Courses at UMD using the HPC cluster
Education is the primary mission of the University of Maryland (UMD), and experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) is a necessary part of a balanced educational experience in many disciplines. As such, the Division of Information Technology and the HPC Allocations and Advisory Committee (AAC) make some HPC cluster resources available for instructional purposes at the request of the instructors.
If you are an instructor for a class which you believe might benefit from using some of the University's HPC resources, you can contact HPC staff to request an allocation for your class. Please see the corresponding section in the page discussing allocations for more information. Although we will try to honor all requests, for best results we request that you make such requests at least a month before the start of the semester if possible.
Below is a list of some of the standard academic offerings which have used some of the University's HPC resources as part of the class:
| Year | Semester | Course Number | Course Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 Semester | ||||
| 2026 | Fall | BIOI 610 | Genome Annotation | Vanessa Gonzalez |
| 2026 | Fall | CHEM 601 | Structure and Bonding of Molecules and Materials | Lawrence Sita |
| 2026 | Fall | CSMC 828G | Adv Topics in Information Processing: Systems for Machine Learning | Yafan Huang |
| 2026 | Fall | MSAI 635 | Reinformcement Learning | Samet Ayhan |
| 2026 | Fall | MSML 610 | Advanced Machine Learning | Giacinto Paulo Saggese |
| 2026 | Fall | MSML 612 | Deep Learning | Samet Ayhan |
| 2026 | Fall | MSML 642 | Robotics | Jerry Wu |
| Summer 2026 Semester | ||||
| 2026 | Summer | BIOI 621 | Genome Assembly and Annotation | Arkadiy Garber |
| 2026 | Summer | MSAI 612 | Deep Learning | Samet Ayhan |
| 2026 | Summer | MSML/DATA 612 | Deep Learning | Samet Ayhan |
| Spring 2026 Semester | ||||
| 2026 | Spring | BIOE 464 | Introduction to Computational Molecular Bioengineering | Silvina Matysiak |
| 2026 | Spring | CMSC 216 | Introduction to Computer Systems | Christopher Kaufman |
| 2026 | Spring | CMSC 416 | Introduction to Parallel Computing | Christopher Kaufman |
| 2026 | Spring | CMSC 472 | Introduction to Deep Learning | Mohammed Teli |
| 2026 | Spring | CMSC 714 | High Performance Computing | Alan Sussman |
| 2026 | Spring | CMSC 828G | Advanced Topics in Information Processing; Systems for Machine Learning | Abhinav Bhatele |
| 2026 | Spring | CMSC 848U | Selected Topics in Information Processing; Modern Computational Speech and Audition | Ramani Duraiswami |
| 2026 | Spring | ENBC 402 | Applied Numerical Methods | Jamasp Azarnoosh |
| 2026 | Spring | ENEE 408N | Capstone Design Project; Design Experience in Machine Learning | Min Wu |
| 2026 | Spring | ENPM 690 | Robot Learning | Jerry Wu |
| 2026 | Spring | GEMS 297 | Gemstone Team BATTLE | Joshua Weitz |
| 2026 | Spring | GEMS 497 | Gemstone Team TORUS | Johan Larsson |
| 2026 | Spring | MSML603 | Principals of Machine Learning | Kemal Davaslioglu |
| 2026 | Spring | MSML604 | Introduction to Optimization | Siddharth Pal |
| 2026 | Spring | MSML605 PCS1 | Computing Systems for Machine Learning | Jerry Wu |
