Performance-driven exploration using Task-based Parallel Programming Frameworks

Tryck: US-AB 3 I thank my supervisors Mats Brorsson and Vladimir Vlassov for the support and guidance I have received during the course of this thesis. Further I would like to thank my fellow companions and comrades, Ananya Muddukrishna and Geor-gios Varisteas, who share this journey with me. Additional thanks goes to Ingo Sander (KTH) for helping reviewing the licenciate thesis and David Black-Schaffer (Uppsala University) for being my opponent. Finally, greetings to my family, which includes Teresa, Daniel, Jerzy Podobas and, last but not least, my grand mother Chryszanta Kasperska. Very Special thanks goes to Linda Schenk who has been a tremendous pillar of support for me.