United Kingdom, September 7, 2020

The Centre for Scientific Computing at the University of
Cambridge will be holding the annual HPC Autumn Academy
at the Department for Materials Science, from 7th-18th
September 2020.

Lectures will given on C++, Fortran, Performance
Programming, OpenMP, MPI, and various other topics
suitable for Master's/Ph.D. students, early-career
researchers, and early-career industrial software
developers who need High-Performance Computing skills as
part of their course or work.

Description:

 

High Performance Computing Autumn Academy 2020 

Dates: 7th – 18th September 2020 

Location: Department for Materials Science and  

Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, U.K. 

 

Contact details: shortcourses@csc.cam.ac.uk 

 

The overall aim of this course is to provide course  

attendees with a strong background in programming  

techniques suitable for general scientific programming.  

At the end of the course they should be able to write a  

range of simple algorithms in C++ or Fortran, understand  

what issues affect the performance of the code, and be  

familiar with methods of utilising multiple CPU cores.  

They will also have been introduced to a range of topics  

suited to high-performance software development,  

including command-line Linux, version control, data  

structures, and super-computer cluster queuing systems. 

 

There will also be opportunities to attend seminars on a  

range of academic and industrial applications of these  

techniques and to learn how they are used in practice.  

The attendees will also work together on small projects,  

with the chance for networking opportunities with their  

peers and leaders in HPC fields. 

 

Suitability for the course 

The course is suitable for participants with a University  

Degree in Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, or  

Computer Science. 

 

Participants should have experience with a modern  

scientific programming language, such as Python, Matlab,  

C++, or Fortran. For example, they should be able to use  

this language to write a function to multiply two  

matrices (input from a file or keyboard), without using  

any of the language’s built-in matrix-manipulation  

functionality. Experience with a command-line based OS,  

such as Linux or Mac OS X, would also be helpful. 

 

Note for international applicants: All the course  

lectures and tutorials will be in English, therefore a  

high standard of fluency in English is required. If  

English is not your first language, you may be asked to  

demonstrate your English language proficiency—this is  

usually through the provision of an English Language test  

certificate, either IELTS or TOEFL. 

 

Registration 

Applications for a place on the HPC Autumn Academy are on  

a first-come-first-served basis. Early registration is  

recommended. The registration fee (not including  

accommodation) is £500 for students, £800 for academics,  

and £1,500 for attendees from industry. To apply visit:  

https://www.csc.cam.ac.uk/academic/cpd/hpcacademy/hpcacad 

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