Events & Training
ARCCA provide a programme of events and training courses to help use the High Performance Computing (HPC) Cluster.
These courses are based around the ARCCA system but will also be applicable to research and code development performed on departmental clusters as well as desktop/laptop systems. Events range from introductory modules for users new to advanced research computing, through to more advanced topics such as code optimisation for more experienced users. Some of these courses and workshops will be given in partnership with Bull, the ARCCA cluster provider, under the auspices of the Centre of Excellence, utilising the expertise of both Bull and Intel engineers.
The majority of the courses and workshops will be classroom taught with hands-on tutorials and worked examples interleaved throughout. Currently these courses are free (under review and still to be confirmed) to Cardiff University members. Other institutions and private sector companies may attend on payment of a course fee, please contact us for further information. In the event of a specific course or workshop being over-subscribed then priority will be given to Cardiff University, although we will endeavour to re-run popular courses more frequently (subject to demand).
If you think a specific course or workshop would be beneficial for a sub-group of your school or department (up to 10 people), please let us know and we will try to tailor the course to meet you requirements and run it at a convenient time within the school (subject to available facilities).
Course duration range from half-day (3 hours) through to two days in length. Specific specialist courses will be run sequentially to form week-long workshops.
The calendar of events is being finalised, but indicative dates are given in the table below. In the meantime the course synopsis are given below, with full details available under the associated weblink. If you have any queries regarding a specific event please contact us.
Further information
If you are interested in attending an event, please contact us.
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Events Timetable
| Date | Course | Max Attendees |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ||
| 27-28 January 2009 | VTune Course (Intel) | 10 |
| 12-13 February 2009 | Introduction to Parallel Computing (Intel) | 15 |
| 10 March 2009 | Introduction to Condor | 15 |
| 24-26 March 2009 | Multi-Core Programming for Academia 2.1 | 25 |
| 4 June 2009 | Introduction to ARCCA (HR Staff course handbook) | 30 |
| 8 - 9 June 2009 | Cluster Computing Workshop (Intel) | 15 |
| 10 June 2009 | Introduction to Condor | 15 |
| 17 June 2009 | Open MP workshop (Intel) | 15 |
| 14 - 15 July 2009 | Advanced MPI Programming Course (Intel) | 10 |
| 23 July 2009 | Introduction to ARCCA | 30 |
| Summer 2009 | Bring your own code workshop (details to follow) (Intel/Bull/ARCCA) | 5 |
| 8/9 September 2009 | Introduction to Parallel Computing | 15 |
| 10 September 2009 | Introduction to Condor | 15 |
| September 2009 | HPC in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | Workshop |
| October 2009 | Introduction to Merlin (the Bull HPC system) | 10 |
| October 2009 | Introduction to Linux Command Line Interface | 15 |
| October 2009 | Introduction to Windows Command Line Interface | 15 |
| 13/14 October 2009 | Vtune and ITAC (Intel) | 15 |
| October 2009 | Introductory MPI Programming TBC | 15 |
| November 2009 | Advanced MPI Programming TBC | 15 |
| November 2009 | Multi-core Programming TBC | 15 |
| November 2009 | Introduction to ARCCA TBC | 30 |
| 2 December 2009 | Introduction to Condor | 15 |
| 2008 | ||
| 28 February 2008 | Introduction to Condor | 15 |
| 25 April 2008 | HPC SIG: Novel Architecture Workshop | 30 |
| 8-9 May 2008 | Introduction to Parallel Computing (Intel) | 15 |
| 22-23 May 2008 | Introduction to High Performance Computing (Intel) - RESCHEDULED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES | 15 |
| 20 May 2008 | Introduction to ARCCA | 30 |
| 17 June 2008 | Introduction to Condor | 15 |
| June 2008 | Introduction to Merlin (Bull HPC system - early access programme) | 10 |
| June 2008 | Introduction to Merlin (Bull HPC system - early access programme) | 10 |
| June 2008 | Introductory MPI Programming (Intel) | 15 |
| June 2008 | Introduction to Merlin (ARCCA) | 10 |
| June 2008 | Introduction to Windows Command Line Interface | 15 |
| June 2008 | Introduction to Linux Command Line Interface | 15 |
| September 2008 | VTune Course (Intel) | 10 |
| September 2008 | Introduction to Merlin (ARCCA) | 10 |
| 25 September 2008 | Introduction to Condor | 15 |
| 14 October 2008 | Advanced Research Computing: An Introduction | 30 |
| 16-17 October 2008 | Overview of profiling and optimisation tools on Merlin (Bull) | 15 |
| 22 October 2008 | Open MP Workshop (Intel) | 5 |
| November 2008 | Advanced MPI Programming Course (Intel) | 15 |
| November 2008 | Multi-core Programming Course (Intel) | 15 |
| December 2008 | Bring your own code workshop (details to follow) (Intel / Bull / ARCCA) | 5 |
| December 2008 | Introduction to Merlin (Bull HPC system) | 10 |
There are complementary IT training programmes provided by partner schools and directorates within the University: