{"id":181852,"date":"2016-09-21T15:01:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T19:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=181852"},"modified":"2016-09-21T15:07:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T19:07:11","slug":"turing-award-winner-speak-international-conference-parallel-computing-181852","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/turing-award-winner-speak-international-conference-parallel-computing-181852\/","title":{"rendered":"Turing Award winner addresses conference on parallel computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_182412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182412\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Blue-Gene_Valiant.jpg\" alt=\"man with large computer\" width=\"600\" height=\"288\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-182412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leslie Valiant of Harvard University will address the challenges of increasingly complex computer architecture during the 29th International Workshop on Languages and Compilers of Parallel Computing, Sept. 28-30. At left, the University&#8217;s Blue Gene Q supercomputer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A computer scientist who revolutionized machine learning and received computing\u2019s equivalent of the Nobel Prize will be among the keynote speakers when the University of Rochester hosts the 29<sup>th<\/sup> International Workshop on Languages and Compilers of Parallel Computing, Sept. 28-30.<\/p>\n<p>Leslie Valiant of Harvard University, recipient of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amturing.acm.org\/award_winners\/valiant_2612174.cfm\">Turing Award<\/a> <\/strong>in 2010, will address the challenges posed by the increasing complexity of computing architecture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was at his Turing lecture in 2011 at the Federated Computing Research Conferences with a few thousand other computer scientists. \u00a0It was one of the most scientifically inspiring speeches I have seen,\u201d says Chen Ding, one of the workshop\u2019s organizers. \u00a0\u201cFor our students, especially, his keynote will be a\u00a0memorable experience,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The workshop, held annually at different locations, \u201cis the longest running workshop, and also the best for compilers for parallel programs,\u201d says Ding, a professor of computer science. This is the first time it is being held in Rochester.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s conference, at the Hilton Garden Inn at College Town, will feature 25 papers by researchers from the United States, Japan, Europe and Canada. The topics range from parallel programming models and languages, to optimization of parallel programs and debugging tools.<\/p>\n<p>Parallel computing is a type of computation in which many calculations or processes are carried out simultaneously, either within a single system or across networks. Researchers in the field help translate the source language used by programmers into the machine language that makes parallel computing possible, Ding says. They\u00a0also look for ways to optimize performance &#8212; removing redundant operations, organizing memory, implementing\u00a0task partitioning and scheduling, moving data between caches within a machine and memories between machines\u00a0\u2013 all of which can have a \u201chuge impact\u201d on\u00a0performance and energy consumption, Ding says.<\/p>\n<p>Valiant will speak at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, on the need to design algorithms that can address the difficulty of writing efficient parallel programs, especially in light of the increasing complexity of computing architecture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRarely does one see such a striking combination of depth and breadth as in Valiant\u2019s work,\u201d the Turing Award Committee noted. \u201cHis is truly a heroic figure in theoretical computer science and a role model for\u00a0his courage and creativity in addressing some of the deepest unsolved problems in science.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Valient\u2019s lecture is cosponsored by the workshop, the Department of Computer Science, and the Goergen Institute for Data Science. John Criswell, assistant professor of Computer Science, is coorganizer.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.rochester.edu\/dept\/seminar\/view\/dept\/2016\/09\/28\/1101\/Dr_Leslie_Valiant\/The_Multicore_Problem_as_an_Algorithmic_Problem.html\">Go to the workshop\u2019s website for more information.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Leslie Valiant delivered his 2011 Turing lecture, &#8220;it was one of the most scientifically inspiring speeches I have seen,\u201d says Chen Ding, computer science professor and co-organizer of the 29th International Workshop on Languages and Compilers of Parallel 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