Introduction to High Performance Computing (HPC)

High-Performance Computing, or HPC, is the use of computers orders of magnitude faster and more powerful than even the best desktop PC. As research becomes more and more data-intensive, an ever broader range of researchers are using HPC for their data analysis. This workshop will give you an introduction to using high-performance computing systems effectively (as well as their limitations), and will introduce the basics of how to access a HPC cluster, load and use software, and submit jobs to run.

Recommended Participants

Any researcher who intends to use a HPC cluster or is already using a HPC cluster for their research.

Basic familiarity with command-line interfaces and knowledge of general computing concepts is required.

Learning Objectives

Identify problems a cluster can help solve.
Use the UNIX shell (also known as terminal or command line) to connect to a cluster.
Transfer files onto a cluster.
Submit and manage jobs on a cluster using a scheduler.
Observe the benefits and limitations of parallel execution.