AlgoWiki Project as an Extension of the Top500 Methodology

Alexander S Antonov; Jack Dongarra; Vladimir Voevodin

doi:10.14529/jsfi180101

Authors

Alexander S Antonov Lomonosov Moscow State University
Jack Dongarra University of Tennessee
Vladimir Voevodin Lomonosov Moscow State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14529/jsfi180101

Abstract

The AlgoWiki project is dedicated to describing the parallel structure and key features of various algorithms. The descriptions are intended to provide complete information about algorithm's properties, which are needed to adequately assess their implementation efficiency for any computing platform. This work sets out the key areas for further development of the project which were recently developed based on working with the AlgoWiki encyclopedia. We are suggesting an approach to extend the Top500 methodology, which is commonly used to compare various computing platforms.

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