Computational Grid Systems

Graduate

Introduction to computational grid system goals; issues in requirements acquisition and design, specification and development; computing, networking and institutional infrastructure development; relationship to cluster and super-computing approaches; mechanisms and approaches to account management; grid adaptation of programming model; information service provision and delivery; measurement and analysis of end-to-end performance of parallel and distributed applications; analysis and monitoring tools; issues related to remote access and transparency; resource scheduling and management; and, security issues in authentication, authorization and data integrity. (Prerequisite: BSc Honours Computer Science or permission of instructor.) 268 Winter 2027 Academic Calendar