehicle Navigation, Guidance and Control System
Omana Mammen, Vijayan Nair V., Sreenath D.I., Anil S., Indian Space Research Organization, India
 

Tuesday   1:30–3:00
Session 1.4: Bioinformatics Applications
Chair: Layne Watson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Estimating Rate Constants in Cell Cycle Models
Jason Zwolak, John Tyson, Layne Wilson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, USA

Modeling of Biological Processes in an Object-Oriented Environment
John Hummel, Robert Silver, John Christiansen, Argonne National Lab, USA

Expresso – A Problem Solving Environment for Bioinformatics: Finding Answers with Microarray Technology
Ruth G. Alscher, Boris I. Chevone, Lenwood S. Heath, Naren Ramakrishnan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

Tuesday   3:30–5:00
Session 1.5: HPC Applications and Algorithms II
Chair: David Webber, Argonne National Laboratory

Soft Computing with Clusters for Reservoir Simulation
Guadalupe Janoski, Andrew H. Sung, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, USA

An Integrated Dynamic Test and Simulation Facility for Concurrent Engineering in Launch Vehicle Navigation, Guidance and Control System
Omana Mammen, Vijayan Nair, Sreenath D.I., Anil S., Indian Space Research Organization, India

Optimization of an Air Duct System and an Engine Cooling System
Frank Chen

Track 2: HPC Environments, Algorithms and Performance

Monday   3:30–5:00
Session 2.1: HPC Simulation Environments I
Chair: David Abramson, Monash University

Message Passing Under MATLAB
Javier Fernández Baldomero, University of Granada, Spain

Network-Enabled Server Systems: Deploying Scientific Simulations on the Grid
Henri Casanova, University of California, USA
Satoshi Matsuoka, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee, USA

The Utah Parallelism Infrastructure: A Performance Evaluation
John McCorquodale, Steven Parker, J. Davison de St. Germain, Christopher R. Johnson, University of Utah, USA

Tuesday   10:30–12:00
Session 2.2 HPC Simulation Environments II
Chair: David Abramson, Monash University

Grid-Enabling Problem Solving Environments: A Case Study of SCIRun and NetSolve
Michelle Miller, Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee, USA
Christopher Moulding, Christopher Johnson, University of Utah, USA

Case Studies in Automatic Design Optimisation Using the P-BFGS Algorithm
David Abramson, Tom Peachey, Monash University, Australia
Andrew Lewis, Griffith University, Australia

ActiveSheets: Super-Computing with Spreadsheets
David Abramson, Monash University, Australia
Paul Roe, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Lew Kotler, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Australia
Dinelli Mather, Monash University, Australia

Tuesday   3:30–5:00
Session 2.3: HPC Simulation Environments III
Chair: David Abramson, Monash University

Designing an Interactive Visualisation Framework
Lawrence Lau

Augmenting the JMASS ?Build-and-Play? Architecture Using SPEEDES
Robert McGraw, Douglas Buchy, Richard MacDonald, Jesus Wong,
Maria Valinski, RAM Laboratories, USA

Resource Allocation for Clusters
Elise de Doncker, Laurentiu Cucos, Western Michigan University, USA
Yuqian Guan, University of Texas - Austin, USA

Wednesday   8:30–10:00
Session 2.4: HPC Algorithms and Performance I
Chair: Ioana Banicescu, Mississippi State University

Multilevel Algorithms for Generating Coarse Grids for Multigrid Methods
Irene Mouliteas, George Karypis, University of Minnesota, USA

Parallel Computation of the Multivariate t-Distribution
E. de Doncker, L. Cucos, R. Zanny, Western Michigan University, USA
A. Genz, Washington State University, USA

Migration – A Mechanism for Enhancing Performance of Parallel Applications in Network of Workstations
Sheikh K. Ghafoor, Vijay Velusamy, Iona Banicescu, Samuel H. Russ, Mississippi State University, USA

Wednesday   10:30–12:00
Session 2.5: HPC Algorithms and Performance II
Chair: Armin Mikler, University of North Texas

Overview and Performance Results of SPEEDES Data Distribution Management
Jeff Steinman, Jeffrey Wallace, Richard MacDonald, Robert McGraw, RAM Laboratories, USA

Lightweight Data Management for Compositional Modeling in Problem Solving Environments
Alex Verstak, Marc Vass, Naren Ramakrishnan, Cliff Shafer, Layne T. Watson, Kyung Kyoon Bae, Jing Jiang, William H. Tranter, Theodore S. Rappaport, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