| 2026 | Spring | MSML605 PCS2 / MSAI605 PCS2 | Computing Systems for Machine Learning | Samet Ayhen |
| 2026 | Spring | MSML612 / DATA612 | Deep Learning | Samet Ayhen |
| 2026 | Spring | MSML612 / DATA612 PCS3 | Deep Learning | Emre Gunduzhan |
| 2026 | Spring | MSML640 PCS1 | Computer Vision | Jerry Wu |
| 2026 | Spring | MSML640 PCS2 | Computer Vision | Sujeong Kim |
| Fall 2025 Semester | ||||
| 2025 | Fall | BIOI 611 | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Shaojun Xie |
| 2025 | Fall | CMSC 416 | Introduction to Parallel Computing | Abhinav Bhatele |
| 2026 | Spring | CMSC 472 | Introduction to Deep Learning | Mohammed Teli |
| 2025 | Fall | CMSC 818V | Adv Topics: Machine Learning for Physical Sensing and Perception | Nirupam Roy |
| 2025 | Fall | CMSC 848N | Selective Topics in Information Processing: Generative AI Agents | Furong Huang |
| 2025 | Fall | DATA 602 PCS2 | Principles of Data Science | Fardina Alam |
| 2025 | Fall | DATA 641 | Natural Language Processing | Toki Inan |
| 2025 | Fall | ENBC 425 | Imaging and Image Processing | Jamasp Azarnoosh |
| 2025 | Fall | ENME 645 | Fluid-Structure Interactions | Eleanora Tubaldi |
| 2025 | Fall | GEMS 496 | Gemstone Team TORUS | Johan Larsson |
| 2025 | Fall | MSML 602 PCS1 | Principals of Data Science | Mohammad Nayeem Teli |
| 2025 | Fall | MSML 610 | Advanced Machine Learning | Giacinto Saggese |
| 2025 | Fall | MSML 612 | Deep Learning | Samet Ayhen |
| 2025 | Fall | MSML 640 | Computer Vision | Sujeong Kim |
| 2025 | Fall | MSML 650 | Cloud Computing | Samet Ayhen |
| Summer 2025 Semester | ||||
| 2025 | Summer | BIOI 621 | Genome Assembly and Annotation | Nakyung Lee |
| Spring 2025 Semester | ||||
| 2025 | Spring | BIOE 464 | Introduction to Computational Molecular Bioengineering | Silvania Matysiak |
| 2025 | Spring | BIOE 486 | Capstone Design II | Jenna Mueller |
| 2025 | Spring | BIOE 689N | Network Neuroscience and Brain Dynamic Analysis | Nan Xu |
| 2025 | Spring | BIOI 605 | Data Sources and Data Management in Bioinformatics | Ashton Belew |
| 2025 | Spring | BUFN 403 | Capstone Computational Finance Projects | Louiqa Raschid |
| 2025 | Spring | CMSC 714 | High Performance Computing Systems | Alan Sussman |
| 2025 | Spring | CMSC 828G/td> | Systems for Machine Learning | Abhinav Bhatele |
| 2025 | Spring | DATA 602 PCS1/td> | Algorithms for Data Science | Abdirisak Mohamed |
| 2025 | Spring | GEMS 397 | Gemstone Team TORUS | Johan Larsson |
| 2025 | Spring | MSML 603 | Principles of Machine Learning | Babak Azimi-Sadjadi |
| 2025 | Spring | MSML 605 | Computing Systems for Machine Learning | Jerry Wu |
| 2025 | Spring | MSML 640 | Computer Vision | Jerry Wu |
| Fall 2024 Semester | ||||
| 2024 | Fall | BIOI 611 | Analysis of Gene Expression Data | Shaojun Xie |
| 2024 | Fall | BMGT 808Y | Machine Learning for Applications in Business Research | Jessica Clark |
| 2024 | Fall | CHEM 601 | Structure and Bonding of Molecules and Materials | Lawrence Sita |
| 2024 | Fall | CMSC 416 | Introduction to Parallel Computing | Alan Sussman, Abhinav Bhatele |
| 2024 | Fall | DATA/MSML 602 PCS1 | Principles of Data Science | Mohammad Teli |
| 2024 | Fall | DATA/MSML 602 PCS2 | Principles of Data Science | Fardina Alam |
