Parallel Programming Talk
Prof. Alexandra Fedorova - Managing Contention for the Shared Resources on Multicore Processors
Date/Time: 8/10/2010 at 8:00 AM Pacific - Watch Live on ISN TV

Teach Parallel
Sverre Jarp, OpenLab for DataGrid Applications, CTO, CERN
Date/Time: TBD

Visualize this!
BC Rasco, President - Smarter than you software will talk about Drag modeling and his contribution to the Game Programming Gems book.
Date/Time: 8/10/2010 at 12:00 PM Pacific

Digital Arts Show
Topic tbd
Date/Time: 8/12/2010 at 10:00 AM Pacific

Superscalar Programming 101 (Matrix Multiply) Part 1 shows how to optimally tune a well-known algorithm and provides methodologies for interpreting the statistics gathered during test runs as well as how to use the interpretations to improve parallel code. Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of the 5-part paper have been published.

Green Computing with Intel® Atom™ Processor-Based Devices explains how Intel® Atom™ micro architecture goes beyond satisfying the need for a durable, low cost, and powerful platform with its positive effects on the environment for years to come. Read up on the environmental benefits of the micro architecture of the Intel® Atom™ here.

Sid Meier’s Civilization* V Finds the Graphics Sweet Spot illustrates how Sid Meier's Civilization went from being a popular board game to one of the hottest video games today. Find out Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers active role in enhancing the gamers experience for the latest release of Civilization V.

Exhibit your Parallel Programming skill with the Threading Challenge 2010 Compete for great prizes! Phase 2 of the Threading Challenge launched on August 9. Problem 1 for the Apprentice and Master Levels are posted!

Neoqb’s Rise of Flight* Touches Down Flawlessly With Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers (Intel® GPA) Optimizations Sergey Vorsin, a lead programmer at Neoqb, shares his experiences using Intel ® Graphics Performance Analyzers (Intel® GPA) to find rendering pipeline bottlenecks and optimize game performance in developing modern combat flight simulation game- Rise of Flight.