Published: 2000-09-18

Editorial

Design of Efficient and Scalable Parallel Algorithms

S. W. Song

Introduction to the Special Issue

Parallel and Distributed Computer Graphics

Marta Fairén, Xavier Pueyo

Proposal for Special Issue Papers

Analyzing Parallel Ray Tracing Algorithms

Pascual González, Encarnación Moyano, José Pascual Molina, Isidro Verdú

Sampling Diffuse Inter-reflection within a Hybrid Scheduling

Erik Reinhard, Alan Chalmers, Frederik W. Jansen

LUX: A Heterogeneous Parallel Computer Dedicated to Ray Tracing

Stéphane Mancini, Renaud Pacalet

Partitioning and Scheduling Large Radiosity Computations in Parallel

Xavier Cavin, Jean-Claude Paul, Laurent Alonso

Clusteral Models for Efficient Parallel Volume Visualization

Cemal Köse, Alan Chalmers

Communications Optimizations and Efficient Load-Balancing for a Volume Rendering Algorithm on a Cluster of PCs

Frédérique Chaussumier, Frédéric Desprez

Exploratory Programming of Distributed 3D Graphics Applications

Blair MacIntyre

An Empirical Study of Task Scheduling Strategies for Image Processing Application on Heterogeneous Distributed Computing System

Kalim Qureshi, Masahiko Hatanaka

Parallel Fixed-Point Digital Differential Analyser with Antialiasing. PFDDAA.

Ramón Mollá, Roberto Vivó

Research Reports

A Scalable Portability Model for Parallel Computing

Ami Marowka, Michel Bercovier

Parallel Multiplication of a Vector by a Kronecker Product of Matrices (Part II)

Claude Tadonki, Bernard Philippe

Book Reviews

The GRID: Blueprint for a New Computing Infrastructure

Ami Marowka

Parallel Numerical Computations with Applications

Michelle Pal