Research Technology Workshops

Our Workshop Series is sponsored by Research Technology, Digital Design Studio (DDS)Tisch LibraryGinn Library and Hirsh Health Sciences Library. There are a variety of short workshops including Geospatial Technologies, Statistics, Data Analysis and Management, Data Visualization, Design, and Digital Humanities. The workshops are offered on the Medford, Boston and Grafton campuses and all are welcome!

See below for dates/times, workshop descriptions, and registration information.

Click on the Past Workshops tab to see the types of workshops offered in the past and link to some related documentation. If you see a past workshop that you would like us to offer or have suggestions for future workshops, please send email to the Research Technology Team.

 

ACCESS HPC Workshop: Big Data & Machine Learning

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a Machine Learning and Big Data workshop, sponsored by ACCESS

This workshop will focus on topics including big data analytics and machine learning with Spark, and deep learning using Tensorflow.

This will be an IN PERSON event hosted by various satellite sites, there WILL NOT be a direct to desktop option for this event. 

AGENDA - Day 1

11:00 Welcome 
11:25 A Brief History of  Big Data
12:25 Intro to Spark
01:00 Lunch break
02:00 More Spark and Exercises
03:00 Intro to Machine Learning
05:00 Adjourn

AGENDA - Day 2

11:00 Machine Learning: Recommender System with Spark
01:00 Lunch Break
02:00 Deep Learning with Tensorflow
05:00 Trying it All Together
05:30 Adjourn
 

Sign-up: https://www.psc.edu/resources/training/hpc-workshop-big-data-july-2023/

Date: 2-Day, Mon-Tue, 07/31/2023 - 08/01/2023 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Location: Tisch Library - 203 Data Lab Classroom (Tisch Library)

An Intro to LabArchives Digital Research Notebook Workshop

Ideal for replacement of paper notebooks, a LabArchives Digital Notebook can be used to document ideas, notes, research, experiments, and procedures. They are designed for intuitive use, ease of search, copying and versioning. They support collaboration with many users and includes access controls. In this workshop you will be provided an overview of the LabArchives Digital Research Notebooks. For new users that need help with the basics or current users that need a refresher on how to create notebooks, add and manage your data, notebook access controls, collaboration tools, and export options. We will go over the feature tools and show you the benefits of moving from a paper to a Digital Notebook.

SIGN-UP at https://labarchives.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ogTEV14xRfm8DCiGrWA3Kg
ATTENTION: Please request access to Tufts LabArchives (https://access.tufts.edu/labarchives) 24 hours or more before workshop.

Dates: Thursdays at 10AM-11AM from 04/04/2021 to 12/09/2021
Location: Online via Zoom
Instructor: LabArchives Instructor

LabArchives

This workshop is a brief introduction of the structure and usage of the Tufts HPC clusters, as well as the basic usage of its scheduler “SLURM”. 

This is a hands-on workshop and an account on the HPC cluster is required**.
Basic Linux knowledge is required. If you are not familiar with Linux, please check out our “Introduction to Linux” workshop.
 
**REQUIREMENT** 
Workshops utilize the Tufts High Performance Computer Cluster. If you don’t already have access to Tufts HPC cluster, please go to https://research.uit.tufts.edu/ and fill out the “Request account for Research Computing Cluster” Form at least THREE days before the workshop.
 

ACCESS HPC Workshop: GPU Programming Using OpenACC

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present an OpenACC GPU programming workshop, sponsored by ACCESS.

OpenACC is the accepted standard using compiler directives to allow quick development of GPU capable codes using standard languages and compilers. It has been used with great success to accelerate real applications within very short development periods. This workshop assumes knowledge of either C or Fortran programming. It will have a hands-on component using the Bridges-2 computing platform at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.

This will be an IN PERSON event hosted by various satellite sites, there WILL NOT be a direct to desktop option for this event. 

