Parallel Programming Course – Spring 2025

Course Code: IT00CD91-3005
Credits: 5 ECTS
Period: P4
Language: English

Welcome to the course website for Parallel Programming taught at Åbo Akademi University.

This course introduces the key models, tools, and techniques in parallel programming, covering shared-memory, GPU, and distributed computing with hands-on experience using OpenMP, CUDA, and MPI in C++.

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🧠 Course Description

This course offers a practical introduction to parallel programming, covering key models and tools used in modern high-performance computing. Students will learn to write efficient code for multicore CPUs, GPUs, and distributed systems using C++, OpenMP, CUDA, and MPI.

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🗓 Logistics

• Start Date: March 24, 2025
• End Date: May 26, 2025
• Lectures: Mondays, 12.30 – 14.00 (Room B0215/216, Academil, Vaasa + Zoom)
• Teacher: Alireza Olama

All lectures are hybrid and recorded. Zoom recordings will be shared on Moodle and YouTube.

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📚 Prerequisites

• C/C++ programming experience
• Operating system concepts
• Machine organization

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📖 References

• An Introduction to Parallel Programming, Peter Pacheco, Matthew Malensek
• Programming Massively Parallel Processors, Wen-mei W. Hwu, David B. Kirk, Izzat El Hajj

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📂 Lectures

Week 1: Course Intro & Parallel Hardware

• Lecture 1 Slides

Week 2: C/C++ Refresher

• Lecture 2 Slides

Week 3–4: Shared Memory Programming with OpenMP

• Lecture 3: OpenMP Part I
• Lecture 4: OpenMP Part II

Week 5–7: GPU Programming with CUDA

• CUDA Programming I
• CUDA Programming II

Week 8–9: Distributed Programming with MPI

• MPI Programming I
• MPI Programming II

Week 10: Distributed Machine Learning

• Lecture 10: Parallel ML

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🎥 Lecture Videos

All lectures will be uploaded to YouTube and linked here:

• Lecture 1 – Course Intro & Hardware
• Lecture 2 – C++ Refresher
• Lecture 3 – OpenMP I

• Lecture 4 – OpenMP II

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For questions or registration issues, email the instructor: Alireza.Olama@abo.fi