Automatic Generation of Parallel Problem Solvers

Over the last ten years, there has been a significant change in computing. After reaching the physical limits in integrated circuit technology, Moore's law (predicting an exponential growth of computing capacity over the years) has been maintained thanks to the replication of computing components (i.e., parallelization). Current computers now incorporate multiple processors, which are themselves multi-core, and come with technologies to increase the parallel capabilities of processors, like the Intel hyper-threading technology that implements two logical processors per core. This is the architecture present not only in today's servers or workstations, but also in portable and mobile devices as laptops, tablets, or mobile phones. It is accepted that this trend towards more and more parallel architectures will be maintained in the coming years.