AGENDA

11:00 Welcome
11:15 Computing Environment
11:45 Parallel Computing and Accelerators
12:15 Introduction to OpenACC
1:00 Lunch break
2:00 Introduction to OpenACC, con’t, and exercises
4:00 Using OpenACC with CUDA Libraries
4:15 Advanced OpenACC
4:45 OpenMP and GPUs
5:00 Final Notes and Adjourn

Sign-up: https://www.psc.edu/resources/training/hpc-workshop-november-2022-gpu-programming-using-openacc/

Date: 1-Day, MON, 11/07/2022 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Location: ROOM 119 (574 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155)

XSEDE HPC Workshop: Big Data & Machine Learning

XSEDE along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a two day Big Data and Machine Learning workshop. This workshop will focus on topics such as Hadoop and Spark and will be presented using the Wide Area Classroom (WAC) training platform. Due to COVID-19, this workshop will be remote, using Zoom.

AGENDA - Day 1

11:00 Welcome 
11:25 A Brief History of  Big Data
12:25 Intro to Spark
01:00 Lunch break
02:00 More Spark and Exercises
03:00 Intro to Machine Learning
05:00 Adjourn

AGENDA - Day 2

11:00 Machine Learning: Recommender System with Spark
01:00 Lunch Break
02:00 Deep Learning with Tensorflow
05:00 Trying it All Together
05:30 Adjourn

SIGN-UP: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2662/session/4389/register
Date: 2-Days, WED 02/16/2022 and FRI 02/18/2022, from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

Please note that while this is a two day event, the days are NOT
consecutive.

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede#/guest
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

XSEDE HPC Workshop: Big Data & Machine Learning

XSEDE along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a two day Big Data and Machine Learning workshop. This workshop will focus on topics such as Hadoop and Spark and will be presented using the Wide Area Classroom (WAC) training platform. Due to COVID-19, this workshop will be remote, using Zoom.

AGENDA - Day 1

11:00 Welcome 
11:25 A Brief History of  Big Data
12:25 Intro to Spark
01:00 Lunch break
02:00 More Spark and Exercises
03:00 Intro to Machine Learning
05:00 Adjourn

AGENDA - Day 2

11:00 Machine Learning: Recommender System with Spark
01:00 Lunch Break
02:00 Deep Learning with Tensorflow
05:00 Trying it All Together
05:30 Adjourn

SIGN-UP: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2563/session/4259
Date: 2-Days, TUE-WED, 10/05/2021 to 10/06/2021 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede#/guest
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

XSEDE HPC Workshop: MPI

XSEDE along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a two-day MPI workshop.

This workshop is intended to give C and Fortran programmers a hands-on introduction to MPI programming. Both days are compact, to accommodate multiple time zones, but packed with useful information and lab exercises. Attendees will leave with a working knowledge of how to write scalable codes using MPI – the standard programming tool of scalable parallel computing.

This workshop will be remote to desktop only due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the registration has filled, there will be no more students added due to our current limits. Please do not ask to be added to the workshop after the registration period has ended.

Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

Please address any general workshop questions to Tom Maiden at tmaiden@psc.edu.

Sign-up: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2498/session/4192
Date: 2-Days, TUE-WED, 09/14/2021 to 09/15/2021 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede?p_p_id=58&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_58_struts_action=%2Flogin%2Fcreate_account
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

AGENDA ITEMS
Tuesday, September 14th (All times given are Eastern)
11:00 Welcome
11:15 Computing Environment
12:00 Intro to Parallel Computing
1:00 Lunch Break
2:00 Introduction to MPI
3:30 Introductory Exercises
4:10 Intro Exercises Review
4:15 Scalable Programming: Laplace code
5:00 Adjourn/Laplace Exercises

Wednesday, September 15th (All times given are Eastern)
11:00 Advanced MPI
1:00 Lunch Break
2:00 Laplace Review
2:30 Outro to Parallel Computing
3:15 Parallel Debugging and Profiling Tools
3:30 Exercises
4:30 Adjourn

XSEDE HPC Workshop: Big Data & Machine Learning

XSEDE along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a two day Big Data and Machine Learning workshop. This workshop will focus on topics such as Hadoop and Spark and will be presented using the Wide Area Classroom (WAC) training platform. Due to COVID-19, this workshop will be remote, using Zoom.

