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Eric de Sturler

Research Scientist
Advanced Numerical Algorithms


Contact Information

CSCS/SCSC
ETH Zentrum, RZ
CH-8092 Zurich
(Switzerland)

Tel: +41 (1) 632 5566 (direct)
Fax: +41 (1) 632 1104
E-mail: sturler@scsc.ethz.ch 

Curriculum Vitae   (including complete list of publications and presentations)
Research Interests
Courses

Selected Journal and Book Publications

  1. E. de Sturler and D. Loher, Parallel Iterative Solvers for Irregular Sparse Matrices in High Performance Fortran, Journal of Future Generation Computer Systems 13 (1997/1998), 315-325,
    (special issue containing the 15 best papers selected out of 130 papers accepted for HPCN'97)
    A draft version is online available.
  2. E. de Sturler, Truncation Strategies for Optimal Krylov Subspace Methods, to appear in SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis.
    Awarded the second prize at the Leslie Fox Prize Meeting 1997. (see Tech. Report TR-96-38 below.)
  3. E. de Sturler and D. Loher, Implementing Iterative Solvers for Irregular Sparse Matrix Problems in High Performance Fortran. In C.D. Polychronopoulos, K. Joe, K. Araki, M. Amamiya, editors: High Performance Computing, International Symposium, ISHPC'97, Fukuoka, Japan, November 4-6, 1997, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1336, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany, 1997.
  4. E. de Sturler and V. Strumpen, Scientific Programming with High Performance Fortran: A Case Study Using the xHPF Compiler, Scientific Programming Vol. 6(1), 127-152 (1997) Special Issue: High Performance Fortran Comes of Age, Robert Schreiber and Piyush Mehrotra, Guest Editors
  5. E. de Sturler, Nested Krylov Methods based on GCR, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 67, 15-41 (1996)
  6. E. de Sturler, A performance model for Krylov subspace methods on mesh-based parallel computers, Parallel Computing Vol. 22, 57-74 (1996)
  7. F. Nataf, F. Rogier, and E. de Sturler, Domain Decomposition Methods for Fluid Dynamics, In: Navier-Stokes Equations and Related Nonlinear Problems, A. Sequeira (ed.), Plenum Press, New York, 1995
  8. E. de Sturler and H. A. van der Vorst, Reducing the effect of global communication in GMRES(m) and CG on parallel distributed memory computers, Applied Numerical Mathematics (IMACS), Vol. 18, 441-459 (1995)
  9. E. de Sturler, Incomplete Block LU Preconditioners on Slightly Overlapping Subdomains for a Massively Parallel Computer, Applied Numerical Mathematics (IMACS), Vol. 19, 129-146 (1995)
  10. E. de Sturler, IBLU Preconditioners for Massively Parallel Computers, Contemporary Mathematics (AMS), Vol. 180, 395-400 (1995)
  11. C. Clémençon, K. M. Decker, A. Endo, J. Fritscher, G. Jost, T. Maruyama, N. Masuda, A. Müller, R. Rühl, W. Sawyer, E. de Sturler, B. J. N. Wylie, and F. Zimmermann, Architecture and Programmability of the NEC Cenju-3, SPEEDUP, Vol. 8(2) (1994), pp. 15-22.
  12. E. de Sturler. Iterative Methods on Distributed Memory Computers. Ph.D. Thesis, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, October 1994, ISBN 90-9007579-8.
    Please drop me an email if you download my thesis.
  13. E. de Sturler and H. A. van der Vorst. Communication Cost Reduction for Krylov Methods on Parallel Computers. In W. Gentzsch and U. Harms, editors: High-Performance Computing and Networking, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 797, pages 190-195, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany, 1994.
For reprints please send email to address above.

Recent Technical Reports

  1. E. de Sturler and Damian Loher, Parallel Solution of Irregular, Sparse Matrix Problems using High Performance Fortran, TR-96-39, November 1996
  2. E. de Sturler, Truncation Strategies for Optimal Krylov Subspace Methods, TR-96-38, November 1996

