Execution Models of PROLOG for Parallel Computers (Research monographs in parallel & distributed computing) - Softcover
Synopsis
The research described in this book addresses the semantic gap between logic programming languages and the architecture of parallel computers - the problem of how to implement logic programming languages on parallel computers in a way that can most effectively exploit the inherent parallelism of the language and efficiently utilize the parallel architecture of the computer.Following a useful review of other research results, the first project explores the possibilities of implementing logic programs on MIMD, nonshared memory massively parallel computers containing 100 to 1,000 processing elements. The second investigates the possibility of implementing Prolog on a typical SIMD machine, called a Distributed Processor Array.The author's objectives are to define a parallel computational paradigm (the Extended Cellular-Dataflow Model) that can be used to create a Parallel Prolog Abstract Machine as a general starting point for implementing logic programming languages on parallel computers, to exploit the different types of parallelism of these programs, to define an efficient parallel logic machine, to explore the possibilities of implementing logic programming languages on array processors, such as the DAP, to invent parallel implementation techniques for effectively executing Prolog on the DAP, and to define a parallel extension of Prolog that is able to utilize the processor aggregate of the DAP for effectively solving numerical subproblems within logic programsPeter Kacsuk is with Multilogic Computing Ltd. of Budapest, Hungary.
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Synopsis
The main question addressed by this volume is how to implement logic programming languages on parallel computers in an effective way capable of exploiting the inherent parallelism of logic programs and utilizing the parallel architecture offered by parallel computers. The book has three main parts: the first is an overview of the results of other research projects; the second describes the results of the first research project; and the third part presents the results of the second research project.
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