AGENDA - Day 1

11:00 Welcome 
11:25 A Brief History of  Big Data
12:25 Intro to Spark
01:00 Lunch break
02:00 More Spark and Exercises
03:00 Intro to Machine Learning
05:00 Adjourn

AGENDA - Day 2

11:00 Machine Learning: Recommender System with Spark
01:00 Lunch Break
02:00 Deep Learning with Tensorflow
05:00 Trying it All Together
05:30 Adjourn

SIGN-UPhttps://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2433/session/4094
Date: 2-Days, TUE-WED, 08/01/2021 to 08/11/2021 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede#/guest
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

XSEDE HPC Workshop: Summer Boot Camp – June 8-11, 2021

XSEDE, along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a Hybrid Computing workshop. This 4 day event will include MPI, OpenMP, GPU programming using OpenACC and accelerators. This workshop will be remote to desktop only due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  When the registration has filled, there will be no more students added due to our current limits. 

WORKSHOP AGENDA

Day one
11:00 Welcome
11:15 Computing Environment
11:45 Intro to Parallel Computing
12:30 Intro to OpenMP
1:30 Lunch break
2:30 Exercise 1 (zip folder of all exercises)
3:15 More OpenMP
4:30 Exercise 2
5:00 Adjourn

Day two
11:00 Intro to OpenACC
12:00 Exercise 1
12:30 Introduction to OpenACC (cont.)
1:00 Lunch break
2:00 Exercise 2
2:45 Introduction to OpenACC (cont.)
3:00 Using OpenACC with CUDA Libraries
3:30 Advanced OpenACC
4:00 OpenMP 4.0 Sneak Peek
5:00 Adjourn

Day three
11:00 Introduction to MPI
1:00 Lunch break
2:00 Intro exercises
3:10 Intro exercises review
3:15 Scalable Programming: Laplace code
3:45 Laplace Exercise
5:00 Adjourn

Day four
11:00 Laplace Exercise (Cont)
12:30 Laplace Solution
1:00 Lunch break
2:00 Advanced MPI
3:00 Outro to Parallel Computing
4:00 Parallel Tools
4:20 Hybrid Computing
4:40 Hybrid Competition
5:00 Adjourn

SIGN-UPhttps://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2338/session/4002

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede#/guest
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

XSEDE HPC Workshop: MPI

XSEDE along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a two-day MPI workshop.

This workshop is intended to give C and Fortran programmers a hands-on introduction to MPI programming. Both days are compact, to accommodate multiple time zones, but packed with useful information and lab exercises. Attendees will leave with a working knowledge of how to write scalable codes using MPI – the standard programming tool of scalable parallel computing.

This workshop will be remote to desktop only due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the registration has filled, there will be no more students added due to our current limits. Please do not ask to be added to the workshop after the registration period has ended.

Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

Please address any general workshop questions to Tom Maiden at tmaiden@psc.edu.

Sign-up: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2336/session/3999
Date: 2-Days, TUE-WED, 05/04/2021 to 05/05/2021 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede?p_p_id=58&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_58_struts_action=%2Flogin%2Fcreate_account
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

AGENDA ITEMS
Tuesday, May 4th (All times given are Eastern)
11:00 Welcome
11:15 Computing Environment
12:00 Intro to Parallel Computing
1:00 Lunch Break
2:00 Introduction to MPI
3:30 Introductory Exercises
4:10 Intro Exercises Review
4:15 Scalable Programming: Laplace code
5:00 Adjourn/Laplace Exercises

Wednesday, May 5th (All times given are Eastern)
11:00 Advanced MPI
1:00 Lunch Break
2:00 Laplace Review
2:30 Outro to Parallel Computing
3:15 Parallel Debugging and Profiling Tools
3:30 Exercises
4:30 Adjourn

Intro to Tufts HPC Cluster

This workshop is a brief introduction of the structure and usage of the Tufts HPC clusters, as well as the basic usage of its scheduler “SLURM”. 


Basic Linux knowledge is required. If you are not familiar with Linux, please check out our “Introduction to Basic Linux Workshop”.

**REQUIREMENT**

Workshops utilize the Tufts High Performance Computer Cluster. If you don’t already have access to Tufts HPC cluster, please go to https://research.uit.tufts.edu/ and fill out the “Request account for Research Computing Cluster” Form at least three days before the workshop.