Full List of Publications

Recent Presentations / Current Work

Recent Invitations and Invited Presentations
  1. Panel member in the Forum Discussion at the High Performance Fortran User Group Conference 1998 (HUG'98), Porto, Portugal, 25-26 June, 1998.
  2. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign / Center for Simulation of Advanced Rockets & Department of Computer Science, IL, USA, 7-11 July, 1998.
  3. K.U. Leuven, (Catholic University of Leuven), Belgium, 22-24 April, 1998, Implementation Aspects and Parallelism in Krylov Methods. (in KUL-UCL Graduate Courses in Numerical Analysis / Seminar Series: Iterative Methods for Large Scale Systems and Eigenvalue Problems, organized by prof. Paul Van Dooren and prof. Stefan Vandewalle)
  4. Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Mathematical Sciences Section, TN, USA, March 24-28, 1998.
  5. University of Pavia, Institute for Numerical Analysis, Pavia, Italy, March 3-6, 1998. The Convergence of BiCG.
  6. Stanford University / SCCM, February 18 - 21, 1998, Parallel Iterative Solvers for Irregular Sparse Matrices in High Performance Fortran.
  7. Ecole Polytechnique/Centre de Mathematiques Appliquees, Paris, France, February 2-6, 1998,
    1. The Convergence of BiCG.
    2. Parallel Iterative Solvers for Irregular Sparse Matrices in High Performance Fortran.
  8. Universite de Geneve/Departement de l'Econometrie, Geneve, Switzerland, December 19, 1997. An Introduction to Iterative Methods and their Applications. (in Seminaires de Recherche du Departement d'Econometrie)
  9. Australian National University/Computer Sciences Laboratory, Canberra, Australia, 10-16 November, 1997.
    1. Truncation Strategies for Optimal Krylov Subspace Methods.
    2. Parallel Iterative Solvers for Irregular Sparse Matrices in High Performance Fortran. (with D. Loher)
  10. Stanford University / SCCM, June 30 - August 12, 1997, Truncation Strategies for Optimal Krylov Subspace Methods.
  11. A Robust and Efficient Truncated GMRES, Third IMACS International Symposium on Iterative Methods in Scientific Computation, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA, July 9-12, 1997. (in minisymposium)
  12. Truncation Strategies for Optimal Krylov Subspace Methods, Leslie Fox Prize Meeting 1997, University of Dundee, June 23, 1997. Awarded 2nd Prize.
  13. University of Basel/Institut fuer Informatik, Switzerland, 12-14 May, 1997, High Performance Fortran Course. (3 days)
  14. M.I.T./Lab. for Computer Science, Cambridge MA, USA, 14-18 October, 1996, Parallel Solution of Irregular Sparse Problems using High Performance Fortran. (in Supercomputing Technologies Seminar)

Recent Conference Presentations / Sessions and other Lectures / Courses
  1. Truncation and Restarting Strategies for Linear Systems and Eigenvalue Problems, Session organized at the Fourth IMACS International Symposium on Iterative Methods in Scientific Computation (Celebrating the 75th birthday of David M. Young).
  2. Object-Oriented Programming in High Performance Fortran, 12-th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP'98), Workshop on Parallel Object-Oriented Scientific Computing (POOSC'98), Brussels, Belgium, 20-24 July, 1998.
  3. HPF for Regular, Block-Structured, and Irregular Grid-based Applications, High Performance Fortran User Group Conference 1998 (HUG'98), jointly with VECPAR'98, Porto, Portugal, 22-26 June, 1998. (see also Invitations)
  4. The Convergence of BiCG, Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, CO, USA, March 30 - April 3, 1998.
  5. High Performance Fortran Course, ETH Zurich, March 9-10, 1998
  6. Implementing Iterative Solvers for Irregular Sparse Matrix Problems in High Performance Fortran. International Symposium on High Performance Computing, ISHPC'97, Fukuoka, Japan, November 4 - 6, 1997.
  7. Short Course on Iterative Linear Solvers and Preconditioners (with M. Gutknecht and M. Benzi), ETH Zurich, October 16-17, 1997.
    1. Optimal Krylov Subspace Methods
    2. Truncation Strategies for Optimal Krylov Subspace Methods
    3. Software
  8. Parallel Computing and Linear System Solving, Parallel Computing and Numerical Applications, Institut d'Informatique, Universite de Neuchatel, September 26, 1997.
  9. All Good Things Come to an End, or The Convergence of GMRES(m), SIAM Annual Conference and 45th Anniversary Meeting, Stanford University, July 14-18, 1997.
  10. Truncated GMRES, Czech-U.S. Workshop on Iterative Methods and Parallel Computing, June 16-21, 1997, Milovy, Czech Republic.
  11. Parallel Solution of Irregular, Sparse Matrix Problems Using High Performance Fortran, HPCN'97, International Conference and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, 28-30 April 1997.
  12. Truncation Strategies for Optimal Krylov Methods, Swiss Numerical Analysis Day, University of Geneva, March 5, 1997.
  13. Solving Regular and Irregular Sparse Problems using High Performance Fortran, Leonhard Euler Research Center, Competence Center For Parallel CFD, 3rd Parallel CFD Day, EPFL Lausanne, March 4, 1997.
  14. Optimal Truncation Strategies, SIAM Sparse Matrix Conference, Coeur d'Alene (Id), 9-11 October, 1996.

Full List of Invitations and Presentations

For information concerning these topics please send email to address above

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