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A MODERN COURSE ON PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING Lubomir Ivanov Department of Computer Science Iona College 715 North Avenue New Rochelle NY 10801 tel.: 914-633-2342 email: livanov@ ABSTRACT The rapid advances in both the development and the use of parallel computing systems has led to the need for highly trained professionals with a knowledge of both the hardware and the software aspects of parallel and distributed computing.We present a course aimed at preparing students for the demands of the workplace by giving them hands-on experience working with parallel computers and software Additionally this course emphasizes the essential connections between Computer Science and other disciplines such as Biology Biochemistry Physics and Astronomy where the use of parallel computing is commonplace. I INTRODUCTION Parallel computing which for many years was considered a purely academic endeavor is gradually becoming a necessity of modern mainstream computing There are many reasons for this: The current level of microprocessor technology seems to be finally reaching the limit of the clock speed at which CPUs can be operated with reasonable cooling Classical parallel computing techniques such as SIMD have been reintroduced in the context of general-purpose microprocessors On the other hand the rapid advances in Biology Chemistry Physics and Astronomy have dramatically increased the need for ever-more powerful computational platforms for modeling and simulating complex real world phenomena and processes Immerging new fields such as Biocomputing have spanned the boundaries between Computer Science and other disciplines demanding greater breadth and depth of knowledge and skills from the practitioners These skills include an in-depth understanding of parallel computing both from a hardware and software point of view and can only be acquired through extensive hands-on experience working on parallel systems and projects. To prepare such highly trained professionals