| 2024 | Fall | DATA 641/ MSML 641 | Natural Language Processing | Shabnam Tafreshi |
| 2024 | Fall | ENMA 400/ ENMA 600 | Introduction to Atomistic Modeling in Material Sciences | Yifei Mo |
| 2024 | Fall | GEMS 396 | Gemstone Team TORUS | Johan Larsson |
| 2024 | Fall | GEMS 496 | Gemstone Project Writing Seminar (Dutt) | Avik Dutt |
| 2024 | Fall | MSML 642 | Robotics | Jerry Wu |
| Summer 2024 Semester | ||||
| 2024 | Summer | DATA 612/ MSML 612 | Deep Learning | Yuntao Liu |
| Spring 2024 Semester | ||||
| 2024 | Spring | CMSC 416 | Introduction to Parallel Computing | Abhinav Bhatele |
| 2024 | Spring | ENEE 439n | Topics in Signal Processing | Sungmin Eum |
| Fall 2023 Semester | ||||
| 2023 | Fall | CMSC 714 | High Performance Computing Systems | Alan Sussman |
| Spring 2023 Semester | ||||
| 2023 | Spring | BIOE 658B | Introduction to Medical Image Analysis | Austin Tapp |
| 2023 | Spring | CMSC 411 | Computer Systems Architecture | Ilchul Yoon |
| 2023 | Spring | CMSC 416 | Introduction to Parallel Computing | Alan Sussman |
| 2023 | Spring | AMSC/CMSC 664 | Advanced Scientific Computing II | Abhinav Bhatele and Tobias van Petersdorff |
| 2023 | Spring | ENPM 808Z | Advanced Topics in Engineering: Cognitive Robotics | Yantian Zha |
| 2023 | Spring | GEMS 497 | Team Thesis Defense | Silvina Matysiak |
| Fall 2022 Semester | ||||
| 2022 | Fall | BIOE 464 | Introduction to Molecular Bioengineering | Silvina Matysiak |
| 2022 | Fall | CMSC 416 | Introduction to Parallel Computing | Abhinav Bhatele |
| 2022 | Fall | AMSC/CMSC 663 | Advanced Scientific Computing I | Abhinav Bhatele and Tobias van Petersdorff |
| 2022 | Fall | CMSC 714 | High Performance Computing | Alan Sussman |
| 2022 | Fall | ENBC 423 | Biocomputational Engineering | Joe Chalfoun |
| 2022 | Fall | ENMA 400/ ENMA 600 | Introduction to Atomistic Modeling in Material Sciences | Yifei Mo |
| 2022 | Spring | GEMS 496-0104 | High Performance Computing Systems | Silvina Matysiak |
| Spring 2022 Semester | ||||
| 2022 | Spring | CMSC 818x | Introduction to Parallel Computing | Abhinav Bhatele |
| 2022 | Spring | GEMS 397-0104 | High Performance Computing Systems | Silvina Matysiak |
| Fall 2021 Semester | ||||
| 2021 | Fall | AOSC 614/ CMSC 818x | Numerical Weather Prediction and Data Assimilation | Eugenia Kalnay |
| 2021 | Fall | CMSC 416/ CMSC 818x | Introduction to Parallel Computing | Abhinav Bhatele |
| 2021 | Fall | GEMS 396-0104 | High Performance Computing Systems | Silvina Matysiak |
| Spring 2021 Semester | ||||
| 2021 | Spring | CMSC 433 | Programming Language Technologies and Paradigms | Anwar Mamat |
| 2021 | Spring | CMSC 714 | High Performance Computing Systems | Abhinav Bhatele |
| 2021 | Spring | ENMA 490 | Materials Design | Aristos Christou |
| 2021 | Spring | GEMS 297-0104 | High Performance Computing Systems | Silvina Matysiak |
| 2021 | Spring | PLCY 798K/AOSC 663 | Readings in Public Policy; Integrated Human Earth Systems Modeling and Analysis | Yiyun Cui/Thomas Wild |
| Fall 2020 Semester | ||||
| 2020 | Fall | AOSC 614 | Atmospheric and Oceanic Science | Eugenia Kalnay |
| 2020 | Fall | BIOE 464 | Introduction to Molecular Bioengineering | Silvina Matysiak |
