Models for Simd, Mimd and Hybrid Parallel Architectures Models for Simd, Mimd and Hybrid Parallel Architectures

Realizzazione di modelli di varie architetture di calcolatori paralleli (di tipo SIMD, MIMD e ibridi) e loro validazione sperimentale To Floriana Acknowledgments I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. Giuseppe Serazzi for the inspiration , guidance, friendship ooered throughout my studies. I feel a special gratitude towards Peter King and Paolo Cremonesi for their important contribution to the work presented in this thesis. My family and friends contributed g r eatly to my work with their unending encouragement. In particular, I thank my mother for listening and my girlfriend Floriana for her love and care. My thanks to my friends: They kept my spirits high! During my stay in Edinburgh in Scotland, I appreciated Mario Anto-nioletti and Armen Avedisijan for being very friendly and helpful. The Italian Agency for New technology, Energy and the Environment (ENEA) greatly acknowledged for its nancial support.