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[VSC Training News] Python for HPC, 09+11+13 December 2024
by VSC Training Newsletter 28 Nov '24

28 Nov '24

Dear VSC users and friends, the year and also the training year 2024 is coming to an end, but in December we still do have 2 courses for you: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Python for HPC 09.+11.+13.12.2024, 09:00 - 16:30 https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/Python4HPC-2024-12 During the past ten years, Python has seen a meteoric rise in both popularity and demand not only in general purpose programming but also in scientific computing. Data … [View More]science and machine learning further contributed to this trend. Despite Python's architectural shortcomings, even the field of High-Performance Computing (HPC), with its highly specific demands, profited from recent developments with various libraries and optimizations. This course shows the interested participant how to put Python to use on an HPC cluster as the VSC, how to optimize the code to increase performance, how to parallelize code for single and multi-node deployment as well as GPU offloading. Participants will be introduced to the most practical tools and various indispensable libraries for HPC use cases. After completion of this three-day course, participants are able to create the environment they need on an HPC cluster, optimize and parallelize their Python use-cases and submit their jobs for batch processing on a supercomputer. The content is delivered online over a three-day period with a day off after each course day. This should enable participants to have enough time to revisit the covered topics and come up with questions on the next course day. Registration deadline is Monday, 2 December 2024. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction to Deep Learning 16.-17.12.2024, 09:00 - 16:30 https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/DL-2024-12 Deep Learning (DL) has enjoyed a surge in popularity during the last decade. This is mainly owed to the fact that DL is computationally quite expensive and needs vast amounts of data to train useful models. Both, computational resources and large datasets have become more readily available in recent years, leading to breakthroughs in DL applications. This course aims at interested participants from all domains, who have not yet jumped on the bandwagon of the DL trend. The course will cover the basic principles of fully connected neural networks, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for computer vision, recurrent neural networks (RNNs) for text or speech recognition, transfer learning to leverage pre-trained models, and touch on large language models (LLMs) which have become all the rage in the past year. This course is fully booked, but you can still sign up for the waiting list. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are currently setting up the course program for the first months of 2025, please stay tuned and find the up to date information about all VSC training events here: https://vsc.ac.at/training Best regards, VSC training team [View Less]

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[VSC Training News] Upcoming VSC training events
by VSC Training Newsletter 06 Nov '24

06 Nov '24

Dear VSC users and friends, we would like to draw your attention to our upcoming VSC training events and highlight a few of them that will take place in the next two weeks: * Parallelization with MPI * Navigating the AI Journey - Taking the Plunge * Webinar: AI for Weather and Climate: How Machine Learning Boosts Forecasting * All other upcoming training events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parallelization with MPI 18.-21.11.… [View More]2024, 09:30 - 14:00 CET, TU Wien and online https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/MPI-2024-11 Parallel programming never gets out of style and a basic understanding of the Message Passing Interface (MPI) is essential for most users of HPC systems, especially for those who write or contribute to scientific software. We'll start from beginners level and hands-on labs will allow to immediately test and understand the basic MPI constructs, participants can choose between C, Fortran, and Python. Students (of TU Wien and of other Austrian universities via a co-registration) can earn ECTS for VSC-School I. Grab one of the last seats for in-person participation and there are enough places for online participation to accommodate everyone. Registration deadline is 11 November 2024. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Navigating the AI Journey - Taking the Plunge 11.11.2024, 09:30 - 12:30 CET, INiTS (for CEOs and CTOs) https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/AI_journey-2024-11 Want to turn your AI ideas into reality? Not sure where to start or how to scale? We're inviting founders and entrepreneurs to a dedicated workshop on 11 November where we'll share knowledge bits, best practices, and reports from the trenches to help you navigate the AI journey - from ideation to development, launch, and maintenance of a product. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Webinar: AI for Weather and Climate: How ML Boosts Forecasting 13.11.2024, 10:00 - 12:00 CET, online https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/ai-weather-climate You will hear from experts on the following topics: * the latest advancements and potential of Machine Learning for weather and climate * how VSC helped to accurately predict maritime wave height for better ship routing systems * the data-driven forecasting system AIFS from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction to Deep Learning 27.-28.11.2024, 09:00 - 16:30 https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/DL-2024-11 Fully booked, waiting list only, next run in December. Python for HPC 09.+11.+13.12.2024, 09:00 - 16:30 https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/Python4HPC-2024-12 Introduction to Deep Learning 16.-17.12.2024, 09:00 - 16:30 https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/DL-2024-12 Introduction to Working on the VSC Clusters 16.01.2025, 09:00 - 17:00 https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/VSC-Intro-2025-01 All VSC training events: https://vsc.ac.at/training -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best regards, VSC training team [View Less]

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[VSC Training News] CUDA 4 Dummies, 29-30 October 2024
by VSC Training Newsletter 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

Dear VSC users and friends, Compute Units Driving Acceleration? Cores Unleashed for Data Analysis? Complex Unification of Distributed Algorithms? If you don't know what CUDA is about then this course is for you: CUDA 4 Dummies 29.-30.10.2024, 09:00-17:00 CET (Zoom) https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/CUDA-2024-10 CUDA is the standard API for code development targeting NVIDIA GPUs and a number of impressive examples have already been given in diverse areas from particle physics to computational … [View More]

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[VSC Training News] Introduction to Deep Learning, 21-22 October 2024
by VSC Training Newsletter 11 Oct '24

