Intro to Parallel Programming

Name: Intro to Parallel Programming
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Author: Nvidia

Course

English

Source

From www.udacity.com

Conditions

Self-paced
Free Access

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12 Sequences
Introductive Level

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Syllabus

Lesson 1: GPU Programming Model

Project 1: Greyscale Conversion (for that classy touch!)

Lesson 2: GPU Hardware and Parallel Communication

Project 2: Smart Blurring (miracle product for removing wrinkles!)

Lesson 3: Fundamental Parallel Algorithms

Project 3: HDR Tonemapping (when 1000:1 contrast is not enough!)

Lesson 4: Using Sort and Scan

Project 4: Red Eye Removal (soothing relief for bright red eyes)

Lesson 5: Optimizing GPU Programs

Project 5: Accelerating Histograms (when fast isn't fast enough)

Lesson 6: Parallel Computing Patterns

Project 6: Seamless Image Compositing (polar bear in the swimming pool)###Lesson 7: The Frontiers and Future of GPU Computing

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

David Luebke - David Luebke helped found NVIDIA Research in 2006 after eight years teaching computer science on the faculty of the University of Virginia. Dave's research on real-time 3D computer graphics led to an early interest in GPU computing when that field was still in its infancy. Today Dave is senior director of graphics research and a NVIDIA Distinguished Inventor. Dave lives in central Virginia with his wife and three boys, plays racquetball and ultimate frisbee, and prefers college hoops to the NBA. Find him at his
website
and
@davedotluebke
on Twitter.
John Owens - John Owens is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he leads a research group in parallel computing. He joined the faculty at UC Davis after many happy years as a student at Stanford (graduate) and Berkeley (undergraduate), and lives in Berkeley with his wife and daughter. In his free time, he enjoys puzzles, water polo, and pursuing a finite Erdős-Bacon number. John has a
web page
and (after his recent sabbatical at Twitter) is learning how to tweet at
@jowens
.

Editor

Nvidia

Platform

Udacity is a for-profit educational organization founded by Sebastian Thrun, David Stavens, and Mike Sokolsky offering massive open online courses (MOOCs). According to Thrun, the origin of the name Udacity comes from the company's desire to be "audacious for you, the student". While it originally focused on offering university-style courses, it now focuses more on vocational courses for professionals.