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Introduction to Parallel Computing on the HPCC

Training Webinar: Introduction to Parallel Computing on the HPCC

Michigan State University’s Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research (ICER) is excited to announce the Spring-2025 Introduction to Parallel Computing using the High-Performance Computing Center (HPCC). This non-credit, training webinar is designed to provide a hands-on introduction to the foundations of parallel processes in high-performance research computing using ICER’s HPCC.*

Spring 2025 Schedule

February 20th, 2025, 10:30am - 12:00pm

REGISTER HERE

The prerequisites needed for this course are listed below.

  • Existing MSU ICER HPCC account*

  • Basic ‘High-Performance Computing’ knowledge and skills (e.g., Linux, SLURM)

The learning objectives for this course are listed below.

  • Understand terms and concepts of the resources that support the execution of parallel programs, such as cluster, nodes, CPUs, interconnections.

  • Understand terms and concepts of the parallel programs, such as process, thread, shared memory, distributed memory, speedup, efficiency, scalability.

  • Use linux commands to monitor the execution of programs and make estimation of the resources needed for the execution of a parallel program 

  • Use SLURM script to reserve the resources for a parallel program to run. 

  • Use tools to measure the performance and efficiency of a parallel program

  • Examples and exercises will be provided for a better understanding of the concepts  in the workshop 

* Participants need an active HPCC account to access the HPCC. If you do NOT have an existing account, please see our documentation on Obtaining an HPCC Account.

Questions? Contact Mahmoud Parvizi at parvizim@msu.edu