Paid Undergraduate Positions Available in the Parallel Programming Laboratory

The Parallel Programming Laboratory (PPL) of the Department of Computer
Science has open positions for undergraduate students interested in the following for large scale computers:
* conducting research on parallel algorithms
* software development on parallel algorithms 
* software development on adaptive runtime systems 

He/she will be involved with exploring new techniques for achieving high performance on machines with extremely large numbers of processors. 

Required qualifications include:
* good academic history
* ability to work in teams on software projects
* interest in developing research software

PPL comprises a group of highly energetic and motivated students, post-docs and staff members engaged in (1) developing techniques 
for enhancing performance and productivity in parallel programming,
(2) embodying them in parallel programming infrastructures called 
Charm++ and Adaptive MPI, and (3) using them in developing several 
path-breaking science and engineering applications. We have access 
to the latest high-performance systems both on campus and at other national centers, and maintain research collaborations with top 
groups in various areas of computational science and engineering.

Charm++ has excellent potential to explore the new generation of 
multi-core processors. Also, we have been working on a programming methodology for programming the Cell processor based on Charm++. 
More information on the group and ongoing projects can be found at 
http://charm.cs.illinois.edu/

Undergraduate students at all levels will be considered and 
previous experience with parallel computing is *not* required. 
Compensation will be commensurate with experience in software development. The position is immediately available.

If you are interested in these positions, 
please send an e-mail to Prof. Kale (kale at illinois.edu), 
include a brief description of your previous preparation and 
personal interests. 

Important note: send your message with a Subject of "PPL Undergrad Position".