Professor H. T. Kung
225 Maxwell-Dworkin
617-496-6211
kung@harvard.edu
Office Hours: TBA
In this course we will work on wireless parallel computing. This is an exploratory approach where we use a wireless network to interconnect the parallel computing nodes; in particular, we will use tens of x86-based embedded computers equipped with 802.11b/g wireless interfaces to form a wireless parallel computing platform. This platform can enable a new generation of applications due to the use of the wireless backplane. The course work involves survey of related literature; design and implementation of parallel computing primitives and applications; hands-on work with a 50-node parallel computing testbed; embedded system programming; and lab experiments. Depending on his or her interest, a student may focus on a subset of these tasks.