PANEL: Parallel & Supercomputing

TD29.1 PANEL: Parallel & Supercomputing Anna Nagurney, Robert Bixby, Robert W. Ashford, Greg Astfalk --- Univ. of MA, Sch. of Mgmt., Dept. of Finance & Op. Mgmt., Amherst, MA 01003 , (nagurney@gbfin.umass.edu)

The parallel and supercomputer industry is advancing rapidly with¨ quite a bit of turmoil. We discuss recent developments in the area,¨ as well as future directions in hardware paradigms and in software¨ issues, such as ease of development and porting. We represent both¨ hardware manufacturers and software developers.