NWEN 406 – Distributed Computing in Grids and Clouds
| Points: | 15 | Prerequisites: | NWEN 304 and 30 further points from NWEN, ECEN, SWEN, COMP at 300 level |
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| Faculty: | Engineering | Corequisites: | None |
| School: | Engineering & Comp Sci | Restrictions: | COMP 415 (2009) and ECSE 433 (2009) |
The course focuses on the design and use of distributed systems for high end computing. In particular we look at the aggregation of geographically distributed computing resources to form massive distributed computing platforms. These platforms can then be applied to solve large problems in science and industry - protein docking, seismology medicine, astronomy, particle physics, climate prediction etc. Topics in this course typically include: e-Science, clusters, grids and clouds, service oriented architectures, workflow management, utility computing and grid economies.
This course is not currently being offered.