Professor works to overcome challenges in harnessing power of multicore computer processors
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 08:10
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org)—Computer processors that can complete multiple tasks simultaneously have been available in the mainstream for almost a decade. In fact, almost all processors developed today are multicore processors. Yet, computer programmers still struggle to efficiently harness their power because it is difficult to write correct and efficient parallel code.