The Research Lab Computational Technologies and Applications at the Faculty of Computer Science of the University of Vienna, Austria, invites applications for a

Master/Diploma Thesis

"Floating-Point Operations on a Reconfigurable CPU-Architecture"

Recently, it has become feasible to implement floating-point operations on reconfigurable computing fabrics (FPGAs, etc.). Reconfigurable CPU architectures combine the speed advantages of hardwired functionality with the flexibility of reconfigurable computing fabrics.

Many algorithmic kernels in scientific computing can benefit from varying the precision of floating-point operations. This opens up many questions related to new algorithmic strategies and implementations of various computing kernels. 

You will explore and implement prototypical floating-point operations on cutting-edge hardware. You should have a good understanding of low-level C-programs and should not be afraid of diving into the details of brand-new CPU architectures and the related tools. Any prior experience with FPGAs will be helpful. 

If you are interested, please send an email to manfred dot muecke at univie.ac.at,  including a short motivation (~10 lines), explaining why you are interested in this project.

Requirements: C, Python, IEEE Floating-Point, computer architectures, processor architectures, FPGAs, basics in numerical analysis. 

Location: This work can be done either in Graz or in Vienna. 

Start: As soon as possible, ideally September/October 2008. 

Contact: Dr. Manfred Mücke or Doz.Dr. Wilfried Gansterer, Research Lab Computational Technologies and Applications, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Vienna

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The Research Lab Computational Technologies and Applications at the Faculty of Computer Science of the University of Vienna, Austria (http://rlcta.univie.ac.at), invites applications for an

PhD Student Position in Scientific Computing 

“Distributed Algorithms on upcoming CPU Architectures” 

A university degree in computer science, mathematics or a comparable qualification as well as a solid background in numerical computation and in numerical algorithms are required. Strong interest and background in numerical matrix computations (numerical linear algebra) and their interaction with state-of-the-art processor architectures (multi-core, FPGA, etc.) as well as excellent programming skills (C, C++, Python, Fortran) are highly desirable. A high degree of commitment, self-motivation and creativity are very important. 

The position is funded by the project “Distributed Computing and Information Processing” in the context of the National Research Network SISE of the Austrian Science Foundation (http://portal.ftw.at/projects/all/nfn-sise) and thus will involve interdisciplinary interaction with our partners in the network. 

The employment is expected to extend in total over a period of three to four years, provided that expected study and research results are achieved. The tentative starting date of the position is September 2008 (negotiable), and the initial contract will cover the first year. Further extension of the contract depends on performance. 

We invite applicants to send

• a motivation letter,
• a copy of their CV,
• a short summary of their research interests
• as well as the names and contact details of two references

by e-mail to Dr. Wilfried Gansterer (wilfried.gansterer at univie.ac.at). Screening of applications began on August 1, 2008, and will continue until the position is filled (see also http://rlcta.univie.ac.at). 

Doz. Dr. Wilfried Gansterer

Research Lab Computational Technologies and Applications

Faculty of Computer Science, University of Vienna, Austria

e:  wilfried.gansterer at univie.ac.at

ph:  +43-1-4277-39652

fax: +43-1-4277-39651

http://etutorinnen.univie.ac.at

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