Welcome to the latest edition of the NAISS training newsletter.   The NAISS training team hopes everyone had a great summer break and is full of energy for the new academic year.

In this edition we newly advertise an introduction to our AI/ML system Alvis and a series of online courses discussing the specifics of using R, Python, Julia and/or Matlab in an HPC environment.   The popular Mondays with Matlab seminars are back, which are highly recommended to anyone utilising Matlab on our services.   For new users of our services the Introduction to Linux is recommended.

The online CodeRefinery workshop is still open for registration and highly recommended to anyone developing and maintaining research codes.  HPC2N and ENCCS asked us to advertise a number of events.

Overview

NAISS training

• Online training seminar: Introduction to Alvis, 9 September from 13:15 to 15:00
• Mondays with Matlab - Nordic HPC workshops, 9, 16 and 25 September 2024
• Online course: Introduction to Linux, 16 September 2024
• Online course: Introduction to running R, Python, Julia, and Matlab in HPC, 22-25 October 2024

CodeRefinery events

• Online CodeRefinery workshop, 10-12 and 17-19 September 2024

HPC centre events

• Online course: Introduction to Kebnekaise, 16 September 2024, 11:15-17:00

ENCCS training

• alpaka and openPMD Workshop and Hackathon, 23 - 25 Oct
• Hybrid event: Quantum Autumn School 2024, 2-4 December
• Publicly available training material
• Training events from around Europe

NAISS training

Online training seminar: Introduction to Alvis, 9 September from 13:15 to 15:00

This seminar is for new and prospective users of the NAISS cluster for AI/ML, Alvis. You will learn all that you need to know to get started on the system.

Time: 9 September 13:15

Location: Alvis event Zoom link

For more information visit C3SE events page.

Mondays with Matlab - Nordic HPC workshops, 9, 16 and 25 September

Does your project involve large computations or training Machine Learning and Deep Learning models? Are you interested in speeding up your code by harnessing a High-Performance Computing (HPC) resource near you?

MathWorks is partnering with NAISS Sweden, DTU Denmark, CSC Finland, Sigma2 Norway, IHPC Iceland and RTU HPC, Latvia to bring you a three series workshop on parallel computing and AI using large compute resources –– including hands-on exercises where you will learn how to effectively use MATLAB and MATLAB Parallel Server to speed up your computations.

There will be three workshops in the series:

• Workshop 1 (9th September 2024) will introduce the basics of parallel computing with MATLAB.
• Workshop 2 (16th September 2024) will focus on building end-to-end AI systems with MATLAB, covering topics from no-code machine learning and low-code deep learning and Python. You will discover how MATLAB can simplify and enhance your AI research.
• Workshop 3 (23rd September, 24th September and 25th September 2024) will involve hands-on sessions where participants will get to submit jobs on an HPC cluster that is most relevant to them based on their country.

More information and access to registration is available on the Mondays Matlab overview (MathWorks).

NAISS users are recommended to attend Workshop 3 on the 25th of September (MathWorks).

Online course: Introduction to Linux, 16 September 2024

This 2-hour online course is an introduction to the Linux operating system (OS) that is used on most Swedish compute clusters, and is the most common OS in HPC clusters all over the planet. The course will consist of lectures, code-alongs, and interspersed exercises.

This NAISS course is meant for beginners to the Linux operating system, and is open to all users in Swedish academia.

Time and date: 16 September 2024, 09:00-11:00

More information and registration on the Linux introduction course page (HPC2N).

Online course: Introduction to running R, Python, Julia, and Matlab in HPC, 22-25 October 2024

Learn how to run R, Python, Julia, and Matlab at Swedish HPC centres, mainly using Rackham on UPPMAX as an example.  We will show you how to find and load the needed modules, how to write a batch script, submitting jobs from inside Matlab, as well as how to install and use your own packages, and more.  The course will consist of lectures interspersed with hands-on sessions where you get to try out what you have just learned.

This course will consist of four days.  Each day starts at 9:00 and closes 15:00.  One day for each language.

Participation is free and open to all current and prospective users of NAISS.

Time and date: 09:00 - 15:00, 22-25 October 2024

Location: online via Zoom

For more information and registration, see the R, Python, Julia, and Matlab course page (HPC2N).

CodeRefinery events

Online workshop: CodeRefinery workshop, September 10-12, and 17-19, 2024

Organised by CodeRefinery and partners

Are you writing code and managing data for your research?

Do you feel like wasting too much time on manual work?

Do you struggle to understand and reuse older code?

Join the CodeRefinery workshop 10-12 and 17-19 September 2024, for free and online.

The workshop covers good coding practices, reproducible research principles, and using Git for collaboration.

It consists of streamed lectures and breakout room exercises with team leaders.

You may register individually or as a team. In-person exercise sessions are available in some locations.

For registration and more information, please visit the September CodeRefinery workshop page (GitHub).

HPC centre events

Online course: Introduction to Kebnekaise, 16 September 2024, 11:15-17:00

In this course we begin with an introduction to HPC and HPC2N, before going on to a walk-through of the Kebnekaise system, including the new hardware.

After that, we go through the module system and take a look at how to submit jobs. During the hands-on you will get the opportunity to try loading modules, compile a program, and submit a job to the Kebnekaise cluster. We will look at how to use both the different types of CPUs, and the different types of GPUs.

Eligibility: since Kebnekaise is no longer a NAISS cluster, this course in only available to local users. This is defined as users who are current or future members of projects with a PI affiliated with HPC2N's partner sites (UmU, SLU, LTU, MIUN, IRF). Participation is free.

Time and date: 16 September 2024, 11:15-17:00

More information and registration on the Kebnekaise introduction course page (HPC2N).

ENCCS training

alpaka and openPMD Workshop and Hackathon, 23 - 25 Oct

Abstract: We are excited to invite you to a dynamic three-day workshop and hackathon focused on two powerful tools for high-performance computing: alpaka and openPMD. This event will bring together developers, researchers, and enthusiasts from diverse backgrounds to collaborate, learn, and innovate.

Detailed information at the alpaka and openPMD hackathon page (HLRS)

Time: Oct. 23-25, 09:00-17:30 (CET) (2024).

Hybrid event: Quantum Autumn School 2024, 2-4 December

Abstract: Experts from other organisations and industry will showcase the possibilities offered by quantum computing during the school. The school will cover more advanced topics and tutorials compared to QAS23, which serves as a good starting point for people interested in participating.

The QAS24 will include: 1)Overview of the main state-of-the-art QC hardware approaches; 2) Overview and update on recent developments in QC software stacks; 3) Integration of QC with classical computing: hybrid classical/quantum algorithms and HPC+QC systems; and 4) QC programming in high-level languages for scientific and industrial use cases.

Detailed information at the Quantum Autumn School page (ENCCS)

Time: Dec. 2-4, 09:00-17:00 (CET) (2024).

Publicly available training material

ENCCS develops and maintains a library of training material on topics in HPC, AI and Quantum Computing which is suitable for self-paced learning, see the training library at ENCCS.

Training events from around Europe

Many HPC centres and National Competence Centres around Europe offer diverse HPC training workshops open to anyone in Europe, many of which are online. Upcoming workshops can be found at the European HPC Portal.