Student talks - 1st set

1. (10 points) Pick two topics from this list.

   1. Describe the fastest 2 computers on the top500 list https://www.top500.org/lists/top500/2020/11/

   2. Describe computers 3 and 4 on top500.

   3. Describe computers 5 and 6 on top500.

   4. Describe the Blue Gene.

   5. Summarize python's parallel capabilities.

   6. Summarize Matlab's parallel capabilities.

   7. Summarize Mathematica's parallel capabilities.

   8. Summarize MPI.

   9. Describe an application where physics needs/uses parallel computing.

   10. Describe an application where astronomy needs/uses parallel computing.

   11. Describe an application where biology needs/uses parallel computing.

   12. Give an application where machine learning needs/uses parallel computing.

   13. Give an application where computational fluid dynamics needs/uses parallel computing.

   14. Summarize OpenACC.

   15. Summarize pthreads.

   16. Other related topic of your choice.

2. Email me with your choices.

3. I'll assign you your first topic that wasn't already taken.

4. Two students may work together to present one talk.

5. Prepare and give 5-10 minute talk next Mon 2/1. We'll spread the talks out evenly. A team would jointly give one 5-10 minute talk.

   I won't block your mike at 10 minutes, but will leave it to you to be responsible. There are 9 students in class. The class is 80 minutes long.