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.