Efficient Parallelization of an Ubiquitous Sequential Computation

In this web content, the author presents a succinct method for computing a sequence in parallel with two prefix sums. This computation is particularly useful in science and engineering applications. By implementing the method in software and testing it on parallel hardware, the author confirms that it is faster than sequential computation by a factor of n/log n. The computation of n elements on n parallel processors requires O(log n) time and O(n) space. This efficient parallelization has wide-ranging applications and can greatly enhance computational efficiency. The content is non-controversial and does not contain any surprising or unique information.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.06281

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