Want to learn how to work with a supercomputer? And how to translate your R workflow from a graphical user interface (GUI) on your desktop to a scripting/automated workflow for a supercomputer?
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Cluster Computing for Social Scientists with R
November 22 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free
What will you learn?
In this course, you will learn the basics of supercomputing. The day starts with an introduction to supercomputer architecture, including a hands-on session focused on running jobs on a supercomputer.
The second half of the programme focuses on translating your R workflow from a GUI (Rstudio) workflow on your desktop to a scripting/batch environment on the supercomputer. Topics covered here include: efficient programming, parallel computing, and using the SLURM job manager to send your job/analysis to the supercomputer.
In this course you will:
- Do practical exercises to learn how to effectively use the national supercomputer Snellius and how to complete your tasks with minimal effort in the shortest possible time.
- Experience how to achieve high performance with R by using the supercomputing facilities at SURF
Prerequisites:
- Basic knowledge of Linux (Unix shell) is useful
- Basic knowledge of R is useful
You must have:
A personal laptop with an up-to-date browser and a terminal emulator (Putty is perfectly fine for users of the OSSC/CBS RA environment). Using the operating systems Linux and macOS is preferred but not mandatory. For Windows users, we recommend downloading MobaXterm (portable version) as a terminal emulator. If you are limited in your choice, Putty also works.
The language of instruction is English.