Total System Scheduling and Synchronisation of a Real-time Distributed processing System
Omana Mammen, Vijayan Nair V., Sreenath D.I., Anil S., Sivadasan, Indian Space Research Organization, India

Track 3: Innovative Internet Computing Systems

Monday   1:30–3:00
Session 3.1: Computing Environments and Implementation I
Chair: Herwig Unger, University of Rostock

Simulation of the Dynamic Behaviour of Communities
Peter Kropf, University of Montreal, Canada

Object Organization on Broadcast Channels in a Global Information Sharing Environment
Y.C. Chehadeh, Ali Hurson, Penn State University, USA
D. Tavangarian, University of Rostock, Germany

Secure and Shareable Data Warehouse/OLAP Model for Electronic Commerce
Y. Lee, S. Tak, J. Stach, E.K. Park, University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA

Tuesday   1:30–3:00
Session 3.2: Simulations for Large Distributed Systems
Chair: Peter Kropf, University of Montreal

Distribution of Information in Decentralized Computer Communities
Herwig Unger, University of Rostock, Germany
Thomas Boehme, Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany

Simulation of the Bandwidth Distribution in a WLAN System
D. Tavangarian, Helena Unger, University of Rostock, Germany

Concept Association and Hierarchical Hamming Clustering Model in Text Classification
Zhonghang Yin, Yongcheng Wang, Wei Cai, Qian Diao, Jiaotong University, China

Wednesday   8:30–10:00
Session 3.3: Computing Environments and Implementation II
Chair: Ioana Banicescu, Mississipoi State University

Analyses of a WDM Network Based on TDM Control Protocol in a Parallel Architecture
Joao Angelo Martini, State University of Maringa, Brazil
Marcos A. Cavenaghi, Álvaro Garcia Neto, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Remote Transparent Execution of Java Threads
Kenneth B. Kent, Jon C. Muzio, Gholamali C. Shoja, University of Victoria, Canada

Metacomputing for Parallel MPI Programs on PC Clusters Connected Through Public Internet
Kuo-Chan Huang, Hsi-Ya Chang, Min Chen, Shou-Cheng Tcheng, Chaur-Yi Chou, National Center for High Performance Computing, Taiwan

Track 4: Petri Nets and Performance Evaluation in HPC

Monday   3:30–5:00
Session 4.1: Solving Petri Nets
Chair: Dietmar Tutsch, Technical University of Berlin

Distributed Generation of State Space for Timed Petri Nets
I. Rada, IBM Canada, Ltd., Canada
W.M. Zuberek, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

Importance Sampling for the Simulation of Stocahstic Petri Nets and Fluid Stochastic Petri Nets
Bruno Tuffin, Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu, France
Kishor S. Trivedi, Duke University, USA

A Box Algebra with Mixed Unfactorable Operators
Raymond Devillers, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

Serial and Parallel Out-of-Core Solution of Linear Systems Arising from Generalised Stochastic Petri Nets
Alexander Bell, Boudewijn R. Haverkort, Laboratory for Performance Evaluation and Distribution Systems, Germany

Tuesday   8:30–10:00
Session 4.2: Traffic Load
Chair: Wlodek Zuberek, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Analysis of Discrete-time Buffers with Geometric Service Times and Correlated Input Traffic
Peixia Gao, Sabine Wittevrongel, Herwig Bruneel, Ghent University, Belgium
Shu Zhang, Harbin Engineering University, China

Multifractal Multicast Traffic in MultiStage Interconnection Networks
Dietmar Tutsch, Günter Hommel, Real-Time Systems and Robotics, Germany

An Adaptive Waiting Time Priority Scheduler for the Proportional Differentiation Model
Lassaad Essafi, Gunter Bolch, Annamaria Andres, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Wednesday   10:30–12:00
Session 4.3: Improving System Performance
Chair: Guenter Hommel, Technical University of Berlin

Modelling a Virtual Source to Virtual Destination Dynamic Bandwidth Reallocation Scheme with DSPN
Nathalie Omnes, Mitsubishi Electric ITE-TLC, France
Annie Gravey, ENST Bretagne, France
Raymond Marie, IRISA Rennes, France

An Analytical Method to Obtain The Distribution of Delay Times in Multistage Interconnection Networks
Marcus Brenner, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

A Combined Reachability/Structural Petri Net Based Method for Resource Estimation
Paulo Maciel, Edna Barros, Universidade de Pernambuco, Brazil

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