Introduction to Python on HPC: 29 March 2022
The Division of Information Technology (DIT) at the University of Maryland is pleased to announce the following workshop for users of our High Performance Computing (HPC) resources.
There are only a limited number of seats available. Registration
will remain open until 10 auguest 2025 or until all seats are filled.
We expect the workshop to fill up before the registration deadline.
If the workshop is successful, we are hoping to repeat this workshop
regularly.
| Introduction to Python on HPC | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 March 2022 |
| Time | 2:00 - 5:00 PM |
| Location | Due to an emergency this workshop is held as Zoom webinar. Zoom contact information is provided to registered attendees |
| Instructor | Dr. Franz Klein Division of Information Technology, UMD |
| Cost | free |
| Registration Form | link to registration form |
| Application Deadline | 28 March 2022 or when registration is full |
Overview
This afternoon workshop is targeted at users of the Deepthought2 and/or Juggernaut cluster who are interested in Python programming on HPC. This course will introduce participants to these topics:
- development environments for Python on Deepthought2 and Juggernaut
- installing additional packages
- Python bindings for multiprocessing
- Tensorflow, pyTorch
Depending on participants' interests, other Python applications may be discussed as well.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the Python language is assumed.
System Requirements
Desktop computers (running Windows 10) are provided in the meeting room. If you want to use your own laptop, please have a ssh client (e.g. PuTTy on Windows systems) and an up-to-date browser installed (on Windows systems preferably Firefox)
Miscellaneous Details
While the registration deadline is 28 March 2022, we are limiting this workshop to 25 participants (number of classroom seats) on a first-come, first-served basis, and registration will close once the workshop is full.
Note
NOTE: DIT reserves the right to cancel the workshop for any reason with little notice.
If you have questions or need more information about the workshop, please feel free to contact us