| 2020 | Fall | CMSC 433 | Programming Language Technologies and Paradigms | Anwar Mamat |
| 2020 | Fall | CMSC 498X/ CMSC 818X | Introduction to Parallel Computing | Abhinav Bhatele |
| 2020 | Fall | ENAE 481 | Aeronautical System Design Vertical Flight Society Rotorcraft Design Competition Dept of Energy Collegiate Wind Challenge |
James Baeder |
| 2020 | Fall | ENMA 400/ ENMA 600 | Introduction to Atomistic Modeling in Material Sciences | Yifei Mo |
| Spring 2020 Semester | ||||
| 2020 | Spring | CMSC 433 | Programming Language Technologies and Paradigms | Anwar Mamat |
| 2020 | Spring | CMSC 828B | Advanced Topics in Information Processing: Neural Machine Translation | Marine Carpuat |
| 2020 | Spring | ENAE482 | Aeronautical System Design Vertical Flight Society Rotorcraft Design Competition Dept of Energy Collegiate Wind Challenge |
James Baeder |
| Fall 2019 Semester | ||||
| 2019 | Fall | BIOE 464/BIOE 689U | Introduction to Computational Molecular Bioengineering/Computional Molecular Bioengineering | Silvina R. Matysiak |
| 2019 | Fall | CMSC 433 | Programming Language Technologies and Paradigms | Anwar Mamat, Mike Marsh |
| 2019 | Fall | CMSC 714 | High Performance Computing Systems | Abhinav Bhatele |
| Spring 2019 Semester | ||||
| 2019 | Spring | CMSC 433 | Programming Language Technologies and Paradigms | Anwar Mamat |
| Fall 2018 Semester | ||||
| 2018 | Fall | BIOE 489N/BIOE 689U | Introduction to Computational Molecular Bioengineering/Computional Molecular Bioengineering | Silvina R. Matysiak |
| 2018 | Fall | CMSC 433 | Programming Language Technologies and Paradigms | Anwar Mamat |
| 2018 | Fall | CMSC 498V | Selected Topics in Computer Science; Advanced Topics in Machine Learning | Furong Huang |
| 2018 | Fall | CMSC714 | High Performance Computing | Alan L. Sussman |
| 2018 | Fall | CMSC726 | Machine Leanring | Soheil Feizi |
| Spring 2018 Semester | ||||
| 2018 | Spring | CMSC 433 | Programming Language Technologies and Paradigms | Anwar Mamat |
| 2018 | Spring | ENEE 408G | Capstone Design in Multimedia Signal Processing | KJ Ray Liu |
| 2018 | Spring | ENME 808E | Applied Machine Learning for Engineering and Design | Nikhil Chopra |
| Fall 2017 Semester | ||||
| 2017 | Fall | ENMA 400 | Introduction to Atomistic Modeling in Material Sciences | Yifei Mo |
| Spring 2017 Semester | ||||
| 2017 | Spring | CMSC 714 | High Performance Computing | Alan L. Sussman |
| Fall 2016 Semester | ||||
| 2016 | Fall | BIOE 489N | Special Topics in Bio-Engineering | Silvina R. Matysiak |
| 2016 | Fall | CMSC 498E | Selected Topics in Computer Science | Larry S. Davis |
| 2016 | Fall | ENMA 489A | Selected Topics in Engineering Materials: Introduction to Computational Material Science | Yifei Mo |
| Spring 2016 Semester | ||||
| 2016 | Spring | AMSC/CMSC 662 | Computer Organization and Programming for Scientific Computing | Ramani Duraiswami |
| Spring 2015 Semester | ||||
| 2015 | Spring | CMSC 714 | High Performance Computing | Alan L. Sussman |
| 2015 | Spring | ENAE 488C | Topics in Aerospace Engineering: Computational Fluid Dynamics | Ashish Nedungadi |
| 2015 | Spring | ENMA 489A | Selected Topics in Engineering Materials: Introduction to Computational Material Science | Yifei Mo |