Plenary Lecture

Advanced Parallel Processing Systems
(Architectures and Applications)

Prof. Hamid Abachi
Faculty of Engineering
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
Hamid.Abachi@eng.monash.edu.au

Abstract: With the advances of computer technology, both from hardware and software points of view, parallel and distributed processing systems play key roles in the identification of future research trend and development activities in many educational establishments as well as industrial sectors. It is evident that the implementation of parallel processing systems could be one of the solutions to many engineering problems that suffer from the lack of high reliability, performance, fault tolerance, compatibility, expandability, availability, flexibility, cost and size just to name a few. To this end, most parallel processing systems are used to solve computationally intensive problems by improving the processing speed. This includes areas such as space programs, military applications, weather forecasting, image and signal processing as well as pattern recognition. This is one of the reasons that we encounter many scientists and researchers continuing to develop different parallel processing architectures in order to further improve the above mentioned parameters.
In order to explore the wide spectrum of parallel processing systems and their applications, the presenter will fully discuss different classes of parallel processing systems and their applications. This includes the evolution of Cluster and Grids Computing including their future trends. Finally, the speaker, after fully describing the most advanced parallel processing systems architectures will focus and support his views by outlining the latest development and industrial utilisations of this advanced research area.

Brief Biography of the Speaker:
Hamid Abachi received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering from University of Wales in Britain in 1981.
He has been in academic life for more than 25 years. Hamid has also worked and gained a wide spectrum of practical experiences in heavy to light industries.
From 1991 to present he has held a faculty position in the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, at Monash University in Australia. He is Director of the International Program, and Director of Postgraduate (Coursework) studies as well as the Professional Development Programs.
He is a member of the Editorial Board of the IEEE Systems Journal in the USA and WSEAS Transactions on Computer Research. He has been a keynote speaker at many international conferences. In addition, Hamid is also a member of Technical Program Committees and a reviewer of more than 60 international conferences where in a number of occasions he has been invited to serve as the conference chair.
He is a Fellow of IET (formally IEE, The Institution of Electrical Engineers, UK) and a Fellow of IEAust (Engineers Australia). Hamid is also a Senior Member of the IEEE, USA.
His prime research areas include the modeling and simulation of Parallel Processing Systems, Design of Advanced Computer Architectures, Fault-tolerant Distribution and Parallel Systems. He has many journal and international conference papers in these areas.