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John Gustafson

John Gustafson may refer to:John Gustafson (musician) (1942–2014), bassist and vocalist John Gustafson (scientist), computer

1955 – presentU.S.AContribution: 1988

Introduction

John Gustafson is an American computer scientist and applied mathematician known for his work in high-performance computing and numerical analysis. He introduced the concept of Gustafson's law, which suggests that the scalability of parallel processing can be improved by increasing the problem size. Gustafson has also made significant contributions to the field of computational physics.

Key Achievement

Proved the viability of parallel computing experimentally and theoretically; formulated Gustafson's Law; developed high-efficiency formats for representing real numbers Unum and Posit

Biography

John Gustafson may refer to:John Gustafson (musician) (1942–2014), bassist and vocalist John Gustafson (scientist), computer scientist and inventor of Gustafson's law

Awards

Gordon Bell Prize1988

Institutions

AMD

Intel

National University of Singapore

Education

Iowa State University

California Institute of Technology