Sign-up: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/7601595
Date: 04/20/2021 from 11:00AM - 12:30PM EST
Online via Zoom

XSEDE HPC Workshop: Big Data & Machine Learning

XSEDE along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a two day Big Data and Machine Learning workshop. This workshop will focus on topics such as Hadoop and Spark and will be presented using the Wide Area Classroom (WAC) training platform. Due to COVID-19, this workshop will be remote, using Zoom.

AGENDA - Day 1

11:00 Welcome 
11:25 A Brief History of  Big Data
12:25 Intro to Spark
01:00 Lunch break
02:00 More Spark and Exercises
03:00 Intro to Machine Learning
05:00 Adjourn

AGENDA - Day 2

11:00 Machine Learning: Recommender System with Spark
01:00 Lunch Break
02:00 Deep Learning with Tensorflow
05:00 Trying it All Together
05:30 Adjourn

SIGN-UPhttps://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2313/session/3973
Date: 2-Days, TUE-WED, 04/06/2021 to 04/07/2021 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede#/guest
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

XSEDE HPC Workshop: GPU Programming Using OpenACC

XSEDE, along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present an OpenACC GPU programming workshop.

OpenACC is the accepted standard using compiler directives to allow quick development of GPU capable codes using standard languages and compilers. It has been used with great success to accelerate real applications within very short development periods. This workshop assumes knowledge of either C or Fortran programming. It will have a hands-on component using the Bridges-2 computing platform at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.

Due to Covid-19, this workshop will delivered via zoom.

AGENDA

11:00 Welcome 
11:15 Computing Environment
11:45 Parallel Computing and Accelerators
12:15 Introduction to OpenACC
1:00 Lunch break
2:00 Introduction to OpenACC, con’t
3:45 Using OpenACC with CUDA Libraries
4:00 Advanced OpenACC
4:30 OpenMP 4.0 and Beyond
5:00 Final Notes and Adjourn

Sign-up: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2307/session/3967

Date: 1-Day, TUE, 03/02/2021 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede#/guest
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

LabArchives Love Data Week 2021

Celebrating Data, Improving Data Management, and Increasing Productivity through the LabArchives Research Notebook

What could be better than an entire week dedicated to celebrating data? National Doughnut Day and National Puppy Day are also close to our hearts, but a week commemorating data just cannot be beat! 

Love Data Week is an international celebration of data that aims to promote good data practices, while building and engaging a community around topics related to research data management, sharing, preservation, and reuse. Join us for our weeklong series of events dedicated to helping you improve the organization of your data while taking steps towards better overall data management through the LabArchives Research Notebook. 

Pick and choose the sessions that interest you or attend all the sessions for a comprehensive look at LabArchives and how you can improve your research data management regimen. 

Please view our schedule below and register now! Each session will be capped at 100 attendees. Limited spots remain!

Introduction to LabArchives for Researchers (60 minutes)  

For new users that need help with the basics or current users that need a refresher on how to create notebooks, add and manage your data, notebook access controls, collaboration tools, and export options. 

This webinar is offered every week and available in multiple time zones! Choose your region and then select the session. Good news - You don’t have to wait for Love Data Week to attend! 

North & South America Time Zones

Europe & Middle East Time Zones 

Creating Templates to Standardize the Collection and Management of Data (30 minutes)

We recommend using templates in LabArchives to create a consistent entry format for documenting and tracking information. Once created, this form can be reused by all members of the notebook to provide consistency and a clear list of data requirements. Join this session to see examples of templates, how you can create your own, and reuse them. 

Monday, February 8 10:00 a.m. EST / 3:00 p.m. GMT

Wednesday, February 10 3:00 p.m. EST / 12:00 p.m. PST

Register here for the session that works best with your schedule. 

Best Practices and Tips for Establishing Your Notebook’s Structure (30 minutes)

The LabArchives Research Notebook begins as a blank slate that is meant to be flexible so that you can customize the structure to complement current workflows. Join this session for a closer look at how you can use our built-in layouts or set up a notebook using other popular structures including: project and grant-based, individual researcher-based notebooks, date-based, or team and company notebooks to manage shared materials for reference purposes. 

