High Performance Computing

Coordinator
Specialization teachers
Technical competences
Subject

About

The master’s degree gives the best foundations in the fields of computer architecture and/or supercomputing. Graduates will have in-depth knowledge of digital systems and microprocessor design, supercomputer systems and parallel programming.

Destinataris

The master’s degree is aimed at students who have a bachelor’s degree in the fields of Engineering (e.g., Computer Science, Electrical Engineering Telecommunications Engineering) or Applied Sciences (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Biology) and are pursuing a better understanding of High-Performance Computing fields and, more specifically, Supercomputing, Computer Architecture and Technology.

Specialization coordinator

Person	Department	Email
Llosa Espuny, Josep	AC

Specialization teachers

Person	Department	Email
Alvarez Martinez, Carlos	AC
Canal Corretger, Ramon	AC
Costa Prats, Juan José	AC
Espasa Sans, Roger	AC
González Colás, Antonio Maria	AC
Gonzàlez Tallada, Marc	AC
Guitart Fernandez, Jordi	AC
Herrero Zaragoza, Josep Ramon	AC
Jimenez Gonzalez, Daniel	AC
Juan Hormigo, Antonio	AC
Kosmidis, Leonidas	AC
Labarta Mancho, Jesus Jose	AC
Larriba Pey, Josep	AC
Llosa Espuny, Josep	AC
Sanchez Navarro, Jesus	AC
Torres Viñals, Jordi	AC

Technical Competences of each Specialization

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

CEE4.1
Capability to analyze, evaluate and design computers and to propose new techniques for improvement in its architecture.
CEE4.2
Capability to analyze, evaluate, design and optimize software considering the architecture and to propose new optimization techniques.
CEE4.3
Capability to analyze, evaluate, design and manage system software in supercomputing environments.

Subjects

Specialization compulsory subjects

Specialization complementary subjects

Advanced Processor Architecture (APA-MIRI)
Compilers for High Performance Computers (CHPC-MIRI)
Processor Design (PD-MIRI)
Parallel Programming Tools and Models (PPTM-MIRI)
Processor Verification (PV-MIRI)
Supercomputers Architecture (SA-MIRI)
Supercomputing for Challenging Applications (SCA-MIRI)

Elective

Mandatory

Master's Thesis

Mandatory Common Course

Semester 4

Master's Thesis
(TFM - 30 ECTS)

Seminar activities

The activities to obtain the SIRI credits can be done in any semester of the master's degree. Consult the detail of the seminars.

Seminars of Innovation and Research in Informatics
(SIRI - 6 ECTS)

Specialization Elective

You can choose five of this eight courses

Microarchitecture and Processors Design

Advanced Processor Architecture
(APA - 6 ECTS)

Compilers for High Performance Computers
(CHPC - 6 ECTS)

Processor Verification
(PV- 6 ECTS)

Processor Design
(PD - 6 ECTS)

Supercomputing

Compilers for High Performance Computers
(CHPC - 6 ECTS)

Parallel Programming Tools & Models
(PPTM - 6 ECTS)

Supercomputers Architecture
(SA - 6 ECTS)

Supercomputing for Challenging Applications
(SCA - 6 ECTS)

Digital Microelectronic Design Specialization

This specialization is shared with the Master in Electronic Engineering (MEE) of the Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSETB). You have to take the 7 subjects:

Advanced Processor Architecture
(APA - 6 ECTS)

Processor Verification
(PV - 6 ECTS)

Processor Design
(PD - 6 ECTS)

Configurable Digital Electronics
(CDEL - 3 ECTS)

Digital Nanoelectronic Design
(DND - 5 ECTS)

High-Level Digital Design
(HDD - 5 ECTS)

System on Chip Physical Design
(SCPD - 5 ECTS)