Webinar Series: High-Performance Computing Center Foundations

Michigan State University’s Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research (ICER) is hosting a webinar series on the foundations of the high-performance computing center (HPCC). This non-credit, three-part series provides a hands-on introduction to the foundations of high-performance research computing using ICER’s HPCC.

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. 

Fall 2026 HPCC Foundations Webinar Schedule

Registration is open for multiple sessions. Register for any combination of the following: 

Part 1: Ready

Thursday, September 10th, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Learning objectives:

• Understand the HPCC hardware, e.g., core, node, cluster
• Understand the HPCC software, e.g., operating system, command language
• Understand the HPCC file system, e.g., home space, research space, scratch

Part 2: Set

Thursday, September 17th, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Learning objectives:

• Understand the HPCC software module system
• Install and build new software on the HPCC
• Securely transfer Big Data to and from the HPCC

Part 3: Go

Thursday, September 24th, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Learning objectives:

• Develop and test workflows on the HPCC  
• Run workflows on the HPCC
• Monitor workflows on the HPCC