11 Oct '24

Dear VSC users and friends, just this week it was announced that the founding fathers of neural networks & deep learning have been awarded this year's Nobel prize in physics, since the methods they developed are absolutely relevant in furthering science and innovation. In today's academic and technology driven world it has become essential to understand the basic concepts of deep learning. We are giving anyone who is interested (and quick enough to register) the chance to do so for … [View More]

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[VSC Training News] Training events October - November 2024
by VSC Training Newsletter 30 Sep '24

30 Sep '24

Dear VSC users and friends, the new semester is about to start and we would like to draw your attention to our training and education offer in high-performance computing and related topics. 1. Introduction to EESSI - European Environment for Scientific Software Installations (04.10.2024) 2. VSC-School I - Parallelization with MPI (18.-21.11.2024) 3. Introductory courses: VSC-Linux (9.10.2024) and VSC-Intro (24.10.2023) 4. All (other) upcoming training events (C++, CUDA, DL, LLMs) -----… [View More]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Are you tired of dealing with complicated software setups, incompatible libraries, and version conflicts across platforms? We understand the struggle, but here's good news: The European HPC community has developed EESSI, a common stack of scientific software that works like a streaming service. It provides instant access to the software you need, whether you're using an HPC system, cloud, or laptop. Join our online course to get to know the stack and make your life a bit EESSIER. Introduction to EESSI - European Environment for Scientific Software Installations 04.10.2024, 09:00 - 11:00 CEST https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/EESSI-2024-10 Registration ends today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. We would like to especially highlight the lecture "VSC-School I" during the upcoming winter semester which allows students of TU Wien and of other Austrian universities via a co-registration https://www.tuwien.at/studium/zulassung/mitbelegung to earn credits (ECTS). Therefore, we do offer priority registration for VSC users and students and members of Austrian universities and public research institute until 28 October 2024 for the "MPI course" which is the core part of the lecture: Parallelization with MPI 18.-21.11.2024, 09:30 - 14:00 CET, TU Wien & ONLINE (Hybrid format) On clusters and distributed memory architectures, parallel programming with the Message Passing Interface (MPI) is the dominating programming model. This 4 half-days course teaches parallel programming with MPI starting from a beginners level. Hands-on sessions (in C, Fortran, and Python) allow to immediately test and understand the basic constructs of the Message Passing Interface (MPI). https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/MPI-2024-11 Priority registration for VSC users and students until 28 October 2024. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. For all newbies we offer two introductory courses: Linux command line 09.10.2024, 09:00 - 16:00 CEST This course is targeted for our new users who might not have worked on the Linux command line before. You will learn how to login to VSC and step-by-step we will show you how to work on the Linux command line and a few basic things that will help you to organize your workflows on the cluster. Focusing on hands-on teaching throughout the course, you will immediately try out what you've heard and adapt it to your own needs. https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/VSC-Linux-2024-10 Registration deadline 7 October 2024. Introduction to Working on the VSC Clusters 24.10.2024, 09:00 - 17:00 CEST In this course we will help you getting started on the VSC clusters, Austria's most powerful supercomputers. We'll focus on using the VSC clusters and especially their queuing system efficiently. It is from beginners level (the first steps on a supercomputer) to intermediate level (some experience on VSC or any other compute cluster) and equally relevant to those who will merely be running existing software as to those who will develop scientific codes . https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/VSC-Intro-2024-10 Registration deadline 21 October 2024. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. All upcoming training events: Registration for all our courses in October and November 2024 is currently open. All our courses are free of charge for VSC users and students and members of Austrian universities and public research institutes, and most courses are free of charge for anyone from Europe. It is recommended to register early to secure your spot! Please feel free to pass this announcement to other persons who might not get this information directly. 04.10.2024, 09:00 - 11:00 CEST Introduction to EESSI - European Environment for Scientific Software Installations https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/EESSI-2024-10 Registration ends today! 07.-10.10.2024, 09:00 - 16:30 Modern C++ Software Design (Intermediate) https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/CppI-2024-10 Registration ends today! 09.10.2024, 09:00 - 16:00 CEST Linux Command Line https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/VSC-Linux-2024-10 Registration deadline 7 October 2024. 15.-16.10.2024, 09:00 - 17:00 CEST CUDA 4 Dummies https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/CUDA-2024-10 Registration deadline 10 October 2024. 21.-22.10.2024, 09:00 - 16:30 CEST Introduction to Deep Learning https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/DL-2024-10 Registration deadline 14 October 2024. 24.10.2024, 09:00 - 17:00 CEST Introduction to Working on the VSC Clusters https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/VSC-Intro-2024-10 Registration deadline 21 October 2024. 4.-5.11.2024, 09:00 - 13:00 CET Large Language Models on Supercomputers https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/LLMs-2024-11 Registration deadline 28 October 2024. 18.-21.11.2024, 09:30 - 14:00 CET, TU Wien & ONLINE (Hybrid format) Parallelization with MPI https://events.vsc.ac.at/e/MPI-2024-11 Priority registration for VSC users and students until 28 October 2024. All VSC training events: https://events.vsc.ac.at/category/4/ Best regards, VSC training team [View Less]

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[VSC Training News] Training events September 2024
by VSC Training Newsletter 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Dear VSC users and friends, welcome to the new VSC Training Newsletter! The training program for September 2024 is available: https://vsc.ac.at/training We still do have places available for two courses: GPU Optimization with Kernel Tuner (12-13 Sep) [1] Shared-Memory Parallelization with OpenMP (16-18 Sep) [2] For the other courses in September (POP, MPI, LLMs) you can only sign up for the waiting list. The first trainings in October 2024 (EESSI, C++) are already visible and open for … [View More]

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