ScaLAPACK is a Linear Algebra PACKage for distributed memory MIMD parallel computers. It is based on LAPACK , which was based on LINPACK .
R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is an open-source engine for a varient of the S statistical language. A large number of user made packages are available.
Our ScaLAPACK package for R tries to provide the user with a simple interface to the ScaLAPACK routines. Our ScaLAPACK routines can (usually) be run with the same parameters as the orignal R routines. The grid setup and data distribution/collection are automatically taken care of.
This work was performed under the ASPECT project.