Welcome to the latest edition of the SNIC training newsletter.

Registrations are closing for our training course in parallel computing with OpenMP. Also ENCSS is going to close registration for their AI for Science workshop. We got notified on that CodeRefinery and ENCCS are teaming up for an online workshop on software testing. For those seeking interactive support, there will be an online zoom-in on the 22nd February.

Contents of this issue

Training aimed at new users of the SNIC infrastructure:

• Online training seminar: Cluster architecture and job submission, 17 February 2021 at 14:00

Training in parallel computing

• Last chance to register: An introduction to shared memory parallel programming using OpenMP, 9 - 12 March 2021

Online interactive support and discussion forum:

• SNIC zoom-in - a virtual open-house: 22nd February from 14:00 until 15:00

Training events from ENCCS, recommended by SNIC

• Last chance to register: Online ENCCS/NVIDIA workshop: "AI for Science” Bootcamp, March 8-9, 2021. 09:00-12:15
• CodeRefinery/ENCCS online workshop and hackathon on software testing, March 17 and 24

Training aimed at new users of the SNIC infrastructure

Online training seminar: Cluster architecture and job submission, 17 February 2020 at 14:00

This event explains key features of a contemporary HPC cluster, such as deployed at LUNARC and throughout SNIC. It will explain the principles behind the job scheduler and how the scheduler can be used to accomplish your computational work in an efficient manner. The examples will utilise the SLURM scheduler, which is deployed on the SNIC resources.

Time: 17 February at 14:00

For more information and registration visit the LUNARC cluster event page.

Training in parallel computing

LAST CHANCE: An introduction to shared memory parallel programming using OpenMP, 9 - 12 March 2021

Registration closes on 15th February OpenMP provides an efficient method to write parallel programs in C, C++ and Fortran. OpenMP programs are suitable for execution on shared memory architectures such as modern multi core systems or a single compute node of the HPC clusters deployed within SNIC. This event is a collaboration between HPC2N and LUNARC.

This course will introduce participants to the shared-memory model for parallel programming and the OpenMP application-programming interface. In many cases OpenMP allows an existing serial program to be upgraded incrementally, starting with the parallelisation of the most time-consuming parts of the code. Typically OpenMP programs are easily ported from one shared memory multi processor system to another one.

More advanced OpenMP training events are planed during spring 2021. These will be offered by SNIC, PRACE or ENCCS and explain OpenMP tasks and GPU programming with OpenMP. This event provides an introduction to the core features of OpenMP and offers a foundation for the more specialised events.

For more information and registration see:

• HPC2N OpenMP event page
• LUNARC OpenMP event page

Online interactive support and discussion forum

SNIC zoom-in - a virtual open-house: 22nd February 2021 from 14:00 until 15:00

You are invited to a virtual meeting room. Inside the meeting room we like to discuss services offered by the SNIC centres and how they can be used for your computational needs, help you process your data and visualise your results. Participants are highly encouraged to pose their own questions.

For more information and details on access, please visit the LUNARC zoom-in page.

Training events from ENCCS, recommended by SNIC

Online ENCCS/NVIDIA workshop: "AI for Science” Bootcamp, March 8-9, 2021. 09:00-12:15

This online event will take place during two half-days on March 8-9 2021 and is designed to teach researchers how AI can accelerate HPC simulations by introducing the concepts of Deep Neural Networks, including data pre-processing, and techniques on how to build, compare and improve accuracy of deep learning models. The bootcamp will introduce real-world problems, where participants learn AI concepts with step-by-step instructions using learned techniques.

For more information and registration, please visit the ENCCS event site for the bootcamp.

CodeRefinery/ENCCS online workshop and hackathon on software testing, March 17 and 24

Registration is now open for the first CodeRefinery/ENCCS workshop and hackathon on software testing on March 17 and 24! In this event you will become familiar with tools and best practices for testing research software and get help in adopting these in your own projects by experienced mentors.

For more information and registration please visit the event page on GitHub.

Training overview

SNIC training webpage

In addition to these news letters we also provide a SNIC training webpage.

This webpage currently gives an overview on all courses currently planed. It provides links to more information and the actual registration. The webpage also includes training which is expected to be mostly of interest to individual SNIC centres. Information will be added to this page as it becomes available.