Monday, February 8 3:00 p.m. EST / 12:00 p.m. PST

Tuesday, February 9 10:00 a.m. EST / 3:00 p.m. GMT

Register here for the session that works best with your schedule. 

Open Office Hours and Drop-in Consults (60 minutes)

Bring your questions (big or small) to this session and meet directly with one of our team members. We will be available for quick screen shares for feature questions and demos, and to discuss best practices and tips that are most relevant to you. Drop-in any time during the hour to speak with us. Registration is required. 

Not a good time for you? Remember that you can set up consults directly through our support team at support@labarchives.com

Thursday, February 11 2:00 p.m. EST / 11:00 a.m. PST

Register here.

XSEDE HPC Workshop: Big Data & Machine Learning

XSEDE along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a two day Big Data and Machine Learning workshop. This workshop will focus on topics such as Hadoop and Spark. Due to COVID-19, this workshop will be remote, using Zoom.

AGENDA - Day 1

11:00 Welcome 
11:25 Intro to Big Data
12:00 Hadoop
12:30 Intro to Spark
01:00 Lunch break
02:00 Spark Continued
03:00 Intro to Machine Learning
05:00 Adjourn

AGENDA - Day 2

11:00 Machine Learning: Recommender System with Spark
01:00 Lunch Break
02:00 Deep Learning with Tensorflow
05:00 Adjourn

Sign-up: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2300/session/3960
Date: 2-Days, TUE-WED, 02/02/2021 to 02/03/2021 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede#/guest
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

XSEDE HPC Workshop: OpenMP

XSEDE, along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, are pleased to announce a one day OpenMP workshop. This workshop is intended to give C and Fortran programmers a hands-on introduction to OpenMP programming. Attendees will leave with a working knowledge of how to write scalable codes using OpenMP. This event will be presented using the Wide Area Classroom(WAC) training platform.

Due to COVID-19, this workshop will be remote, using Zoom.

AGENDA

11:00 Welcome 
11:15 Computing Environment
11:30 It’s a Multi-core World
12:00 Intro to OpenMP
01:00 Lunch break
02:00 Intro Cont.
04:15 OpenMP 4.0 and Beyond
05:00 Adjourn

Sign-up: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2237/session/3899
Date: 1-Day, TUE, 01/12/2021 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede#/guest
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

XSEDE HPC Workshop: Big Data & Machine Learning

XSEDE along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a two day Big Data and Machine Learning workshop. This workshop will focus on topics such as Hadoop and Spark. Due to COVID-19, this workshop will be remote, using Zoom.

AGENDA - Day 1

11:00 Welcome 
11:25 Intro to Big Data
12:00 Hadoop
12:30 Intro to Spark
01:00 Lunch break
02:00 Spark Continued
03:00 Intro to Machine Learning
05:00 Adjourn

AGENDA - Day 2

11:00 Machine Learning: Recommender System with Spark
01:00 Lunch Break
02:00 Deep Learning with Tensorflow
05:00 Adjourn

Sign-up: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2236/session/3897
Date: 2-Days, TUE-WED, 12/01/2020 to 12/02/2020 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede#/guest
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

XSEDE HPC Workshop: OpenMP

XSEDE, along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, are pleased to announce a one day OpenMP workshop. This workshop is intended to give C and Fortran programmers a hands-on introduction to OpenMP programming. Attendees will leave with a working knowledge of how to write scalable codes using OpenMP. This event will be presented using the Wide Area Classroom(WAC) training platform.

Due to COVID-19, this workshop will be remote, using Zoom.

AGENDA

11:00 Welcome 
11:15 Computing Environment
11:30 It’s a Multi-core World
12:00 Intro to OpenMP
01:00 Lunch break
02:00 Intro Cont.
04:15 OpenMP 4.0 and Beyond
05:00 Adjourn

Sign-up: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2168/session/3829
Date: 1-Day, TUE-WED, 11/03/2020 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede#/guest
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

Intro to Tufts HPC Cluster

This workshop is a brief introduction of the structure of the Tufts HPC cluster, as well as the basic usage of its scheduler “SLURM”.

