Result reuse in design space exploration: A study in system support for interactive parallel computing

Siu Man Yau, Kostadin Damevski, Vijay Karamcheti, Steven G. Parker, Denis Zorin

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Abstract

This paper presents a system supporting reuse of simulation results in multi-experiment computational studies involving independent simulations and explores the benefits of such reuse. Using a SCIRun-based defibrillator device simulation code (DefibSim) and the SimX system for computational studies, this paper demonstrates how aggressive reuse between and within computational studies can enable interactive rates for such studies on a moderate-sized 128-node processor cluster; a brute-force approach to the problem would require two thousand nodes or more on a massively parallel machine for similar performance. Key to realizing these performance improvements is exploiting optimization opportunities that present themselves at the level of the overall workflow of the study as opposed to focusing on individual simulations. Such global optimization approaches are likely to become increasingly important with the shift towards interactive and universal parallel computing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationIPDPS Miami 2008 - Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, Program and CD-ROM
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
EventIPDPS 2008 - 22nd IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium - Miami, FL, United States
Duration: Apr 14 2008Apr 18 2008

Publication series

NameIPDPS Miami 2008 - Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, Program and CD-ROM

Other

OtherIPDPS 2008 - 22nd IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMiami, FL
Period4/14/084/18/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Software
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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