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Introduction to Python on HPC: 11 July 2023

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 11 July 2023
Time 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location Brendan Iribe Center, Room 1116
Instructor Dr. Franz Klein
Division of Information Technology, UMD
Cost free
Registration Form link to registration form
Application Deadline 9 July 2023
or when registration is full

Register Here

Overview

This workshop is targeted at users of the Zaratan 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 Zaratan (and Juggernaut)
  • installing additional Python packages / creating virtual environments
  • using Jupyter on Zaratan (and Juggernaut)
  • Python bindings for multiprocessing
  • Tensorflow & pyTorch on single and multiple CPUs and/or GPUs

Depending on participants' interests, other Python applications may be discussed as well.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of the Python language is assumed.

System Requirements

This is a bring-your-own-laptop event. Make sure that a terminal application (e.g. ssh or PuTTY) is installed. A modern web browser (on Windows preferably Firefox) is required for use of the OnDemand web portal.

Miscellaneous Details

Register Here

While the registration deadline is 9 July 2023, we are limiting this workshop to 55 participants (number of classroom seats) on a first-come, first-served basis, and registration will close once the workshop is full. A limited number of participants will allow for more detailed discussions of questions.

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