Matlab D: Compiling parallel Matlab with user-defined data distributions

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dc.contributor.advisorKennedy, Kenneth W., Jr.
dc.creatorFletcher, Mary E.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-03T18:31:34Z
dc.date.available2018-12-03T18:31:34Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractWhile many scientists prefer to write applications in high-level languages like Matlab, these languages often do not deliver high performance. For computationally-intense applications, scientists typically write parallel code in low-level languages, which is tedious. To enable the translation from Matlab directly into high-performance parallel code, we augmented Matlab with distributed arrays and parallel forall loops to create the Matlab D language. We developed a compiler that translates Matlab D into parallel Fortran for distributed-memory machines. The compiler partitions work among processors using array distributions as a guide. To generate quality code for a broad range of applications, the Matlab D compiler supports user-defined distributions. Our experiments show that the Matlab D compiler generates parallel code with significantly higher performance than serial Matlab, enabling users to obtain high performance from high-level languages. This thesis describes the compiler implementation and demonstrates its promise with studies of several computational kernels.
dc.format.extent93 pp
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS COMP.SCI. 2008 FLETCHER
dc.identifier.citationFletcher, Mary E.. "Matlab D: Compiling parallel Matlab with user-defined data distributions." (2008) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103579">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103579</a>.
dc.identifier.digital304509434
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/103579
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectComputer science
dc.subjectApplied sciences
dc.titleMatlab D: Compiling parallel Matlab with user-defined data distributions
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentComputer Science
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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