The project focus is a credit card sized device named the Parallella Epiphany.
I worked with a senior engineer in Compucon New Zealand, attempting to further the research and development on a relatively new technology.
Parallel computing is a type of computation where there are many calculations carried out simultaneously. Unlike traditional computing where one problem generally gets solved with one processor, parallel computing takes the problem and divide them into smaller ones if possible, and they get processed at the same time. Epiphany is a coprocessor with extremely low power consumption, this allows for a very high performance per watt when utilised in parallel computing.
My project goal was to verify the claims of the emerging technology, while also attempting to develop some applications for it.