Introduction to Python on HPC: 12 August 2025
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 | 12 August 2025 |
| Time | 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Location | Brendan Iribe Center, Room 1207 |
| Instructor | Dr. Franz Klein Division of Information Technology, UMD |
| Cost | free |
| Registration Form | link to registration form |
| Application Deadline | 10 August 2025 or when registration is full |
Overview
This workshop is targeted at users of the Zaratan cluster who are interested in Python programming on HPC. This course will introduce participants to these topics:
- development environments for Python on Zaratan
- installing additional Python packages / creating virtual environments
- using Jupyter on Zaratan
- 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. If you prefer using a Unix/Linux shell, make sure that a terminal application (e.g. ssh or PuTTY) is installed. Otherwise you may use the OpenOnDemand web portal; for its use a modern web browser (on Windows preferably Firefox) is required.
Miscellaneous Details
While the registration deadline is 10 August 2025, 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.
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