lapackers

[Ming Gu <mgu@math.berkeley.edu>]

               Math 290, Section 29, CS 298, Section 6,
                          Fall 2010
         (Matrix Computations and Scientific Computing)

We meet WEDNESDAYS 11:10 - noon in Room 380 Soda Hall,
Berkeley campus.  The coordinators are Profs. J. Demmel
(demmel@cs.berkeley.edu) and M. Gu (mgu@math.berkeley.edu).
The program will be a mixture of research talks and
tutorials.  The tutorials will provide a partial sequel to
Math 221.

For the schedule and other details about the seminar, please see
math.berkeley.edu/~mgu/LAPACKSeminar.htm

Date: Oct. 13, 2010
Speaker: Erich Strohmaier, LBNL
Title:Using Numerical Algorithms for Computer Science Research
Abstract: A variety of numerical algorithms have been used during the last 
decades 
for research in different aspects of computer science.  Many have been 
implemented as benchmarks for measuring various aspects of computer 
architectures.  In recent years research in parallel programming 
languages and multi-core processor architectures have renewed the 
interest in using broader set of numerical methods for evaluation.

This talk will review some of the previous usages of numerical kernels 
as benchmarks in computer science and present work on assembling a 
Testbed of numerical Kernels for research in different aspects of 
computer science.

Date: Oct. 20, 2010
Speaker: Ming Gu
Title: Reduced Rank Regression via Convex Optimization