Title
Optimization of processor allocation for domain decomposed Monte Carlo calculations.
Abstract
•Load imbalance problems can be alleviated through a nonuniform allocation of processors.•Allocations are optimized using runtime diagnostics of a small calibration calculation.•Method cheaply and robustly improves parallel efficiency of radiation transport applications.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1016/j.parco.2019.06.001
Parallel Computing
Keywords
Field
DocType
Monte Carlo transport,Load imbalance,Domain decomposition,Noisy optimization
Radiation transport,Monte Carlo method,Computer science,Parallel computing,Filter (signal processing),Algorithm,Optimization algorithm,Optimization problem,Calibration
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
87
0167-8191
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.35
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
J. Austin Ellis110.35
Thomas M. Evans26213.58
Steven P. Hamilton3194.22
C. T. Kelley49918.47
Tara M. Pandya5102.23