This is a hands-on workshop and an account on the HPC cluster is required**.

Basic Linux knowledge is required.

**REQUIRED** Workshops utilize the Tufts High Performance Computer Cluster. If you don’t already have access to Tufts HPC cluster, please go to https://research.uit.tufts.edu/ and fill out the “Request account for Research Computing Cluster” Form at least 2 days before the workshop.

Sign-up: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/7203614
Date: 1-Day, FRI, 10/23/2020 1:00PM - 3:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede#/guest

XSEDE HPC Workshop: Big Data & Machine Learning

XSEDE along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a two day Big Data and Machine Learning workshop. This workshop will focus on topics such as Hadoop and Spark. Due to COVID-19, this workshop will be remote, using Zoom.

Sign-up: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2101/session/3729
Date: 2-Days, TUE-WED, 10/06/2020 to 10/07/2020 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede?p_p_id=58&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_58_struts_action=%2Flogin%2Fcreate_account
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

AGENDA ITEMS
Tuesday, October 6 (All times given are Eastern)
11:00 - Welcome
11:25 - Intro to Big Data
12:00 - Hadoop
12:30 - Intro to Spark
01:00 - Lunch Break
02:00 - Spark Continued
03:00 - Intro to Machine Learning
05:00 - Adjourn
 
Wednesday, October 7 (All times given are Eastern)
11:00 - Machine Learning: Recommender System with Spark
01:00 - Lunch Break
02:00 - Deep Learning with Tensorflow
05:00 – Adjourn

XSEDE HPC Workshop: MPI

XSEDE along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a two-day MPI workshop.

This workshop is intended to give C and Fortran programmers a hands-on introduction to MPI programming. Both days are compact, to accommodate multiple time zones, but packed with useful information and lab exercises. Attendees will leave with a working knowledge of how to write scalable codes using MPI – the standard programming tool of scalable parallel computing.

This workshop will be remote to desktop only due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the registration has filled, there will be no more students added due to our current limits. Please do not ask to be added to the workshop after the registration period has ended.

Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

Please address any general workshop questions to Tom Maiden at tmaiden@psc.edu.

Sign-up: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2072
Date: 2-Days, TUE-WED, 09/01/2020 to 09/02/2020 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede?p_p_id=58&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_58_struts_action=%2Flogin%2Fcreate_account
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

AGENDA ITEMS
Tuesday, September 1 (All times given are Eastern)
11:00 Welcome
11:15 Computing Environment
12:00 Intro to Parallel Computing
1:00 Lunch Break
2:00 Introduction to MPI
3:30 Introductory Exercises
4:10 Intro Exercises Review
4:15 Scalable Programming: Laplace code
5:00 Adjourn/Laplace Exercises

Wednesday, September 2 (All times given are Eastern)
11:00 Advanced MPI
1:00 Lunch Break
2:00 Laplace Review
2:30 Outro to Parallel Computing
3:15 Parallel Debugging and Profiling Tools
3:30 Exercises
4:30 Adjourn

XSEDE HPC Workshop: Big Data & Machine Learning

XSEDE along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a two day Big Data and Machine Learning workshop. This workshop will focus on topics such as Hadoop and Spark. Due to COVID-19, this workshop will be remote, using Zoom.
 
Sign-up: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2067
Date: 2-Days, TUE-WED, 10/06/2020 to 10/07/2020 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom 

If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede?p_p_id=58&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_58_struts_action=%2Flogin%2Fcreate_account
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.

AGENDA ITEMS
Tuesday, October 6 (All times given are Eastern)
11:00 - Welcome
11:25 - Intro to Big Data
12:00 - Hadoop
12:30 - Intro to Spark
01:00 - Lunch Break
02:00 - Spark Continued
03:00 - Intro to Machine Learning
05:00 - Adjourn
 
Wednesday, October 7 (All times given are Eastern)
11:00 - Machine Learning: Recommender System with Spark
01:00 - Lunch Break
02:00 - Deep Learning with Tensorflow
05:00 – Adjourn

XSEDE HPC Workshop: Summer Boot Camp

XSEDE, along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a Hybrid Computing workshop.
 
