This site is a repository of data sets and / or sample problems students could use to learn more about high-performance computing (HPC).

This is the current list of resources:

Sample HPC problems

• Parallel π: Monte Carlo estimation
• Parallel fractals: Burning Ship
• Parallel sorting: Bucket Sort

New content will be added periodically, and each new addition will be accompanied by a new blog post.

If you would like to suggest content to add to this list, contact us via the links at the bottom of the page.

Blog posts

• Parallel fractal - Burning Ship

  An OpenMPI problem requiring more communication

  Posted on November 20, 2023

  In this project you will create a parallelized Python program to create an image of the Burning Ship fractal. A fractal, as defined by Benoit Mandelbrot, is a “a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • OpenMPI

• Parallel π -- Monte Carlo estimation

  A good first OpenMP or OpenMPI problem

  Posted on November 16, 2023

  Once you have been introduced to the basics of parallel computing with OpenMP or OpenMPI, a nice first problem to tackle is a parallel Monte Carlo estimation for the value of the mathematical constant π. (Note: the information in this post is taken from one of the CCLA’s course modules,... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • OpenMP
  • OpenMPI