HPC training workshops begin Tuesday, Jan. 31

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series of training workshops in high performance computing will be hed Jan. 31 through Feb. 22, 2017, presented by CSCAR in conjunction with Advanced Research Computing – Technology Services (ARC-TS). All sessions are held at East Hall, Room B254, 530 Church St.

Introduction to the Linux command Line
This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also known as the “command line.”
Dates: (Please sign up for only one)
• Tuesday, Jan. 31, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. (full descriptionregistration)
• Tuesday, Feb. 2, 9 a.m. – noon (full description | registration)
• Tuesday, Feb. 7, 9 a.m. – noon (full description | registration)

Introduction to the Flux cluster and batch computing
This workshop will provide a brief overview of the components of the Flux cluster, including the resource manager and scheduler, and will offer students hands-on experience.
Dates: (Please sign up for only one)
• Thursday, Feb. 9, 1 – 4:30 p.m. (full description | registration)
• Monday, Feb. 13, 1 – 4:30 p.m. (full description | registration)

Advanced batch computing on the Flux cluster
This course will cover advanced areas of cluster computing on the Flux cluster, including common parallel programming models, dependent and array scheduling, and a brief introduction to scientific computing with Python, among other topics.
Dates: (Please sign up for only one)
• Wednesday, Feb. 22, 9 a.m. – noon (full description | registration)
• Friday, Feb. 24, 9 a.m. – noon (full description | registration)

ARC Director Sharon Broude Geva elected vice-chair of Coalition for Academic Scientific Computing

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Sharon Broude Geva, the Director of Advanced Research Computing at the University of Michigan, has been elected vice-chair of the Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation (CASC).

Founded in 1989, CASC advocates for the use of advanced computing technology to accelerate scientific discovery for national competitiveness, global security, and economic success. The organization’s members represent 83 institutions of higher education and national labs.

The vice-chair position is one of four elected CASC executive officers. The officers work closely as a team with the director of CASC. The vice-chair also leads CASC meeting program committees, is responsible for recruitment of new members, substitutes for the chair in his or her absences, and assists with moderating CASC meetings.

Geva served as CASC secretary in 2015 and 2016. Her term as vice-chair is effective for the 2017 calendar year.

The other executive officers for 2017 are are Rajendra Bose, Chair, Columbia University; Neil Bright, Secretary, Georgia Institute of Technology; and Andrew Sherman, Treasurer, Yale University. Curt Hillegas of Princeton University is immediate past chair.