X-Git-Url: https://bilbo.iut-bm.univ-fcomte.fr/and/gitweb/book_gpu.git/blobdiff_plain/b58ebfcbf7790d1cc47a03e023929dd3819832ee..8db670a863cf32ab3e5fbd99ecc161d6317c763f:/BookGPU/Chapters/chapter17/ch17.tex diff --git a/BookGPU/Chapters/chapter17/ch17.tex b/BookGPU/Chapters/chapter17/ch17.tex index d410caf..4aa06b8 100755 --- a/BookGPU/Chapters/chapter17/ch17.tex +++ b/BookGPU/Chapters/chapter17/ch17.tex @@ -1,4 +1,9 @@ -\chapterauthor{Guillaume Laville, Christophe Lang, Kamel Mazouzi, Nicolas Marilleau, Bénédicte Herrmann, Laurent Philippe}{Femto-ST Institute, University of Franche-Comt{\'e}} +\chapterauthor{Guillaume Laville}{Femto-ST Institute, University of Franche-Comte, France} +\chapterauthor{Christophe Lang}{Femto-ST Institute, University of Franche-Comte, France} +\chapterauthor{Kamel Mazouzi}{Franche-Comte Computing Center, University of Franche-Comte, France} +\chapterauthor{Nicolas Marilleau}{UMMISCO, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), France} +\chapterauthor{Bénédicte Herrmann}{Femto-ST Institute, University of Franche-Comte, France} +\chapterauthor{Laurent Philippe}{Femto-ST Institute, University of Franche-Comte, France} \newlength\mylen \newcommand\myinput[1]{% @@ -6,7 +11,7 @@ \setlength\hangindent{\mylen}% \hspace*{\mylen}#1\\} -\chapter{Implementing MAS on GPU} +\chapter{Implementing Multi-Agent Systems on GPU} \label{chapter17} @@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ solution to increase simulation performance but Graphical Processing Units (GPU) are also a promising technology with an attractive performance/cost ratio. -Conceptually a MAS is a distributed system as it favors the definition +Conceptually a MAS\index{Multi-Agent System} is a distributed system as it favors the definition and description of large sets of individuals, the agents, that can be run in parallel. As a large set of agents could have the same behavior a SIMD model should fit the simulation execution. Most of the @@ -294,7 +299,7 @@ collembolas in fields and forests. It is based on a diffusion algorithm which illustrates the case of agents with a simple behavior and few synchronization problems. -\subsection{The Collembola model} +\subsection{The Collembola model\index{Collembola model}} \label{ch17:subsec:collembolamodel} The Collembola model is an example of multi-agent system using GIS (Geographical Information System)