Concurrent computing

Summary

With the advent of modern architectures, it becomes crucial to master the underlying algorithmics of concurrency. The objective of this course is to study the foundations of concurrent algorithms and in particular the techniques that enable the construction of robust such algorithms.

Content

Keywords

Concurrency, parallelism, algorithms, data structures

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

ICC, Operating systems

Recommended courses

This course is complementary to the Distributed Algorithms course

Important concepts to start the course

Processes, threads, datas structures

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Reason in a precise manner about concurrency
• Design a concurrent algorithm
• Prove a concurrent algorithm
• Implement a concurrent system

Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises and practical work

Expected student activities

Final exam

Project

Assessment methods

Final exam (theory) and project (practice)

Resources

Notes/Handbook

Algorithms for Concurrent Systems, R. Guerraoui and P. Kouznetsov

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/CS-453