Parallel Magic
General description
Do you want to experience FAKE MAGIC?
- Abrakadabra: Your professor will be a part-time magician!
Do you want to visit one of the most beautiful cities in Europe?
- Alakazam: You'll stay in incredible Stockholm, the Venice of the north!
Do you want to make your computer doing two things at a time?
- Lumos: Discover parallel programming!
Do you want to learn one of the most innovative programming languages of the moment?
- Alhomora: Go for "Go", the programming language of Google!
Do you want to work hard and party harder in parallel?
- Imperio: Welcome to the essence of both BEST and swedish culture!
Do you want to experience TRUE MAGIC?
- Simsalabim: Come to Stockholm and have the BEST 9 days of your life!
We'll show you the beauty and open-mindedness of Sweden, how to "fika" together,
how to get a stack overflow of fun and a mutual exclusion from boredom!
Academic information
- Fields of activity:
- Computational Sciences , Computer Engineering , Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics
- Content and topics:
- Go, concurrency, synchronization, deadlocks and parallelism.
- Learning goals and objectives:
- Main aspects of parallel programming and concurrency using the language Go.
- Examination type:
- Continuous examination through small tasks.
- ECTS credits issued:
- Not known yet
Information for applicants
- Selection criteria:
- Motivation letters and answers to the questions. Interest of parallel programming.
Practical arrangements
All of the following are covered by the event fee:
- Lodging:
- Student dormitories.
- Meals:
- Three meals each day out of which at least one will be hot.
- Transportation:
- Public transport.