This 4 day event will include MPI, OpenMP, GPU programming using OpenACC and accelerators. This event will conclude with a special hybrid exercise contest that will challenge the students to apply their skills over the following 3 weeks and be awarded the Annual XSEDE Summer Boot Camp Championship Trophy.  In addition, an XSEDE Badge will be available to those who complete the Challenge.
 
This workshop will be remote to desktop only due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  When the registration has filled, there will be no more students added due to our current limits.

Sign-up: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/2054/session/3671
Date: 4-Days, TUE-WED, 06/02/2020 to 06/05/2020 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Online via Zoom
 
If you do not currently have an XSEDE Portal account, you will need to create one:
https://portal.xsede.org/my-xsede?p_p_id=58&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_58_struts_action=%2Flogin%2Fcreate_account
 
Should you have any problems with that process, please contact help@xsede.org and they will provide assistance.
 
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Day one – Tuesday, June 2nd EST
11:00 Welcome
11:15 Computing Environment
11:45 Intro to Parallel Computing
12:30 Intro to OpenMP
01:30 Lunch break
02:30 Exercise 1 (zip folder of all exercises) 
03:15 More OpenMP
04:30 Exercise 2
05:00 Adjourn

Day two – Wednesday, June 3rd EST
11:00 Intro to OpenACC
12:00 Exercise 1
12:30 Introduction to OpenACC (cont.)
01:00 Lunch break
02:00 Exercise 2
02:45 Introduction to OpenACC (cont.)
03:00 Using OpenACC with CUDA Libraries  
03:30 Advanced OpenACC
04:00 OpenMP 4.0 Sneak Peek
05:00 Adjourn

Day three – Thursday, June 4th EST
11:00 Introduction to MPI
01:00 Lunch break
02:00 Intro exercises
03:10 Intro exercises review
03:15 Scalable Programming: Laplace code
03:45 Laplace Exercise
05:00 Adjourn

Day four – Friday, June 5th EST
11:00 Laplace Exercise (Cont)
12:30 Laplace Solution
01:00 Lunch break
02:00 Advanced MPI
03:00 Outro to Parallel Computing           
04:00 Parallel Tools
04:20 Hybrid Computing
04:40 Hybrid Competition
05:00 Adjourn

Introduction to NGS Bioinformatics

Requirements: Access to Introduction to Linux, Introduction to HPC, VPN; HPC cluster account

Instructor: Rebecca Batorsky

Date: May 19th

Time: 11 am - 12 pm

Zoom

Register Here

Introduction to Tufts High Performance Compute (HPC) Cluster

Instructor: Delilah Maloney

Date: May 12th

Time: 11 am - 1 pm

Register Here

Introduction to Ingenuity Pathway Analysis for Omics Data

Instructor: Rebecca Batorsky

Date: May 7th

Time: 10 am - 11:30 am

Zoom

Register Here

XSEDE HPC Workshop MPI

This workshop is intended to give C and Fortran programmers a hands-on introduction to MPI programming. Attendees will leave with a working knowledge of how to write scalable codes using MPI – the standard programming tool of scalable parallel computing.

Register Here

Introduction to Linux

Requirements: Cluster account; interest in Command Line Mac, Windows or Linux

Instructor: Albert Tai

Date: April 30th

Time: 2 pm - 4 pm

Zoom

Register Here

Introduction to Geneious Software for Bioinformatics Topics

Instructors: Rebecca Batorsky, Helen Shearman

Date: April 27th

Time: 2 pm - 3:30 pm

This workshop is a brief introduction of the structure and usage of the Tufts HPC clusters, as well as the basic usage of its scheduler “SLURM”. 

This is a hands-on workshop and an account on the HPC cluster is required**.
Basic Linux knowledge is required. If you are not familiar with Linux, please check out our “Introduction to Linux” workshop.
 
**REQUIREMENT** 
Workshops utilize the Tufts High Performance Computer Cluster. If you don’t already have access to Tufts HPC cluster, please go to https://research.uit.tufts.edu/ and fill out the “Request account for Research Computing Cluster” Form at least THREE days before the workshop.
 
