Scientific Computing with GPUs

May/June 2012

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This special issue attests to the widespread use of GPUs in the scientific computing community and shows how they represent the range of possibilities (and risks) for using GPUs in scientific applications. Read full article »

What's In This Issue:

Each issue of Computing in Science & Engineering features an in-depth look at an important topic in high-performance computing and computational science. Here's a quick overview of the latest issue's contents. More »

About CiSE

Copublished with the American Institute of Physics, CiSE features the latest computational science and engineering research in an accessible format along with departments covering news and analysis, CSE in education, and emerging technologies.

 

Articles from CiSE

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Applications of Computational Science: Data-Intensive Computing for Student Projects

This undergraduate research course offers students a chance to work with the tools of computational science for large, data-intensive computations on publicly available datasets. Read full article »

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What Do We Know about Scientific Software Development's Agile Practices?

How well do current scientific-software-development processes match agile-development practices? What are the effects of using agile practices in such processes? Read full article »

 
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The Limits of Reproducibility in Numerical Simulation

Modern computational simulation's increasing and mainly speed-oriented use of high-performance computing systems often conflicts with the goal of making research reproducible. Read full article »

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Biomedical Visual Computing: Case Studies and Challenges

As recent research in biomedical applications illustrates, visualization will be critical in making this vast amount of data usable; it's also fundamental to understanding models of complex phenomena. Read full article »

 

Announcements

CiSE Seeks Editor in Chief for 2013–2014 Term
The IEEE Computer Society seeks applicants for the position of editor in chief, to serve a two-year term starting 1 January 2013. Prospective candidates are asked to provide (as PDF files), by 14 March 2012, a complete curriculum vitae, a brief plan for the publication's future, and a letter of support from their institution or employer. Please click here for more details.

Computing in Science & Engineering (CiSE) magazine is soliciting papers for publication in 2012. Articles in CiSE's range can be opinion pieces, tutorials on useful and interesting topics, or reports on research in the practice and application of computational science. A peer-reviewed publication, appearing six times per year, CiSE is read by thousands of scientists and engineers active in a wide variety of disciplines.

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