ECE 420 - Parallel and Distributed Programming

3.8 units (fi 8)(EITHER, 3-0-3/2)

Faculty of Engineering

Overview of parallel/distributed computing including concepts and terminology. Principles of programming with shared memory and synchronization methods. Multithread programming with Pthreads and OpenMP. Message passing computing: the Message Passing Interface library. Design and performance of parallel algorithms. Prerequisites: CMPUT 275 and 379.

No syllabi

Winter Term 2027

Lectures

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LECTURE B1
(76644)
120
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09 (MWF)
09:00 - 09:50

Labs

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LAB H21
(75413)
40
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09 (T)
14:00 - 16:50
LAB H41
(76645)
40
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09 (R)
14:00 - 16:50
LAB H42
(76646)
40
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09 (R)
14:00 - 16:50