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Current Research: Computer Architecture and Bioinformatics

• Protein Docking Application Analysis
• Pattern Matching Algorithms analysis based on Distance Edition
• Study of different Bioinformatics Application Workloads in a:
• Cell BroadCast Architecture Engine
  
• PPC970
• Intel Pentium4 processor

Previous Research: Sorting Algorithms

• Architecture and Data Distribution Conscious Parallel and Sequential Sorting Algorithms

Interested in:

• Implementation of an Optimized Library for New and Current Computer Architecture
  
• Hardware Accelerators oriented to Bioinformatic Applications

Project Participations:

• SCALA project: in the determination of new hardware accelerators that can help to Bioinformatic Applications
• BSC Collaboration: analysis of bioinformatic workloads within PowerPC based architectures, including CELL architectures
  

• Architecture Conscious Programming (PCA) at Computer Science Faculty in Barcelona (FIB) in UPC
• Link to PCA official web page
  
• Computer Structure I at UPC (EC1)
• Link to EC1 official web page
  
• Ph.D Course in Parallel Algorithms at Computer Architecture Department (DAC)  (UPC)
  
• Preparing Master Course in : Optimization of Non Numeric Applications at DAC (UPC)

• 18/05/06 Talk in the Jornades REUTILITZA (Workshops on Re-use of hardware and software material)
• Talk (in Spanish, 10MBsize ... too many pictures, sorry...)
  
• 02/06 Basics on Operating System Administration in Bobo-Dioulasso University at Burkina Faso (Africa).
• Under the CCD (Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament) project.

Personal:

• Intermon Oxfam
• World Social Forum (another world is possible)

Research:

• Barcelona Supercomputer Center (BSC)
• Center for Advanced Studies in Toronto, Canada