Heterogeneous Supercomputing: Problems and Issues

Abstract

While promising feasible solutions to several short­ comings of homogeneous parallel computing, Hetero­ geneous SuperComputing (HSC) poses new problems to be solved. In this paper, we outline the issues and problems arising in using heterogeneous environments for parallel solutions to various applications. Prelim­ inary solutions to a set of problems in heterogeneous supercomputing are presented. AB an example appli­ cation, implementation of image understanding algo­ rithms in a heterogeneous environment is studied.