This workshop is a brief introduction of the structure and usage of the Tufts HPC clusters, as well as the basic usage of its scheduler “SLURM”. 

This is a hands-on workshop and an account on the HPC cluster is required**.
Basic Linux knowledge is required. If you are not familiar with Linux, please check out our “Introduction to Linux” workshop.
 
**REQUIREMENT** 
Workshops utilize the Tufts High Performance Computer Cluster. If you don’t already have access to Tufts HPC cluster, please go to https://research.uit.tufts.edu/ and fill out the “Request Account for Research Computing Cluster” Form at least THREE days before the workshop.
 
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Location: zoom

ACCESS HPC Workshop: Big Data & Machine Learning

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present a Machine Learning and Big Data workshop, sponsored by ACCESS

This workshop will focus on topics including big data analytics and machine learning with Spark, and deep learning using Tensorflow.

This will be an IN PERSON event hosted by various satellite sites, there WILL NOT be a direct to desktop option for this event. 

AGENDA - Day 1

11:00 Welcome 
11:25 A Brief History of  Big Data
12:25 Intro to Spark
01:00 Lunch break
02:00 More Spark and Exercises
03:00 Intro to Machine Learning
05:00 Adjourn

AGENDA - Day 2

11:00 Machine Learning: Recommender System with Spark
01:00 Lunch Break
02:00 Deep Learning with Tensorflow
05:00 Trying it All Together
05:30 Adjourn
 

Sign-up: https://www.psc.edu/resources/training/hpc-workshop-big-data-may-2023/

Date: 2-Day, Tue-Wed, 05/23/2023 - 05/24/2023 from 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Location: ROOM 202 (574 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155)

ACCESS HPC Workshop: GPU Programming Using OpenACC

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present an OpenACC GPU programming workshop, sponsored by ACCESS.

OpenACC is the accepted standard using compiler directives to allow quick development of GPU capable codes using standard languages and compilers. It has been used with great success to accelerate real applications within very short development periods. This workshop assumes knowledge of either C or Fortran programming. It will have a hands-on component using the Bridges-2 computing platform at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.

This will be an IN PERSON event hosted by various satellite sites, there WILL NOT be a direct to desktop option for this event. 

AGENDA

11:00 Welcome
11:15 Computing Environment
11:45 Parallel Computing and Accelerators
12:15 Introduction to OpenACC
1:00 Lunch break
2:00 Introduction to OpenACC, con’t, and exercises
4:00 Using OpenACC with CUDA Libraries
4:15 Advanced OpenACC
4:45 OpenMP and GPUs
5:00 Final Notes and Adjourn

Sign-up: https://www.psc.edu/resources/training/hpc-workshop-june-2023-gpu-programming-using-openacc/

Date: 1-Day, Thursday, 06/29/2023 11:00AM - 5:00PM EST
Location: Room 140 (Joyce Cummings Center), 177 College Ave, Medford, MA 02155

An introduction to GPU acceleration that outlines the 5 ways to accelerate computationally intensive code using GPUs. This session is a great starting point for those who would like to begin leveraging the benefits of accelerated computing. NVIDIA offers a variety of easy methods to get started and also touch on the more advanced methods.

Recording: HERE

Date: 1 hour, Thursday, 07/20/2023 11:00AM-12:00PM EST

Location: Zoom

In this workshop, you'll get hands-on experience accelerating Python codes with NVIDIA GPUs. We will utilize code samples in three main categories to introduce you to Python GPU accelerated computing. First, we will explore drop-in replacements for SciPy and NumPy code through the CuPy library. Next we’ll cover NVIDIA RAPIDS, which provides GPU acceleration for end-to-end data science workloads. Finally we'll cover Numba, which gives you the flexibility to write custom accelerated code without leaving the Python language. We'll finish with an end-to-end example that incorporates all the tools introduced to tackle a geospatial problem. By the end of the workshop, you'll have the skills to start accelerating your own Python codes with NVIDIA GPUs!

NVIDIA Developer Account is required: https://developer.nvidia.com/developer-program

Recording: HERE

Date: 2 hours, Friday, 07/28/2023 1:00PM-3:00PM EST

Location: Zoom