>Name of institution: New Jersey Institute of Technology
>
>Name of contact person: Bruce Parker
>Address for contact person: 4314 ITC, NJIT, Newark, NJ 07102
>E-mail Address: parker@homer.njit.edu
>Telephone number: 201-596-3369
>Access to what computers?

  Locally:
	8-transputer Parsytec running Trollius.
	8-process Ncube-2.
	CM-2 (soon)

  Remotely:
	We have used the CM-2's at both NPAC and PSC.

>Degree offered?
	Bs, MS, PhD

>Short Curricul(um)(a) Statement:

CIS 352 Parallel Computers and Programming:
A course introducing parallel computers and parallel programming.
General structures and design techniques of parallel computers are
described.  Programming paradigms and algorithm design considerations
for parallel processors will be discussed.

CIS 432 Advanced Operating Systems and Computer Architecture:
 The study of advanced computer architecture and operating systems
emphasizing intrasystem communication.  Topics include pipelining and
parallelism, user interface considerations, introduction to
telecommunications, distributed computing and networks, netowrk
operating system security, performance measurement, monitoring and
evaluation, queueing theory, queueing networks, and concurrency
theory.

CIS 633 Distributed Systems:
 Fundamental topics concerning the design and implementation of
distributed computing systems are covered, including interprocess
communication, remote procedure calls, authentication, protection,
distributed file systems, distributed transactions, replicated data,
reliable broadcast protocols, and specifications for distributed
programs.  All topics will be illustrated with case studies.  Optional
topics may include synchronization, deadlocks, virtual time, and load
balancing.

CIS 668 Parallel Algorithms:
 This course studies a variety of parallel algorithms and
architectures.  Shared memory algorithms and algorithms for special
architectures (tree processors, grids, systolic array, butterflies)
are considered.  The basic theory of algorithm/architecture
performance will be described.

>Remarks relevant to courses offered (e.g., to list courses rather than
> Research activities:

The first two courses are undergraduate-level and the second are
graduate-level.

CIS 352 has been not taught yet.

This is the first year for CIS 432, and we are still experimenting
with the syllabus.  Last fall we used Maekawa, Oldehoeft, and
Oldehoeft.  This spring I am using Carriero and Gelernter along with
the rest of their suggested readings.  I suspect the syllabus will
have to be revised.

We have been using Mullender's text for CIS 633 for the past two
years.  Last fall students had their choice of using a DEC 5500, IBM
RS/6000, or 3 IBM RT-PCs running Mach 2.5 on which to implement their
projects.  We hope to get additional Mach or OSF workstations in the
near future.

CIS 668 has not been so settled either.  I have used both Karp and
Ramachandran's survey, as well as Leighton's class notes last spring,
and found that there was too much material.  I am not sure whether to
use Leighton's new book, or Reif's (if it ever comes out in print).
The project imvolved writing a C* program on a CM-2.

Let me know if you have any questions about any of this.

Cheers,
Bruce Parker
4314 Infotech   				(201) 596-3369
Computer and Information Science Department 	parker@vienna.njit.edu
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey  07102 USA