SFU Research Computing Summer School

SFU's Big Data Hub

This in-person interactive course offers foundational research computing training.

Simon Fraser University's Big Data Hub, Applied Science Building - Room 10900 (Presentation Studio)

<h2>Course Overview</h2><p></p><p>The 2023 Research Computing Summer School is offered by Simon Fraser University on behalf of Western Canadian universities and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. It is hosted by SFU's Big Data Hub and is open to all academic researchers at SFU, UBC, BCIT and other local post-secondary institutions. Researchers of all levels -- undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff -- are welcome to register.</p><p></p><p>All courses will be taught by SFU's Research Computing training team. We will provide guest accounts on our HPC training cluster, but you will need to bring your own laptop if you want to follow in hands-on exercises. You can attend as many or as few of the courses as you want. Coffee and cookies will be provided. </p><p></p><p>This program runs from June 19 to June 23. Please see the course syllabus below for a detailed schedule or visit the <a href="https://2023sfu.netlify.app/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">program page </a>for more information. </p><p></p><h2>What You Will Learn</h2><p></p><ul><li>Gain a hands-on introduction to the linux command line and learn how to interact with a remote server.</li><li>Understand the foundations of High-Performance Computing.</li><li>Gain foundational expertise with commonly used statistical and data science tools, using R programming language.</li><li>Learn the basic concepts of parallel programming. </li><li>Gain knowledge in the core concepts of deep neural networks. </li></ul><p></p><h2>Course Syllabus</h2><p></p><p><strong>Monday, June 19 : </strong></p><ul><li>9:00 am - 12:00 pm - <a href="https://2023sfu.netlify.app/bash/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Introduction to Linux command line</a></li><li>2:00 pm - 5:00 pm - <a href="https://2023sfu.netlify.app/hpc/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Introduction to high-performance computing (HPC)</a></li></ul><p><strong>Tuesday, June 20:</strong></p><ul><li>9:00 am - 12:00 pm - <a href="https://2023sfu.netlify.app/r_intro/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Intro to R language</a></li><li>2:00 pm - 5:00 pm - <a href="https://2023sfu.netlify.app/r_parallel/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Parallel programming in R</a></li></ul><p><strong>Wednesday, June 21:</strong> </p><ul><li>9:00 am - 5:00 pm - <a href="https://2023sfu.netlify.app/julia/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Parallel programming in Julia</a></li></ul><p><strong>Thursday, June 22:</strong></p><ul><li>9:00 am - 5:00 pm - <a href="https://2023sfu.netlify.app/ml/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Deep Learning with PyTorch</a></li></ul><p><strong>Friday, June 23: </strong></p><ul><li>9:00 am - 5:00 pm - <a href="https://2023sfu.netlify.app/scivis/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Scientific visualization with ParaView</a></li></ul><p></p><p><em>T﻿imes are in PDT</em></p><h2></h2><h2>Instructors</h2><p><strong>Alex Razoumov</strong></p><p>R﻿esearch Solutions Lead, SFU's Research Computing Group</p><p><strong>Marie-Hélène Burle</strong></p><p>Research Solutions Specialist,<strong> </strong>SFU's Research Computing Group</p><h2></h2><h2></h2><h2>Why Choose SFU?</h2><p><strong>Taught By Leading Experts</strong></p><p>Our instructors, who have decades of experience in both development and state-of-the-art research, will teach you in-demand skills, approaches, concepts and tools.</p><p><strong>Experiential Learning</strong></p><p>Gain hands-on experience working on complex problems, ensuring the knowledge you gained in this course can be directly applied to the real-world.</p><p><strong>Get Real-Time Feedback</strong></p><p>This interactive course is taught in person, enabling real-time feedback and encouraging you to build connections with your peers.</p>

<h2></h2><h2>Prerequisites</h2><p>P﻿lease visit the <a href="https://2023sfu.netlify.app/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">program page</a> to review prerequisites for each session. </p><h2></h2><h2>Questions?</h2><p>Please contact sfu_bigdata@sfu.ca if you have any questions.</p><p></p>

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