Title:  1st Quarterly R&D Status Report

Author: Saul Amarel

Date:   December, 1993

Abstract:  The Hypercomputing and Design (HPCD) project started officially on 
October 13, 1993.  This report covers the first three months of the project.
Our proposal for HPCD was submitted to ARPA on May 15, 1992; and much of our
planning for the project took place in late '91.  Despite the two-year interval
between planning and actual beginning of the project, we were able to create
during this reporting period an initial momentum, which in terms of people
participation and enthusiasm, establishment of collaborative links, and
development of ideas and technical plans - is already moving the project in the
direction that we envisioned in the proposal.  Basically, much of the present
period was devoted to "getting the project off the ground", i.e., to 
formulating updated technical plans, and to establishing updated guidelines for
research collaborations.

To provide some background and context for the technical progress during this
first reporting period, we are also reporting on some closely related work,
which was done by HPCD investigators in the months preceding the start of the
project and which is based on ideas that are presented in the proposal and that
are expected to provide starting points for work in the project.

NOTE:  The text of this report is not currently available via internet.  To
obtain a copy, please send electronic mail to techreport@cs.rutgers.edu.